Mastering Diabetes Audio Experience

There is a lot of confusion right now. You'll hear many experts warning you against charlatans and trying to take advantage of people selling products that are not effective. We agree you should be careful and gather information from trusted sources. Let's take some time to separate fact from fiction. After interviews 9 incredibly well-informed experts, we want to share a few tidbits. This coming...

Mark your calendar for April 11-13. We'll be hosting a special online mini-summit about COVID-19 and diabetes. Register with the link below! https://www.masteringdiabetes.org/thrive/ In today's show, we had the opportunity to interview Adam and Shoshana of the Plant Trainers Podcast, a husband-and-wife combo and incredibly inspirational individuals who are helping to spread the word about the powe...

Are you looking for a diabetes doctor to help you improve your blood glucose control, reverse insulin resistance and other chronic diseases? In this episode of the Mastering Diabetes Audio Experience, you'll learn how to find a plant-based telehealth doctor from the comfort of your own home!  Laurie Marbas, MD, MBA is double board-certified family medicine and lifestyle medicine physician who has...

Cyrus and I are both living with type 1 diabetes and experienced remarkable improvements in our insulin sensitivity, energy levels and overall health after adopting the Mastering Diabetes Method which we've both been following for a combined 29 years.  Our improvement in insulin sensitivity has decreased or risk for developing common chronic diseases such as heart disease, cancer, and kidney disea...

Stacey Simms is the host of the award-winning podcast, Diabetes Connections and the author of " The World's Worst Diabetes Mom ." Stacey's son was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in 2006, one month before he turned two, and Stacey started blogging about her family's experience with T1D a few weeks later. For more than a decade, she hosted Charlotte's Morning News on WBT-AM, the city's top-rated mor...

In Episode 90 Simon Hill of The Plant Proof Podcast had us on his show to chat about Diabetes (Type 1, 1a, Pre, and Type 2) and the role that nutrition plays on insulin resistance. We go through the body of scientific literature and explain what causes insulin resistance and how to actually reverse it. Specifically we cover: Our personal journeys with Type 1 Diabetes Pathophysiology of Insulin Res...

The Mastering Diabetes Book is finally finished and ready for YOU! Writing a book is a labor of love. We worked hard for more than 2 years to scour the scientific literature and deeply understand all the arguments made from various camps in the world of diabetes health. We discuss information and specific research we've never shared with anyone before. This book is a step-by-step manual that puts...

In the world of nutrition we hear about what we should eat and what not to eat, how much to eat and so on and so forth. The internet is ripe with nutrition information and voices that contradict each other, especially when it comes to the consumption of dietary fat. We are one of those voices trying to educate you on the importance of eating a low-fat, plant based, whole food diet. The consumption...

Best-selling author Dan Buettner debuts his first cookbook, filled with 100 longevity recipes inspired by the Blue Zones locations around the world, where people live the longest. The Mastering Diabetes Book is finally finished and ready for YOU! Pre-order your copy today! https://www.masteringdiabetes.org/book/ Make sure to subscribe so you don't miss future episodes! Please leave us a review on...

Daniele Hargenrader, founder of Diabetes Dominator Coaching, is a Bestselling Author, Nutritionist, Certified Health Coach & Personal Trainer, and International Keynote Speaker. She guides people to think, eat, and move intuitively in order to achieve a quality of health and life they previously thought unattainable through her repeatedly proven Six Pillars of Total Health system of cultivating th...

Rip Esselstyn is a New York Times Bestselling author and the creator of the Engine 2 Diet, a plant-based diet that helped save the lives of his firefighting crew in Austin, Texas, and has gone on to help tens of thousands of people around the world transition to a plant-based diet for optimal health with his live events, online education, healthy food line and books. Rip has written 4 books,  The...

Ron Weiss, MD, is a botanist, board certified internist and Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School. He is founder of Ethos Health, a farm-based healthcare system that connects human health to the natural world and fosters the fundamental connections that exist between all living things. Dr. Weiss is known as a "physician-farmer" who grows the food he prescrib...

If you're confused about the benefits or drawbacks of eating a keto diet, or curious about whether a plant-based keto diet is worth your effort, we have a fantastic podcast episode for you! In this episode we sat down with Drew Harrisberg on national diabetes day. He has a fascinating story about his transition from a keto diet to a low-fat, plant-based, whole-food diet, and does an incredible job...

Chef AJ has been devoted to a plant-based diet for almost 40 years. She is the host of the television series "Healthy Living with CHEF AJ" which airs on Foody TV. She will also be sharing p ro tips to simplify low-fat, plant-based, whole-food preparation. Chef AJ will be sharing practical tips and tricks to reach your ideal weight. She has personal experience with losing weight on a plant based di...

How to reduce metformin is a question we receive quite often. Metformin is a commonly prescribed mediation for people living with type 2 diabetes. In this podcast episode you will hear about the lifestyle changes Lucie made in order to stop taking metformin. We strongly suggest working with your doctor when making any medication adjustments. You can show them this episode and provide additional re...

Michael Greger, MD, FACLM, is a physician, author, and internationally recognized speaker on a number of important public health issues. He is the author of  How Not to Die  and recently released the  How Not to Die Cookbook . To get on the waiting list for the Mastering Diabetes Coaching Program, please visit:  https://www.masteringdiabetes.org/coaching/ . Make sure to subscribe so you don't miss...

Adult Onset Type 1 Diabetes does not have to be a roller coaster of emotions. In this video you will learn how Kim discovered she was living with type 1 diabetes and the dietary changes that allowed her to have predictable blood glucose levels. Join Us at the Mastering Diabetes Costa Rica Retreat! November 7 - 11, 2019 There are only a few spots left, register with the link below! https://www.mast...

Garth Davis, MD, is the medical director of the Davis Clinic at the Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas, and starred on the hit TLC show  Big Medicine . He is certified by the American Board of Surgery and is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and a Fellow of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery. Dr. Davis is the author of  Proteinaholic: How Our Obsession With Meat...

Dr. Dean Ornish AKA The Godfather of Lifestyle Medicine joins us today to discuss pharmaceutical medication vs. a plant-based diet  and to find out which is more effective. Dr. Ornish and his team were the first to prove heart disease is not just preventable but also reversible. He will teach us about the connection between heart disease and diabetes. We will also hear an answer to the question, i...

Our client Sam has been living with type 1 diabetes since she was 5 years old. Before finding Mastering Diabetes, her blood glucose ranged from 25 mg/dL to over 400 mg/dL on an average day. She woke up feeling exhausted every morning and found herself needing to take a nap every few hours. Find out what happened when she decided to eschew conventional wisdom and begin allowing herself to eat an un...

How to reverse prediabetes? The answer is very simple. Stop eating the foods that caused this lifestyle condition in the first place and replace them with foods that have been shown to reverse insulin resistance. They are low-fat, plant-based, whole-foods. If you want to learn more about the disease process, watch these videos:   Insulin Resistance Diet — What To Eat & Why https://www.youtube.com/...

Over 4 years ago Ferdinand Beck A.K.A Vegainstrength stumbled across plant-based nutrition and it changed his life for the better. Not only has he gotten rid of his acne and gained over 20kg of solid muscle mass but it also opened his eyes to the fact that a plant-based lifestyle is not only healthier but is also doing the animals and our environment a tremendous favor. His passion is to spread aw...

Michelle McMacken, MD, is a board-certified internal medicine physician and an assistant professor of medicine at the NYU School of Medicine. She is an honors graduate of Yale University and Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. She has more than ten years of experience practicing primary care, directing a medical weight-loss program, and teaching doctors-in-training at Bellevue...

Today we have an excellent podcast episode for you about Regina - a woman who  lowered her A1c from 12.3% to 5.3%. How to lower A1c is the ultimate question for people living with all forms of diabetes. She did this by getting the proper medication and also by following a diet that maximizes her insulin sensitivity. You will find tips on how to lower your A1c in this podcast as well. How to lower...

We had the pleasure of sitting down with Marc Hellersteing, MD and in this episode we discussed the following: Basic biology of insulin resistance. Can Type 1 diabetics be insulin resistant? What is happening to your beta cells? Can they be preserved?   When is insulin necessary? How much insulin is necessary? Is it a good strategy altogether? Honeymoon phase of diabetes. Insulin deficient vs insu...