This podcast interviews Sami Inkinen, CEO of Virta Health, and Dr. Greeshma Shetty, a board-certified endocrinologist, about Virta Health's approach to reversing type 2 diabetes. The discussion covers Virta's nutritional intervention, a low-carbohydrate diet that prioritizes individualization and satiety over calorie restriction, and its high-touch, continuous remote care model. The guests present data showing significant weight loss, medication reduction (including insulin), and remission of type 2 diabetes in a substantial portion of their patients. They argue that this nutritional approach achieves results comparable to GLP-1 agonists but without the drugs' side effects or costs, suggesting a potential paradigm shift in diabetes treatment. The podcast concludes by emphasizing the potential for Virta's model to revolutionize healthcare by combining effective treatment with a scalable, cost-effective delivery system.
