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Virta - For Type 2 Diabetics Naturally Slim

Reversing type 2 diabetes with Virta! Ever wonder how some people can eat whatever they want and
Virta uses the clinically-proven combination of nutritional ketosis, medical supervision, and one-on- not gain weight?
one health coaching. You also get all the supplies you need for biomarker tracking (scale, meter, Naturally Slim® is a common-sense, online weight loss program based on Eatology™, the study of
blood glucose and blood ketone strips, and more), access to a private patient community, and when, why and how we eat. Unlike diets, which rely on your willpower and ‘eat this, not that’ advice,
curated recipes, food guides, and meal plans! Naturally Slim teaches you simple, repeatable skills to help you lose weight and keep it off in the
real world, while still eating the foods you love!
What’s the cost?
There is no copay or out of pocket cost for the Here’s how Naturally Slim works:
treatment—Virta is fully covered for those who Virta can also help with Instead of making you count points, track calories or change your diet to kale smoothies, we use
qualify! a science-based approach based on the eating patterns that people who don’t struggle with their
weight use naturally. During the initial 10 weeks of the program, you’ll log-in to your Naturally Slim
Who is Virta for? dashboard to learn tips like:
Virta is available to team members, spouses -12% -22% • Ways to enjoy your favorite foods without going overboard
and adult dependents between the ages of weight loss reduction in • How to manage the differences between appetite and hunger
18 and 69 who are enrolled in a Builders at one year triglycerides
FirstSource BCBS of Texas health plan. This • How to keep thirst from hijacking your weight loss
benefit is offered to those with type 2 diabetes. at 10 weeks • The reasons we eat, many of which have nothing to do with hunger

Virta can help you: *Reversal is defined as the % of patients of patients • How to stop eating around emotions like stress, anger and depression
• Lower blood sugar with HbA1c < 6.5% who are taking no glycemic control • How to sleep better, become more physically active, reduce stress and more!
medications or only metformin.
• Decrease medications
• Reduce A1c AFTER TEN AFTER ONE Who’s eligible?
Team members, spouses, and adult dependents age 18 and over who are covered on a Builders
• Lose weight WEEKS1 YEAR2 FirstSource medical plan with BCBS of Texas are eligible to participate in the program.
• Lower triglycerides Patients who reversed* 48% 60%
their type 2 diabetes
Is there a cost?
How is Virta different? % of insulin users who 87% 94% For eligible participants, the Builders FirstSource medical plan pays 100% of the program with no
reduced or eliminated
• No calorie counting usage out of pocket cost to the participant. Program fees will be submitted to BCBS for processing.
• No fasting From real BFS Participants:
Average HbA1x reduction 1.0% 1.3%
• No exercise required “It has positively affected my thyroid condition. Thank you BFS for allowing the opportunity to better
• No medication 1 McKenzie et al. JMIR Diabetes. 2017; DOI: 10.2196/diabetes.6981 ourselves."
2 Hallberg et al. Diabetes Ther. 2018; DOI:10.1007/s13300-018-
• No surgery 0373-9 "I cannot believe this. I have lost 15 pounds in 3 weeks with NO effort. I have kicked my sugary
drink habit. I am sleeping better and have energy that I didn't know existed. I am so grateful for this
Apply today at https:/www.virtahealth.com/bfs program.”
"My wife said that I don't snore like I used to. I'm not as loud and I snore less. After 11 weeks, I have
lost 18 pounds and am looking forward to losing more."

From real BFS Participants:
“I have lost 27 pounds...I no longer take any diabetic meds (I was on 3)! I have learned so much and To learn more and sign up for the next session, visit
the support system is awesome too!” naturallyslim.com/BFS.

"I have had type 2 diabetes for 10 years and was never able to reduce the sugar levels below 100,
and frankly even with medication I never thought it was possible. I guess I was totally wrong, this
program helps me stay focused in all I have to do to achieve results I never believed were possible.”

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