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Reversing Diabetes With Sami Inkinen of Virta Health
Jan 4, 2022
Sami Inkinen, a health entrepreneur, aims to reverse Type 2 diabetes in 100 million people by 2025. He explores the effectiveness of nutrition in reversing diabetes and shares the success of his program. The episode also sheds light on fundraising, the challenges of reversing diabetes, and the importance of embracing the future as a CEO.
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- Verda aims to reverse Type 2 diabetes by providing personalized nutrition and care, delivering sustained long-term results and showing high patient retention rates.
- Sami Inkenen emphasizes the importance of having a deep, unexplainable reason for starting a company, focusing on critical aspects, taking risks, and building a support network for personal and professional growth.
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Reversing Type 2 Diabetes: A Health Moonshot
Sami Inkenen, CEO and founder of Verda, aims to reverse Type 2 diabetes in 100 million people by 2025. The current approach to Type 2 diabetes is focused on managing the disease with medications, but Verda's mission is to reverse it completely through personalized nutrition and care. With a combination of nutritional manipulation and individualized support delivered via telemedicine, Verda aims to provide sustained long-term results and has shown high patient retention rates. While initially met with skepticism, the idea of reversing Type 2 diabetes is gaining acceptance, with the American Diabetes Association and diabetes scientists publishing a consensus paper on the possibility. Verda is focused on scaling its impact by expanding its reach to employers, health plans, and government organizations, as well as developing new indications and continuously improving patient outcomes through its platform.
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