EPISODE · Mar 4, 2026 · 21 MIN
Diabetes (Sugar Shrapnel and Types) S1,E6
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Thinking of diabetes as "Sugar Shrapnel" is a perfect clinical metaphor. When your blood sugar is chronically high, glucose stops being fuel and starts acting like microscopic shards of glass tumbling through your bloodstream, shredding everything from your smallest capillaries to your largest organs.
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Thinking of diabetes as "Sugar Shrapnel" is a perfect clinical metaphor. When your blood sugar is chronically high, glucose stops being fuel and starts acting like microscopic shards of glass tumbling through your bloodstream, shredding everything...
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