today we are talking about six vitamin and antioxidants you need to know to prevent stop or
even reverse the complications of diabetes hi i am dr ahmet hergen i specialize in diabetes treatment
i am in a war with diabetes and you are with me in this so let's beat that beast i am going
to talk about ben fatia amin alpha lipoic acid b6 b12 vitamin d acetyl-l-carnitine and how they can
help you and when they are used effectively to stop or avoid diabetes complications
who cares if your blood sugar is high if your blood sugar did not cause complications right
the point of keeping blood sugar normal or close to normal is to prevent complications such
as neuropathy nerve disease eye disease kidney disease heart disease etc when you have diabetes
though sometimes no matter what you do your blood sugar can still spike right causing immediate
damage to your tissues and organs there must be some other defense systems other than just keeping
the glucose in normal range right today we will make sure you all know about these defense factors
let's talk first about how this damage happens to begin with so we can get to the bottom of it
to fix it and we know what we are dealing with right well food mostly carbs they all turn into
glucose right in a healthy person and then they're absorbed into the bloodstream and then
the pancreas creates the hormone off the insulin and that you'll notice right and then insulin
helps the glucose go into the cells and then the glucose turns into energy and used and stored
whatever right so the cells of pre-diabetic and diabetic people on the other hand
what they do they resist the insulin and it creates a glucose intolerance the ilo cells
or the beta cells which are specialized cells in the pancreas respond by pumping out extra insulin
when this happens the insulin resistance the eyelid cells burn off completely over time and
then high blood sugar happens and we call this a diabetes right well then you end up with bunch of
insulin prescriptions or other medications to just keep the diabetes under control
well here's the big news despite these obstacles most cells remain reasonably normal they
maintain their internal glucose concentrations but certain cells like most notably endothelial cells
which line the insides of the arteries and the capillaries are less self-regulatory they have
a tendency for accumulating large amounts of internal glucose which they are unable
to adequately digest this leads to accumulation of intermediate glucose breakdown products which
activates the metabolic pathways linked to the beginning of diabetes complications now what are
the endothelial cells i'm talking about right well endothelial cells are like asphalt on the road if
sun gets really hot and melts the road down what happens nothing moves right then supply shortages
will happen and everybody will be in pain well your body is no different if the cells lining
your arteries which resembles your highways or even smaller regular streets are not functional
or broken down and of course your nerves your kidneys your eyes that rely heavily on blood
supply and the nutrients will suffer the most the hazardous intermediates of glucose breakdown
leave a wake of damage particularly in the small blood arteries that feed the eyes the kidneys
and the extremities now this faulty glucose metabolism for example may result in blindness in
the retina it may cause irreparable tissue damage in the kidneys eventually leading to renal failure
kidney failure and dialysis it may also induce vascular disease and nerve discomfort in the
extremities sometimes all the way necessitating unfortunately amputation now fortunately
benefitiamine a little-known fat-soluble form of vitamin b1 has been shown to help in the
prevention of many diabetic complications as a result benefitiamine has emerged as a
critical nutrient for those seeking to avoid the potentially fatal effects of chronically high
blood sugar levels now benefitiamine has been used as a prescription medication in europe for decades
to slow the progression of diabetic nerve damage kidney damage eye damage etc right so diabetic
neuropathy especially impairs the function of the microvasculature which is the tiny blood vessels
in the extremities as well as the ability of the nerves to carry messages to the brain now this
pathological blood vessel damage causes numbness and painful tingling in the feet and hence
sometimes which can lead to pain and in worst case scenario unfortunately amputation sometimes of
the lower extremities now benfotiamine works by blocking the biochemical pathways through which
high blood sugar damages cells throughout the body benefitiamine which is now available as a
dietary supplement including our supplement can help diabetics protect the nerves
kidneys eyes blood vessels and heart now benefitia means multifaceted effects in preventing dangerous
diabetic complications makes that a pretty much a must-have supplement for people who have
high blood sugar levels remember sugar md neuropathy support has plenty of benefit amine
and actually we will be talking about you know in this entire video about other ingredients but
we made sure that we included everything known to men that helps diabetes complications or prevents
diabetes complications and we call it sugar md neuropathy support but in reality it helps prevent
all sorts of diabetic complications also remember benefitiamine is not like other diabetes drugs
diabetes medications are some of the most commonly prescribed pharmaceuticals on the market today
it's a multi-multi multi-billion dollar industry current type 2 diabetes medications aim to reduce
the dangerous accumulation of excess blood sugar in the bloodstream by either
increasing the insulin production or improving in this effectiveness we have 80 plus diabetic
medications in the market today and yet diabetic people are still having complications of diabetes
now many people have neuropathy or kidney disease they may or may not know but they
will know because i see them every day and i'll let them know most of the time they're not aware
of it because treatment is not complete or holistic without using what nature provides
as natural defense systems such as benefitiamine or alpha lipoic acid etc that we will be talking
about in a minute as well yes you heard me right benfotiamine is one of the most effective yes
underutilized treatments for preventing diabetes debilitating complications so what is it really
let's talk about that benefitiamine is a chemical cousin of thiamine an essential nutrient which is
b1 and thiamine aids in the conversion of fats and carbohydrates into glucose a form of energy
as you all know as a result thiamine is required for proper glucose metabolism regulation however
thymine is only soluble in water and the benefit is fat soluble allowing it to enter cells far more
easily than thiamine and thus help to prevent the diabetes related cell dysfunction a lot better now
ben fatia means increased bioavailability makes it particularly effective in treating diabetes
and high blood sugar-related tissue and organ damage again to reiterate diabetes
treatments that aim to increase insulin output or improve the cell response to insulin
do not provide adequate protection against the diabetes or diseases numerous complications
while diabetes medications help to address the problem of abnormally high plasma glucose levels
only benefit amine and alpha lipoic acid kind of substances will lower intracellular glucose levels
and modify the body's biochemical response to the toxic breakdown of the products of excess sugar
benefit amine promotes also the production of a very important enzyme trans catalase a naturally
beneficial enzyme that efficiently converts potentially toxic glucose breakdown byproducts
into harmless compounds that body can safely eliminate now several studies have shown that
the benefit amine inhibits three major pathways that lead to the formation of toxic substances
like advanced glycation end products now these things have been linked to the development and
progression of a variety of diabetic disorders such as neuropathy the retinopathy as we discussed
even peripheral vascular disease the arterial blockage in your legs and so forth nephropathy
is another one like the kidney disease as we talked about now surprisingly the same substances
actually are related to cardiovascular damage that's also observed in aging adults who do not
even have diabetes in fact even in non-diabetics aging is thought to be a major risk factor for
development of cardiac dysfunction as you know not everybody who has heart disease have diabetes
right there's other risk factors but this advanced glycation end products accumulate over time
even in older adults even without diabetes that's why you know eating too much sugar has
been linked to cardiovascular disease even if you do not develop diabetes from eating
too much sugar now unfortunately in diabetics this process is simply accelerated very much so
okay so what we are saying here that compared to non-diabetics the benefit from benefit
will be so much better if you have diabetes now benefitiamine has been used as a prescription drug
like i said in europe for many years and in the united states nobody even cares about it it's like
a hidden gem nobody knows about it now researchers are turning their attention now to benfotiamine
and it's available in the united states as a dietary supplement and guess what you know
the pharmaceutical companies are not gonna spend money on this because they're not gonna be able
to sell this for a thousand dollars right so it's so inexpensive that nobody's going to promote it
research is uncovering the evidence that it helps to offset the dangers of numerous complications
of diabetes and high blood sugar now benefiting also guards the sensitive nerve and brain tissue
as you know one of the most common and painful complications of diabetes is neuropathy also
we call this a you know we can call that a nerve disease or neuropathy but diabetic neuropathy has
the certain characteristics now damage to the extremities peripheral nerves results in pain
that is typically not relieved by traditional pain relievers numbness and changes in the sensation
in the limbs can happen polyneuropathy can happen which means that the multiple nerves are involved
in the extremities or in other body parts now benefit has been shown in clinical trials
to effectively relieve diabetic polyneuropathy so not just your feet or hands you know any part of
your other body you may have neuropathy neuropathy can even happen in your heart neuropathy can
happen in your torso a recent random double blind study in germany discovered that diabetes patients
with polyneuropathy who took 300 milligrams of benefitiamine per day for three weeks
saw a statistically significant improvement in nerve function scores the most noticeable
effect was a reduction in pain the studies authors stated that their findings back up the findings of
previous randomized controlled trials that found the evidence of benefitiamen's beneficial effects
in diabetic neuropathy patients now diabetes as you know has been linked to increased oxidative
stress which is a factor in many age-related disease processes as well the delicate tissue of
the brain is especially vulnerable to the damaging effects of this oxidative stress due to diabetes
as a result diabetes is becoming increasingly linked to cognitive decline including dementia
and alzheimer's disease and according to a new study benfotiamine may protect the brain
from oxidative stress associated with diabetes now in a study diabetes was experimentally
induced in a group of test subjects the rats and the subjects were given two weeks of benvetamine
supplementation after two weeks of a high blood sugar level now benfattiamine reduced oxidative
stress in the brain which is super common in diabetics and that led the researchers to conclude
that the benefitamine may actually prevent diabetes induced cerebral which is brain oxidative
stress via a novel mechanism that we discussed this implies that the benefited provides critical
protection for the delicate nervous system by protecting the peripheral nerves and the brain
from diabetes related damage now that's enough about benefit let's talk about alpha lipoic acid
not just diabetes but also chronic disorders such as lyme disease shingles thyroid disease
kidney failure hiv often cause nerve damage due to oxidative stress people experiencing
pain from unknown sources reported fewer severe pain scores when they took 400 milligrams of
oral alpha lipoic acid supplement compared to those who took a placebo again according to
a clinical investigation published in 2021 in people with diabetic neuropathy a potentially
severe disease that occurs especially in advanced diabetics but can happen in pre-diabetics as well
alpha lipoic acid brings a very potent antioxidant effect and at 2012 review of a dutch
trial showed that alpha lipoic acid given over three weeks caused a significant and clinically
relevant reduction in neuropathic pain so i'll tell you more a second assessment of a research
indicated that a daily dose of 300 milligram of alpha lipoic acid for two to four weeks
was both safe and effective in elevating neuropathy symptoms now as a bonus feature
a systematic review and methane analysis of 20 randomized controlled trials published in 2018
looked at the use of alpha lipoic acid in people with metabolic disorders some had type 2 diabetes
while others suffered from other metabolic disorders etc but the method analysis concluded
that the alpha lipoic acid supplementation reduced fasting blood glucose insulin concentration
insulin resistance and hemoglobin a1c levels in the blood let's move on to b vitamins we already
talked about the fat soluble b1 vitamin which is the benefit amine but other b vitamins also are
well known for their ability to promote normal nervous system function for example b6 and b12
have been shown to be particularly beneficial in the treatment of neuropathy well that's why
we have put all of these vitamins in sugar md neuropathy support ben fatia amin
like we discussed aids in the reduction of pain and inflammation whereas vitamin b6 protects the
covering on nerve endings b12 is required for proper neurological function and a lack of b12
can definitely result in neuropathy that's known by pretty much even a medical student
now many of you who take metformin regularly for years are more than likely to be b12 deficient b
vitamins are available as supplements or in eggs and seafood and vegetables and dairy products and
so forth even poultry but it may prove difficult to get enough vitamins through eating unless you
don't mind gaining weight acetyl-l-carnitine also is another one that i want to talk about
and that's an amino acid an antioxidant that promotes the formation of healthy nerve cells
it alleviates nerve pain and it increases the energy levels again this has been shown to elevate
cancer-related fatigue and chemotherapy and use neuropathy too so it's available as a supplement
and we have it in our supplement and it also occurs naturally in very small quantities in
foods again such as meat fish poultry and dairy products lastly i will talk about vitamin d now
researchers investigated the effects of vitamin d replacement on neuropathic pain and they looked
at in a randomized placebo control trial and study of patients with this neuropathy and low
vitamin d levels and they based their research on the studies that showed the vitamin d associated
improvements in axon regeneration and myelination of the nerves etc after the nerve injury now what
happened is there was a increase in the growth factor synthesis and natural regeneration in
these nerves most of the time diabetics are vitamin deficient and they don't even know
about it to get enough vitamin d you either have to eat salmon three to four times a week or go lay
down on the beach for like hours of a day well not sure if that's an easy task for anyone so better
to take a supplement to get what you need without having to go through all that plus knowing that
being deficient in vitamin d won't help your neuropathy you should probably make sure find a
way to get those vitamin d levels up we also got you covered with that in our supplement in our
sugar and neuropathy support sorry it sounds like i did a lot of advertising of my own product but
hey if nobody explained these to you you wouldn't know it right so it's better to
be safe than sorry and know it you don't have to buy any of my supplements but i want you to know
what works for you and what will help you prevent your diabetic complications now if you're happy
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