Diabetes Reversal

 Diabetes Reversal Program & Resources
Books (and Articles, Video) to Read


“Reversing Diabetes Today” – QuickStart – A Quick Resource Guide for Preventing and Reversing Diabetes “(11 pages) “

Watch Recorded Talk and Power Point “Eat More Good Carbs and Less Fat! Reverse Your Diabetes and Insulin Resistance” (1:26:10) March, 2020.   (PDF of Slide Presentation with Links & Videos/ open links in NewTab)

WATCH SHORT “Mastering Diabetes” YouTube on reversing insulin resistance the cause of type 2 diabetes and need for higher insulin requirements in type 1 and 1.5 diabetes by Robby Barbaro, MPH (Co-Founder Mastering Diabetes Coaching Program and Co-Author with Cyrus Khambatta, PhD of the best selling book “Mastering Diabetes: The Revolutionary Method to Reverse Insulin Resistance Permanently in Type 1, Type 1.5. Tu[e 2. Pre-diabetes, and Gestational Diabetes.“)

LISTEN TO Kirk’s Interview with Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams on How Reversed His Diabetes and Neuropathy and Positive Action to Reverse Chronic Disease in New York City (15:02 min) Written Summary Listen Here

WATCH Former NYPD Officer and Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams Reverses His Diabetes, Neuropathy, Blurred Vision and Obesity in a Few Months by a Plant-Based Diet and Exercise! (watch video 5:51 min) 

WATCH Eric Adams On Reversing His Diabetes Diagnosis (watch video 3:18 min)

How to Reverse Your Insulin Resistance (increase your insulin sensitivity) by Eating More Whole Carbohydrates on a Low Fat Diet! WATCH (14:03 min)

READ “Low Carb Diets: Understanding the Grim Long-Term Effects” by Cyrus Khambatta, PhD (Free)

READ “How Fat Kills Beta -Cells” by Cyrus Khambatta, PhD (Free)

READ Understanding Insulin Resistance in Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes  by Cyrus Khambatta, PhD, Nutritional Biochemistry Mangomannutrition.com (FREE Download)

READ Dr. Neal Barnard’s Program for Reversing Diabetes: The Scientifically Proven System for Reversing Diabetes Without Drugs by Neal Barnard M.D.

READ The End of Diabetes: The Eat to Live Plan To Prevent and Reverse Diabetes by Joel Fuhrman, MD

READ The Healthiest Diet on the Planet: Why the Foods You Love-Pizza, Pancakes, Potatoes, Pasta, and More-Are the Solution to Preventing Disease and Looking and Feeling Your Best by John McDougall, MD

READ The Starch Solution: Eat the Foods You Love, Regain Your Health, and Lose the Weight for Good! by John McDougall, MD

Podcasts with Physicians and Researchers on Diabetes Reversal

How A Former New York City Police Officer and Current Brooklyn Borough President Reversed His Diabetes and Neuropathy By Diet and Is Transforming the Health of His Community – An Interview with Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams

How to Dramatically Improve Insulin Sensitivity in Type 1 & Type 2 Diabetes with Diet – An Interview Robby Barbaro, Instructor, Mastering Diabetes Coaching Program

How You Reverse Insulin Resistance (and Diabetes) with A Low-Fat, Plant-Based Diet – An Interview with Cyrus Khambatta, PhD

Reversing Your Diabetes…The Mastering Diabetes Retreat and Coaching Program – An Interview with Robby Barbaro and Cyrus Khambatta, PhD

What Do the People of the Marshall Islands Teach Us About Reversing the Diabetes Epidemic – An Interview with Brenda Davis, RD

Erectile Dysfunction, Sunlight and Vitamin D (Part 1) – Diabetes Reversal with High Carb Diet, Exercise and Sunlight (Part 2) – An Interview with Dr. Marc Sorenson EdD

The End of Diabetes – An Interview With Joel Fuhrman MD

Diabetes Reversal Without Drugs – An Interview With Neal Barnard M.D.

Diabetes and Lipid Management Using The Dietary Portfolio, Nuts, Prebiotics and Soy – An Intervew With David J.A. Jenkins MD PhD DSc

Diabetes Reversal with The McDougall Program – An Interview With John McDougall M.D.

Diabetes Reversal With The “Eat For Health” Approach – An Interview With Joel Fuhrman M.D.

Diabetes Reversal With The Portfolio Diet – An Interview With David J.A. Jenkins M.D. Ph.D. D.Sc.

Diabetes Reversal With The HCF Diet – An Interview With James W. Anderson M.D.

Coaching Programs on Reversing Diabetes,
Prediabetes and Insulin Resistance

Mastering Diabetes On-Line Coaching Program

How to Start A Plant-Based Diet That Can Reverse Diabetes

Whole Food Plant-Based Meals Delivered to Your Door

Whole Food Plant-Based Recipes

Whole Food Plant-Based Cooking Courses Online

App to Find Plant-Based Restaurants Around the World

Whole-Food Plant Based Immersion Programs

Dr. McDougall 3 & 10 Day Intensive Programs
2Forks Events
NEWSTART Lifestyle Programs
Pritikin Program

Websites to Visit

Videos To Watch On Diabetes,
Chronic Disease and Health Aspects
of Eating A More Plant-Based Diet

Quick Start for Diabetes Reversal

  • Get FREE plant-based recipes Here and Here
  • Order plant based meals shipped to you! It’s as simple as 1 2, 3, 4 !
  • Click on each starter kit below and see which one resonates with you and follow it to get started today!:   Plant Pure Nation Jump Start Kits
    Joel Fuhrman MD’s 20 Day Transformation Diabetes Program  Plant-Based Diet – A Healthier Way to Eat (Kaiser Permenante)  Vegetarian Starter Kit  Plant-Based Nutrition Quick Start Guide
  • Eat out at and have a plant-based meal once or twice this week if desired.  HappyCow – Mobile Apps net
  • Get a cook book with recipes you like The China Study Cookbook: Over 120 Whole Food, Plant-Based Recipes by LeAnne Campbell, PhD  or Forks Over Knives Cookbook and Plan
  • Take an online plant-based cooking course: Culinary-Rx.com or Forks Over Knives Online Cooking Course
  • Shop for and eat whole plant food only – vegetables (starchy and non-starchy), fruit, whole “intact” grains, beans/legumes, nuts and seeds (no dairy, eggs, poultry, meat, fish) or add only 1 palm full or less of animal food per day to your whole food plant-based diet for 1 month as you make your transition to a diabetes reversal diet of only whole, unprocessed, no oil added, plant foods.
  • Avoid adding oils or consuming processed foods with added oils to them (you may use 2 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil daily for 1 month as you move towards a total diabetes reversal diet then go on no added oils).
  • Avoid processed foods in general, especially processed grains or carbohydrates (baked goods, crackers, chips, muffins, breads). Eat whole grains in their cooked whole “intact” state and eat them “in a bowl.”
  • Eat 1/2 – 1 cup of cooked beans daily (can get precooked in a can)
  • Nuts/seeds – 1 palm full per day raw.
  • Good fats IN FOODS can be consumed daily – avocados (1/2 avocado), raw nuts (< palm full) and seeds, olives, greens, 2-3 tablespoons of flax seed or chia seeds daily is encouraged. (If you want to reduce insulin resistance quick hold the nuts and avocados until your blood sugar starts to drop).
  • Have a large green salad daily and/or 75% packed greens/ 25% fruit smoothie with ¼ cup flax seed or chia, water to fruit line at least and bend, and/or, steamed or lightly cooked/boiled vegetables (5-6 cups per day at least).
  • 3 or more whole fruits per day – 1 serving or half cup at least is berries daily.
  • You are encouraged to use as many different herbs and spices as you desire. If you have high blood pressure don’t add salt.
  • Or do “Kirk’s 21 Day Healthy Living Program” – 1 month (or less) to transition to a whole food plant-based diet – START HERE)

For personal coaching sessions with Kirk Hamilton PA-C on applying a Diabetes Reversal Program Click Here