Virta Health
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This notice came to me via Twitter (or maybe the Virta newsletter?) I am not a member, dont pay them anything, so assume this offer is open to anyone. I dont see the same notice on the blog...think the register button is on FB or Twitter. Their blog has had many more posts this month...maybe gearing up for diet season?, more medical staff on board? but it has become a good source of information on diabetes and nutritional ketosis. http://blog.virtahealth.com/category/tips-advice/ Previous thread on Virta Health is in Media with a misleading title. (sorry about that) Virta really needs its own thread here in Diabetes forum for on-going info. http://forum.lowcarber.org/showthre...12&page=1&pp=15 |
This show on The Doctors was first shown on TV in April.
"Can T2 Diabetes be Reversed? With Sami, Sarah and patient Jane. https://www.thedoctorstv.com/articl...tes-be-reversed Very well done and edited, only about 4 minutes. Noticed her story on a tab for "Patient Voices" not seen before. http://blog.virtahealth.com/jane-an...tbelt-extender/ Of course we all know here, that you can also do this without an expensive doctor in your pocket, but what a terrific story about getting on a plane. |
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There is so much benefit to being able to do this without a doctor, not just financial benefit but psychological benefit, knowing that you can take control of your own life. Following official governmental/medical advice is what got us into trouble. We need never have become sick in the first place if it wasn't for all the bad medical advice to eat a low fat high carb diet. I understand that many people won't go this do it yourself route but I for one like to assign doctors a role in my life when I need help with an acute problem and figure out the rest on my own. It seems to be working well for me and has been for many years. Jean |
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Well said, Jean. Even from my very first diet, I abhored the typical doctors' & nutritionists' diets that plotted out what to eat for each meal for a week or month - 1/4 apple + 1/4 cup cottage cheese, etc. - hunger, preferences and brown apple remnants molding in the fridge be damned. Many of the foods were my trigger foods or insulinogenic, promoting starving & binging, wrecking my metabolism and self-confidence more than being slightly chubby (which is where I started on the rollercoaster of "experts'" diets). I like a WOE that doesn't feel like a diet based on simple principles that I can tweak myself and live on for life.
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Thanks for posting this Janet! I have these saved for watching while I do my January fast.
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Finally! First time I have seen the long awaited one year results. Tweet link:
https://link.springer.com/article/1...3300-018-0373-9 Quote:
Later, more on the Virta Blog. From Sami himself: With Sustained Type 2 Diabetes Reversal, Management is Becoming a Thing of the Past Article with Infographics, need to read at link, conclusion... "We know we have a long way to go before we reach our goal of reversing type 2 diabetes in 100 million people. In the meantime, I think we can safely say goodbye to managing type 2 diabetes, and hello to reversing it." https://blog.virtahealth.com/with-s...ng-of-the-past/ |
Another good article on the blog, more detail than the summary above.
One Year Clinical Trial Outcomes Provide Evidence for Changing the Way We Care for Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Check some of the outcomes after a year...medication use almost halved, IR reduced 55% (using HOMA-IR) weight reduced 12%, Hba1c down 1.3% and much more on chart of results. https://blog.virtahealth.com/one-ye...ype-2-diabetes/ And PR announcement... Virta Health’s Treatment for Sustained Type 2 Diabetes Reversal Provides New Hope for Chronic Disease Patients Quote:
https://blog.virtahealth.com/virta-...sease-patients/ |
DietDoctor has the links on study and table in one post.
https://www.dietdoctor.com/1-year-r...alth-keto-study Gary Taubes tweet in response to results "Very impressive. I'm betting on Virta to change the world." |
A big change if it will reduce the spiraling costs of diabetes care for employers.
The Economic Benefits of Type 2 Diabetes Reversal https://blog.virtahealth.com/the-ec...betes-reversal/ Quote:
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An interview with Virta's head of research. More detail on what services their model provides, and an average timeline for removing/reducing diabetes medication.
Is Keto the cure for T2 Diabetes? http://reason.com/blog/2018/02/28/i...ype-ii-diabetes |
This jumped out at me because some people, it seems, are trying to lower their A1c to less than 5, doing long fasts in some cases to achieve it, and perhaps thinking themselves failures if they stay on Metformin.
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This has been achievable for me without very low carb (and presumably ketosis), with some moderate fasting (less than 24 hrs). According to my last test at least; I've got another coming up in a April. Before Dr. Fung, just eating low carb ("eat when you're hungry"), I used to eat too often. IIRC, Dr. Bernstein said to have at least 5 hrs between meals. If you also have 12 hrs between dinner and breakfast, something's got to give, so either 2 meals a day or one has to be something non-insulinogenic like broth or bulletproof coffee. I think the drumbeat to "eat three small meals and 3 snacks to keep your blood sugar stable" that we've been hearing for years is especially horrible advice for diabetics. |
Tomorrow I will be interviewed by staff of the Diabetes Remission Project as mentioned HERE a news story on Dietdoctor.com.
Searching around the web on the topic of diabetes remission I ran across this article on the ADA website regarding a 2014 study... Quote:
Type 2 Diabetes Remission Without Surgery Does Happen—But Very Rarely FYI: There is a link to the study in question in the full article at the link above. My A1c scores at my last 5 annual checkups: March 2014: 6.7 (Diabetic) - June 2014 6.0 (pre-diabetic) March 2015: 5.1 (Normal) March 2016: 5.3 (Normal) March 2017: 5.4 (Normal) March 2018: 5.1 (Normal) I guess that I would fall into the rare group of .14% that has shown complete remission. If I make it just a year or two more I'll qualify as an example of the extremely, ultra rare .007% who exhibit prolonged complete remission. Dang, I should buy a lottery ticket. The "achieved remission" results of the Virta Health study blow those figures away. I saw that Dr. Sarah Hallberg posted the detailed results of the Year One results of their study as her submission to the food guidelines public comment request. Let's hope that those folks in DC are paying attention this year. The winds of change are a blowin' |
New Business Insider article on Virta, links to studies within.
A new health startup boldly claims to reverse diabetes without drugs, and Silicon Valley’s favorite diet is a big part of it http://www.businessinsider.com/keto...p-claims-2018-5 |
Wonder what those people would think if they knew the "Cure" was free? :lol:
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