Mastering Diabetes: The Revolutionary Method to Reverse Insulin Resistance Permanently in Type 1, Type 1.5, Type 2, Prediabetes, and Gestational Diabetes by Cyrus Khambatta PhD

Mastering Diabetes: The Revolutionary Method to Reverse Insulin Resistance Permanently in Type 1, Type 1.5, Type 2, Prediabetes, and Gestational Diabetes Reviews

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  Tahirah

  I have known about the power of a plant forward approach for some time. I wasn't sure how to mix the carb load and keep blood sugar down.
  
  Would have paid as much for a concise book. I'm not big on personal testimonies from many people aspect of sales. That being said, I know many people are. It was easy enough for me to skip ahead to the pertinent (to me) reading.
  
  I followed the plan easily and my fasting glucose came down nicely. Then we became busy with a house hunt, closing, and move and I slipped away from the plan. My fasting glucose shot up higher than before, but is coming back down with a restart of the plan.
  
  My uric acid levels have come down significantly, as they always do when I'm eating plant forward. This plan has helped even .
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  Esther

  I got this book for my parents, but realistically mostly for my mom, since she does all the shopping/cooking. She’s got many bookmarks in it and has been learning a lot. I know there’s tons of info online but I have the kind of elderly parents who just can’t get the hang of ‘the interwebs’ no matter how many times we show them and leave detailed instructions on how to turn on the computermabob. She’s been limiting their canned food consumption, eating raw fruits and veggies and it’s been helping them stay afloat amongst all their prescriptions.
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  Anna Soman

  I thought I was “healthy.” I had no idea how much my life was going to change, or how good I could feel.
  
  When I met Cyrus at a wedding 4 years ago, I asked him what he did. He said something about “doing retreats, and coaching people with diabetes on what to eat to improve their diabetes and health.”
  “Oh,” I said, “You must feed them some kind of low carb, keto/paleo type diet, right?”
  He looked me right in the eye and said “Nope, on retreat they eat a LOT of fruit. Like, piles and piles of fruit the whole time.”
  I just stared at him. “Uhhh, some kind of low glycemic fruit?”
  “Nope,” He replied, “any kind of fruit, bananas, dates, papaya, mangoes, veggies, and almost no fat.”
  I was kind of bewildered and horrified, and figured he was a little off his rocker. I politely said, “Uhh, ok, nice to meet you,” and walked away thinking he was really weird.
  
  At the time I was quite a devotee of a high meat, high fat, butter coffee, paleo or keto type diet, and had read a ton of books on it. I also have a degree in biology, and was sure that this was the best and most logical nutrition. Unfortunately, I didn’t actually feel great, didn’t have great energy, but I figured I just needed to do the low carb thing longer, be strict with it.
  
  A couple drinks later in the evening at the reception, my politeness was overcome by my curiosity. “Ok,” I said to Cyrus, “You feed diabetics piles of WHAT??” But then he explained, and my entire life changed. He explained to me, like he explains in this book, how the fats block the ability of the nutritious and high quality fruit sugar to get from the blood stream into the brain and muscles, and block up the ability of your insulin to do its job, so people require and insulin. He explained all of his research, all of the evidence, all of the trials. How he studied mice, and found that feeding the mice fats could make them diabetic, but feeding the mice just sugar never did. How the sugar spike in the bloodstream was a symptom, not a cause of any problems. He told me about the real “paleo” diet, and how we are descended from primates that thrive most eating eat high fruit, high carb, low fat diets. He told me about how great he felt when he started eating this way, how he never got sick with colds any. And he explained why I currently felt like crap eating piles of meat and butter coffee.
  
  And I did feel like crap. If I was honest, I really didn’t ever feel very good. I was tired. All of the evidence he presented made enough sense that I tried it. I switched my entire diet, ate mostly raw fruits and veggies (including piles of fruit!), and kept my fats to 15% or less of my daily calories. And within DAYS my energy started to skyrocket, and was really steady. My head was clear, my body felt fantastic. I stopped drinking coffee because I just didn’t need it. I started running, just because it felt good. Within two months of that meeting, I started tapering off and was able to discontinue my postpartum depression medication that I had needed for almost two years.
  
  Today is over four years later. And just like he described, ever since I changed my diet, I rarely get sick. My migraines went away. Skin issues went away. Even stretch marks from my first pregnancy suddenly disappeared. The depression never came back, even after I had my second child. I haven’t had a sinus infection since then either, which I used to get several every year. My energy is consistent and strong, even with small children and little sleep. I’m still eating piles of fruit every day, and I love reading about how to use fruits, veggies, potatoes and herbs to continually improve my health.
  
  This information isn’t just for diabetics. Since not everyone has the luxury to meet Cyrus or Robby, I’m so glad everyone has access to this information now, and can cure their fruit/potato fear once and for all. Try eating piles of fruit with salad and steamed veggies and potatoes with basically no fat for a week, and just see how great you feel. Get your A1c tested, try this way of eating for a month, and test it again. The results are just so clear and easily measurable. Try it. I didn’t know my body could feel this good.
  
  I attached a photo I took about 3 months after I met Cyrus, 2 years after the birth of our first child. I had never felt so good in my life.
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  Peter Butler Jr.

  I have metabolic syndrome. To have metabolic syndrome, you must have at least three of the following: high blood pressure, high cholesterol, his triglycerides, high blood sugar, and excess body fat around the waist. It is kind of pre pre diabetes. So, it is something I do not want.
  
  I picked up Cyrus Khambatta and Robby Barbaro’s book, Mastering Diabetes: The Revolutionary Method to Reverse Insulin Resistance Permanently in Type 1, Type 1.5, Type 2, Prediabetes, and Gestational Diabetes. With a forward by Neal Barnard – who has written a book on reversing diabetes.
  
  The first five chapters introduce the authors – who are both diabetics, and they explain what insulin resistance is and what it is in relation to the intwined diseases. They conclude that animal produces are a major detrimental health factor in insulin resistance.
  
  Each chapter has shaded boxes with further explanations, charts and diagrams to help with understanding, anecdotal stories, and a bullet point “take home messages” page with the link to what amount to thousands of scientific papers referenced to back up their argument.
  
  Beginning in chapter eight, they introduce their “Mastering Diabetes Method,” and they introduce the concepts of green light, yellow light, and red light foods – designating how much is allowed. The encourage the reader to write down specific goals and to plan out weekly menus.
  
  In the nineth chapter, they write about the need to be monitored by a doctor and the tests that are most important to see how you are progressing. The also explain how to use a “decision tree” in making healthful decisions.
  
  Chapter ten begins with a questionnaire about your weight and eating habits, which determines which of two breakfast types you should begin with. If you score low on the scale, they start you off with a fruit bowl for breakfast. If you score in the top 75% of their questionnaire, they start you with a high fiber breakfast for two to four weeks and then switch you to the fruit bowl.
  
  Lunches are vegetables, grains, and beans. They discuss calorie density and how that works – and they illustrate several comparisons of this food versus this food for calorie density. And they explain batch prepping.
  
  Dinners are salads with vegetables.
  
  Chapter thirteen looks at the benefits of intermittent fasting and offers several patterns, with 16:8 being the most frequently adapted. (16 hours a day fasting.)
  
  Fourteen looks at the benefits of exercising.
  
  Chapter fifteen has suggested meal plans and sample recipes.
  
  Appendix A explains C Peptide testing.
  
  Appendix B lists the green, yellow, and red foods.
  
  Appendix C looks at the use of decision tree.
  
  The book ends with a lengthy index.
  
  This is an excellent book for anyone looking to reduce their insulin resistance and/or reverse any of these diseases. It is science based – with thousands of papers referenced. It is clear – with explanation, charts, illustrations, summaries, and anecdotes. It is an extensive, useful, and helpful guide.
  
  Their meal plan reminds me of the first book I ever read on what is now called Whole Food, Plant Based diet – that being the Diamond’s, Fit for Life. Their reliance on scientific papers reminds me of Dr. Gregor’s work.
  
  I am continuing to tweak my diet and lifestyle with sarcoidosis and prednisone, and this book with be a help in getting healthier.
  
  Nearly 100% of Americans are overweight. Two thirds of Americans are obese. Get this book. Care for your body and your life.
  
  [This review appears on my blog, my YouTube channel, .com, and Goodreads.com.]
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  goodreads Customer

  Helpful detailed 3 part system for a low fat plant/whole food diet that cures and prevents Prediabetes/Diabetes II (also cures/prevents high blood pressure/high cholesterol). Very detailed explanation on what insulin resistance is and how it can be cured.
  
  Glad the book provided good research/information on why a low carb high fat diet doesn't work long term.
  
  Diet works if you follow it, that simple. It's an easy diet to maintain long term.
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  James Belbin

  As a type 2 diabetic and self help coach I always recommend an increase in plant based eating to all my clients and mentor groups.
  
  I was super excited to read this book, having followed the authors on social media for a long term.
  
  Whilst in principle, this is a great book, I do warn of the lack of scientific evidence on this diet. Whilst there are lots of anecdotal reviews from successful people, there aren’t any clinical trials using this protocol that prove its hypothesis. This is a shame as then it just becomes ANOTHER diet.
  
  As we know that weight loss, or in particular fat loss from the vital organs is the predominately best focus for T2Diabetics to focus their efforts on and this can be achieved with almost any diet, making this diet quite extreme in its nature.
  
  Unlimited low fat carbohydrates and low protein is just a calories deficit and removal of processed foods. How is that achievable long term? Eating out and socially becomes very difficult. What about the long term effects of low protein diets, the lack of variety, it’s a very limiting diet which science shows isn’t the best practice for long term goals.
  
  So in summary. A plant based diet is a good diet, but with a lack of long term clinical trials the extreme nature of making it low fat, this feels like a short term diet than a long term solution for most people.
  
  I also feel a book that doesn’t mention “visceral fat” in the context of diabetes is not 100% “evidence based”.
  
  More research needed.
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  Helen from Shropshire

  Unless you plan to live like a Buddhist monk, don't bother with this book. It may well be based on science and research, but they seem to forget that people live in the real world. Essentially the book tells you to eat a tight vegan raw diet raw kale and seeds. Of course I know I can't live on chocolate and wine, but life would be so sad without them!
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  goodreads Customer

  Brilliant! This book has changed my life! Lost 15lb in 2 weeks, and watched my insulin sensitivity increase.
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  Katie

  An advertisement for their online courses. Quite the ways of time
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  goodreads Customer

  I preferred looking at it on YouTube as I struggled to deal with yawn factor, far too much info for my liking. Also would have preferred recipes.