Virta Health aims to reverse Type 2 diabetes without meds by helping patients watch what they eat Disruptor50
More than 100 million Americans suffer from diabetes and pre-diabetes, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. And 90% to 95% of those with diabetes have Type 2.
Then he received an email from his employer about the plan. Swier was skeptical, but he enrolled in the program, which his company paid for, to prove to himself that it wouldn't work. Swier said a typical meal for him was a 12-ounce steak with a baked potato and a small portion of veggies. Now, as advised by his Virta health coach, he'll eat a far smaller portion of meat, heaped with butter, and several servings of vegetables.
The company reports that it has seen a sustained reversal in Type 2 diabetes in 60% of the patients who completed the treatment in one year.
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