Why Your Nerve Pain Isn't Easing: The Hidden Carbohydrate Load
You've cut sugar, tossed the candy, and sworn off soda, yet the burning and tingling continue. In this video, Dr. Fitz explains why the bigger issue for many people with diabetes is total carbohydrate load, including foods often seen as healthy, and how persistently high blood sugar can affect nerves through glycation and oxidative stress. He discusses what lower-carbohydrate approaches aim to do, what animal research on ketones has suggested, and why strong human evidence is still limited. Most importantly, he covers three safety rules anyone with diabetes should follow before changing their diet, starting with talking to their doctor.
What you'll learn in this video
- Why "healthy" carbohydrates can still raise blood sugar significantly in larger servings
- How glycation and oxidative stress may affect nerves over time
- Other factors that influence nerve risk in diabetes, including blood pressure, cholesterol, and smoking
- What lower-carbohydrate and ketogenic approaches aim to do, and what animal studies suggest
- Why diabetes medications may need adjusting under medical supervision when carbs drop
- Why lowering blood sugar too fast can cause problems of its own
- Why SGLT2 inhibitor medications call for extra caution with very low-carb diets