Very low carbohydrate diets can improve blood pressure, blood sugar levels and weight control (Better than DASH)

Medical Xpress / American Academy of Family Physicians / The Annals of Family ^ | May 23, 2023 | Laura R. Saslow et al

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I believe it is strictly the excess glucose

I think you're probably correct, and it makes sense as well,
the more glucose is floating around in the blood, the more its consistency is like ketchup...

...so blood can't 'get to' the smaller capillaries...

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