Team, welcome back to another episode of The Epic Table podcast! Today we are joined by Cyrus Khambatta, PhD and Robby Barbaro, MPH, both of Mastering Diabetes, a book packed full of research to help individuals master living with diabetes. Robby Barbaro, who has Type 1 Diabetes, graduated from the University of Florida and is the cofounder of Mastering Diabetes. He worked at Forks Over Knives for six years before changing paths in 2016 to coaching people with diabetes. Also living with Type 1 Diabetes, Cyrus Khambatta earned a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University in 2003, then earned a PhD in Nutritional Biochemistry from the University of California at Berkeley in 2012. We chat all about diabetes and food, touching on why what you put in your gut matters! We talk all about insulin, how to regulate insulin levels, and how it affects the body. Overall, this episode is packed full of information on how to approach diabetes. If you are concerned about diabetes, if you have it, or curious about it, this episode is for you.Specifically, we discuss...What is diabetes? What are the early signs? What causes it?What. is insulin? How does it affect the body? What does it mean to be insulin resistant?We touch on food and diabetes; Can you reverse diabetes with food?What are the 3 types of fat? What fats should diabetics avoid?Nutrition suggestions for Type 1 DiabetesWhat are Beta Cells? why do Beta Cells Die?What happens to beta cells in type 2 diabetes?Resources...Mastering Diabetes: The revolutionary method to reverse insulin resistance permanently in Type 1, Type 1.5, Type 2, Prediabetes and Gestational Diabetes https://www.masteringdiabetes.org/book/Robby Barbaro's Instagram ( @Mindfuldiabeticrobby https://www.instagram.com/mindfuldiabeticrobby/?hl=en )Cyrus Khambatta's Instagram ( @Mangomannutrition https://www.instagram.com/mangomannutrition/ )Mastering Diabetes Instagram ( @MasteringDiabetes https://www.instagram.com/masteringdiabetes/ )The Plant Fed Gut Online Course - ( https://theplantfedgut.com/course/ )