“Sugar is a slow poison—sweet on the tongue, but quietly eroding the body from the inside out.”
Ever heard someone say “glucose is your body’s best friend”? Well, that’s the lie directly straight from the food industry and drilled into health professionals everywhere. But what if I told you that believing this one myth might be behind most chronic diseases? Spoiler alert: it kinda is.
Here’s the claim: we’re told that glucose is the preferred energy source for our bodies. Convenient, right? Unfortunately, it’s also misleading and profitable for some. Our bodies have a tiny glucose reserve (think: 1,700 calories) but a massive potential fat reserve (about 100,000 calories). The catch? Excess sugar doesn’t hang around—it quickly converts to fat.
Chronic inflammation in your arteries, soaring insulin levels, and eventually, insulin resistance. These are the dominoes that start falling when glucose is abused. Early warning signs? Classic: sneaking to the bathroom at night, brain fog that just won’t quit, mood swings, fluffier waistline, foggy vision, and even sleep issues.
If unchecked, this cascade can culminate in directionless diagnoses like diabetes, dementia, or eye diseases like cataracts and glaucoma.
Why isn’t high-carb, high-sugar eating flagged as dangerous? Because the food pyramid told us carbs should make up 65% of our intake. Spoiler: the food industry pushed the “glucose-equals-good” line because refined carbs are payday-rich for them. Consider:
If someone truly consistently follow this approach (cutting carbs drastically, stabilizing insulin, and shifting the body back into fat-burning mode), type 2 diabetes can often be reversed or put into remission. But is this told to diabetics? Rarely.
When blood sugar spikes stop happening daily, the pancreas can rest, insulin resistance can improve, and the body’s cells start responding to insulin again. That’s when many people see their blood sugar normalize and their need for medication drop or even disappear.
The good news? Cutting carbs—down to 30 grams per day—has helped some people stop needing insulin within 10 weeks. That’s right. Ninety percent success in just over two months.
So, in plain talk? Glucose isn’t the wholesome hero we think it is, and it’s certainly not the root of all energy. Overloading on sugar stress our metabolism and sets the stage for chronic diseases. The smarter play? Dial back refined carbs, become friends with your body’s fat-burning mojo, and let your hormones breathe easier.
