Introducing Mangoman!

Please welcome Cyrus Khambatta to the Nuduro blog! Cyrus is the founder of Mangoman Nutrition and Fitness, Nutritional Advisor to Nuduro, and an overall phenomenal guy. Learn more about diabetes with Cyrus in a five part series on insulin resistance.

Cyrus Khambatta, PhD, is the founder of Mangoman Nutrition and Fitness He received a PhD in Nutritional Biochemistry from UC Berkeley, and has studied the biology of pancreatic beta cell failure for over a decade. Cyrus was diagnosed as a type 1 diabetic at the age of 22, and has found ways to make managing diabetes enjoyable. Cyrus has taught courses at UC Berkeley, and continues to impact diabetics across the globe. He is a vegan, a competitive athlete, and a mango fanatic. Cyrus holds the unofficial world record for most mangoes eaten in a 3-month period: 1,750. Every year Cyrus holds Mangofest, a celebration of the mango and a chance for the community to play mango-inspired games.

Below is an overview of the series that Cyrus developed to help people better understand the effects of food and exercise on diabetes. Check back later this week for the first part!

Introduction to the 5-Day Course on Insulin Resistance
By Cyrus Khambatta, Ph.D.

Whether you’re a type 1 or type 2 diabetic, managing your health as a diabetic can be a miserable
struggle. Amidst a busy day, checking blood glucose frequently can become a full-time job that can
leave you feeling confused and frustrated.

The truth is, managing your health as a diabetic does not need to be a miserable process.
In fact, it can be downright fun!

Over the next 5 days, I’m going to share with you some of the more powerful information that can truly change the way you manage your condition, giving you the tools to live your life independently. I’ll share information that I’ve learned over the past 10 years that has changed MY life, and has changed the life of many of my clients as well.

In order to get the most out of this information, I suggest you do the following:

(1) Set aside 10 minutes of your day for the next 5 days.
Each day, you’ll have a short video to watch that will give you some information on how to
become more insulin sensitive, and most importantly WHY insulin sensitivity is the most
important aspect of your health as a diabetic. I’ll cover one important topic each day.

(2) Download and Study the Resources Provided.
To complement the daily video, I’ll also give you a PDF document that you can download
and keep for free. I recommend that you read the PDF documents and keep them for future
reference. These are your “cheat sheets” to success.

Here’s a quick overview of what you will learn in this free 5-day course.
Day 1: A Crash Course in Nutrient Metabolism
In today’s lesson we’ll cover how your digestive system responds to the food you eat, so that
you can gain the knowledge about how glucose is absorbed and transported throughout your
body. I’ll teach you what you need to know about how the brain, pancreas, liver, muscle and
fat tissue respond to the carbohydrates you eat, and teach you why carbohydrates are NOT the
enemy.

Day 2: What is Insulin Resistance and Why Should I Care?
Insulin resistance sounds like a confusing scientific term. The truth is, insulin resistance is
the root cause of diabetes, and managing your level of insulin resistance can be your key to
achieving excellent health as a diabetic or prediabetic. In today’s lesson, I’ll teach you what
causes insulin resistance, and what you can do to squash it.

Day 3: Why High Quality Muscle Tissue is Your Key to Superior Diabetic Health
Did you know that your body is composed of 40% muscle tissue? And did you know that high
quality muscle is extremely hungry for nutrients? In today’s lesson, I’ll teach you why high
quality muscle is your key to attaining excellent diabetic health, and provide you with some tips
on how to boost your muscle quality.

Day 4: Exercise for Effortless Blood Sugar Control: How Much and What Type
If you truly want to be insulin sensitive, you have to eat right and exercise frequently. You
can’t exercise or eat your way to insulin sensitivity, you have to change both in order to see
real results. In today’s lesson, I’ll teach you exactly how much you need to exercise and how to
create a program that gets incredible results.

Day 5: Eating for Diabetes: The Truth About Controlling Blood Glucose
There is a lot of confusion about what diets are best for diabetics. In today’s lesson, I’ll share
with you 6 principles about eating for diabetes that are backed by scientific research. If you’re
curious about how to make blood sugar control a breeze, then you won’t want to miss this
lesson.

Day 6: How to Spot REAL and FAKE Foods
There is a large difference between the way REAL (unprocessed) and FAKE (processed) foods
behave in your body. In today’s lesson, I’ll teach you why FAKE foods create insulin resistance,
how to spot those pesky FAKE refined foods in the grocery store, and how to substitute REAL
foods instead.