The Shrapnel Effect: Why Every Spike is a Scar" When your blood sugar spikes above 140 mg/dL (7.8 mmol/L), your blood stops being a life-giving fluid and starts becoming Liquid Sandpaper. Glycation Sugar is sticky. When there is too much of it in your blood, it binds to the proteins in your vessel walls. This process is called Glycation. Think of it like caramelizing an onion. The sugar turns hard, brown, and brittle. •The Result: Your flexible, smooth arteries turn into stiff, crusty pipes. The Glass Shards Imagine throwing a handful of sand into a car engine. That is what a glucose spike does to your capillaries. 1.The Eyes: The tiny vessels in your retina are shredded. This is why diabetics go blind (Retinopathy). 2.The Kidneys: The delicate filters are scratched and scarred. This is why diabetics end up on dialysis (Nephropathy). 3.The Nerves: The blood supply to your nerves is cut off. This is why your feet go numb and rot (Neuropathy). The Bandage Your body is not stupid. It feels the damage. When the sugar scratches the artery wall, your body sends Cholesterol to patch the hole. •You eat sugar ---> You scratch the wall ---> You patch it with plaque. •Repeat this 3 times a day for 10 years. •Result: A blocked artery. A heart attack. A spike is not "energy." A spike is an assault. Every time you eat that empty, processed carbs you are swallowing a handful of glass. Is it worth it?

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So. I’m staying with my grandkids for a few days. I get to their house and there’s not one but TWO boxes of donuts from the Donut Bar IFYKYK. No worries. I would Never! I love Donut Bar donuts and eat them two maybe three times a year. But breaking fast with them is an absolute NO. When I do have them I enjoy and then let it go.