Diabetic Gangrene: Symptoms, Causes & Treatment – Dr.Berg On Diabetic Foot

I answer the question, why do some diabetics get gangrene?

Timestamps:
0:00 Why do some diabetics get gangrene?
0:30 The reason the tissue is dying is because of exposure to way too much sugar
2:50 I explain what you can do for gangrene

In this video, I answer the question of why do some diabetics get gangrene while others don’t?

With gangrene, the tissue in the toes or foot, and sometimes the hand, starts turning black, yellow, red, and sometimes even a shade of green. The word gangrene is derived from the Latin word that means putrefaction, or dead or dying tissue. And the reason the tissue is dying is that it’s being exposed to way too much sugar.

When you expose your vascular system to too much glucose, it gets damaged. You get massive oxidation, creating free radicals. You experience hemorrhaging clotting and a thickened stiffened vascular system. All of this causes a healing response; an inflammatory response, and impairs the blood flow to your tissues and nerves.

The lining of your vascular system is called the endothelial layer. It doesn’t require insulin to transport glucose into the cells. This means if you have insulin resistance, you won’t have the resistance in the endothelial layer. If there’s too much glucose it will be driven right into your tissues, which is why so much damage is created.

If you look at insulin resistance as a protective mechanism that prevents too much glucose and insulin from going into the tissues, it’s easy to see why tissues that don’t need insulin to get battered. Brain tissue is another example, along with red blood cells. When you get an A1C test, what’s measured is a level of exposure to sugar of the red blood cells, to determine whether or not you’re a diabetic.

The more sugar in your blood, the more vascular problems you’ll have. It’ll stop both the nutrition and oxygen to your tissues, leading to gangrene. You may get a combination of gangrene, ulcers, and nerve damage.

But here’s what you can do. The most important thing is to avoid it in the first place, by not consuming so much sugar. Do keto and intermittent fasting.

If you already have this condition there are a couple of things you can do depending on how severe it is. Believe it or not, in 2004 the FDA approved maggot therapy. Maggots are put into skin ulcers to clean up the dead tissue, and it’s very effective because it disinfects the area and stimulates healing. The maggots actually release enzymes and a broad-spectrum antibiotic.

Of course, you also want to change your diet to lower your sugar intake.

Now you know the answer to why do some diabetics get gangrene?

Dr. Eric Berg DC Bio:
Dr. Berg, age 55, is a chiropractor who specializes in Healthy Ketosis & Intermittent Fasting. He is the author of the best-selling book The Healthy Keto Plan, and is the Director of Dr. Berg Nutritionals. He no longer practices, but focuses on health education through social media.

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