Reversing Type 2 Diabetes | Dr. Caroline Roberts - E419

Low Carb MD Podcast

Drs. Brian Lenzkes & Tro Kalayjian

Medicine, Mental Health, Health & Fitness

4.8 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 1 December 2025

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Summary

Dr. Caroline Roberts is a board-certified physician and leading clinician at Virta Health, where she helps patients reverse type 2 diabetes through evidence-based, nutrition-focused care. Known for her compassionate approach and expertise in metabolic health, Dr. Roberts empowers individuals to reclaim their health using sustainable, real-world strategies. Her work blends cutting-edge science with practical guidance, making her a standout voice in the movement to transform diabetes care.

In this episode, Drs. Tro, Brian, and Caroline talk about…

(00:00) Intro
(02:44) How Dr. Caroline discovered the power of keto for reversing Type 2 diabetes and controlling Type 1 diabetes
(08:46) Why you don't need to eat 120 grams of carbs per day
(10:36) DKA risk in Type 2 patients
(18:15) Type 1 patients and low carb diets
(23:36) Ketogenic diets and cardiovascular outcomes
(30:44) Why the medical world has been so slow to acknowledge the benefits of keto and low carb diets
(44:08) Dietary sustainablility
(45:58) CGMs, finger sticks, and keto diets
(54:36) Long term patient outcomes from Virta patients
(58:57) Keto and psychiatric health
(01:04:08) Outro

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Dr. Caroline Roberts:

Papers: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Caroline-Roberts-17
Virta Health: https://www.virtahealth.com

Dr. Brian Lenzkes:

Website: https://arizonametabolichealth.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/BrianLenzkes?ref_src=twsrc^google|twcamp^serp|twgr^author

Dr. Tro Kalayjian:

Website: https://www.doctortro.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/DoctorTro
IG: https://www.instagram.com/doctortro/

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Transcript

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Low Carb MD Podcast.
0:03.2	No one is beyond help.
0:04.9	No one is beyond hope.
0:07.2	Nothing said on the Low Carb MD podcast is medical advice.
0:11.3	Please consult your own doctor before making any lifestyle changes.
0:20.5	Hello and welcome back to the low-carb MD podcast.
0:23.7	Trow, we meet again.
0:24.9	Good to see you, man.
0:25.7	It's been, well, we got together last week.
0:28.2	So we had a little break for a while, but we're back in action.
0:32.2	Yeah.
0:32.6	And we have a great episode today.
0:34.4	Oh, my God.
0:35.0	I'm excited about today.
0:36.3	This is somebody whose work I've been following for
0:38.4	years, who's literally a monster, I would say, in the biggest metabolic practice in the country.
0:48.3	I am, you know, like, you know, it's kind of weird in the medical space, Brian, I know you feel
0:53.1	this way, but like we have heroes, you know, and it's like kind of weird in the medical space Brian I know you feel this way but like we have heroes you know and it's like kind of weird calling some of your
0:59.1	colleagues heroes and you go up to them you're like oh my god you're my hero I'm so
1:02.6	enamored by what you guys have created and what you're doing but the person we
1:07.6	have on today is literally one of my heroes, right?
1:11.6	One of my heroes.
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