Starving While Fasting? ER Doc Explains

If fasting feels impossible, it’s not because fasting is unsafe... it’s because sugar is still running the show inside your body!

I’m an ER doctor and fasting coach and in this video I explain why fasting fails for so many people, why hunger feels out of control, and how sugar and carbohydrates quietly drive inflammation, weight gain, and disease long before diabetes is diagnosed.

Diabetes is most commonly diagnosed at the end stage in the emergency room... after years of causing damage. That’s why I care so much about teaching this early, before people lose their vision, their kidneys, their limbs, or their quality of life.

The early warning signs of diabetes are often overlooked. In medicine, when recognized, we call them pre-diabetes or metabolic syndrome.

In this video, we cover:

-Why fasting feels impossible for some people

-Why sugar control matters for everyone, not just diabetics

-How blood sugar damage exists on a spectrum

-Why diabetes is the endpoint, not the beginning

-Early warning signs of insulin resistance and diabetes

-Why family history often means shared eating patterns

-The truth about Ozempic and GLP-1 medications

-Why cutting calories alone is not healthy

-How reducing sugar improves hunger, energy, and metabolic health

-Why low-carb eating supports fasting, healing, and longevity

00:00 Why Fasting Feels Impossible
01:04 Is Fasting Dangerous?
02:30 What Are The Essential Nutrients
03:15 “Healthy” Foods and Sugar
05:09 Sugar in the Diet Does Damage
06:18 Signs of Early Diabetes
07:20 Diabetes Reality
09:50 Hunger Control Without GLP-1s
10:45 I'm Happy to Connect and Help

Diabetes does not start in the ER. That’s just where I meet it.
It starts quietly, in your kitchen, with sugar, hunger, inflammation, and ignored warning signs.

If you’re struggling with fasting, cravings, fatigue, weight gain, or blood sugar issues, I have multiple videos on this channel that teach you exactly how to reduce sugar in your diet — step by step — so your body can heal.


📘 If you want to go deeper, my book “Sugar Be Sugarin" explains how and why our culture has become addicted to sugar and how to reverse this process. Pick up the book on Amazon: https://amzn.to/4ag0hZW

🔥 And if you’re ready for guided education and support, learn more about Jumpstart Sugar Detox, where I teach people how to reduce sugar safely and effectively. This is where we put the learning into action! Learn more @ jumpstartsugardetox.com

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👋 Hi, I’m Dr. Erin Reardon, MD
Founder of Emergency Health Fix (EHFix)

I help people FIX their health by cutting sugar, boosting metabolism, and learning the science of getting healthy naturally. Together, we drop the fat, drop the disease, and drop the meds — while building energy, strength, and confidence for life.

Inside the Emergency Health Fix App, you’ll join a supportive team of like-minded friends from across the country. Each month I run a new challenge packed with simple, science-backed lessons you can apply immediately. You’ll learn directly from me, work with your own private coach, and get daily support from Carbie — my AI nutrition + fitness assistant.

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