Blood Sugar Chaos: How to Take Back Control & Reverse Diabetes | Virta Health

The Dr. Hyman Show

Dr. Mark Hyman

Health & Fitness, Nutrition, Medicine

4.6 • 8.7K Ratings

🗓️ 12 February 2025

⏱️ 73 minutes

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What if instead of managing diabetes with drugs, we focused on reversing it? In this episode of The Dr. Hyman Show, I sit down with Sami Inkinen, CEO and co-founder of Virta Health, and Dr. Greeshma Shetty, a board-certified endocrinologist, to discuss an approach that’s transforming how we treat metabolic disease. They share groundbreaking research and real-world results that prove type 2 diabetes isn’t a lifelong sentence—it can be reversed with the right nutritional and care model. In this conversation, you’ll learn: Why mainstream medicine still treats type 2 diabetes as a progressive disease—even though science shows it’s reversible. How Virta Health is using a combination of nutritional therapy and continuous remote care to achieve Ozempic-level results, without the drugs. The critical role of personalized dietary interventions in reversing metabolic dysfunction. How a high-touch, tech-driven approach to patient care is leading to long-term success. The real cost of diabetes—not just for individuals, but for the entire healthcare system—and why prevention and reversal should be the priority. If you or someone you love is dealing with type 2 diabetes, this is a must-listen episode. View Show Notes From This Episode Get Free Weekly Health Tips from Dr. Hyman Sign Up for Dr. Hyman’s Weekly Longevity Journal This episode is brought to you by Big Bold Health, Timeline Nutrition, BonCharge, and Paleovalley. Try Big Bold Health’s HTB Rejuvenate and get 25% off by going to bigboldhealth.com and use code DRMARK25 at checkout. Support essential mitochondrial health and save 10% on Mitopure. Visit timeline.com/drhyman to get 10% off today. Order BON CHARGE’s Max Red Light Therapy device today and get 15% off. Visit boncharge.com and use code DRMARK for 15% off. Get nutrient-dense, whole foods. Head to paleovalley.com/hyman for 15% off your first purchase.

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0:00.0	Coming up on this episode of the Dr. Hyman Show.
0:03.0	Yeah, there's a lot of sort of societal debate, like how do we get insulin price
0:07.2	lower and lower and lower?
0:08.8	I always say, guess what's better than a lower insulin price?
0:12.3	It's eliminating the need for insulin in type 2 diabetes context.
0:16.8	Obviously, type 1 is a different disease. One of the most important tools when it comes to living a long healthy life is improving the quality of our food.
0:25.6	But why?
0:27.6	Research shows that a group of molecules called polyphenols may be a key.
0:31.6	Polyphenols are made naturally in plants.
0:33.6	When we consume them, they may target key metabolic and immune pathways within our cells to promote health span.
0:38.3	A food that's uniquely loaded with these polyphenols is Himalayan Tartary Buckwheat
0:42.3	or H.TB, an ancient gluten-free seed prize for its medicinal benefits for thousands of years.
0:46.3	My friends at Big Bold Health are H-TB experts and have published incredible research linking
0:51.3	H-TB to cell pathways involved in aging. Right now you can try Big Bold Health's
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0:59.6	is packed with quercidin, rootin, and other polyphenols from H.T.B. So this product is an outstanding
1:04.3	choice for on-the-go polyphenol support. I take this product every day, and it's a key part of my supplement stack. Head to big boldhealth.com and use code DR mark 25 to try this amazing product today.
1:15.1	I really want to talk to you today about why you should care about yourolithin A,
1:18.3	a powerful compound that I believe is a breakthrough for healthy aging.
1:21.5	As we age, the mitochondria in our cells naturally become less efficient.
1:24.8	Think of them like little batteries. When they're drained, we feel it.
1:29.8	Sluggish muscles, slower recovery, less energy.
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