Welcome back to the Diet Doctor Podcast. I'm your host, Dr. Brett Scher. Today I'm joined

by Dr. Anna Lorenzo. Now, as you'll hear us discuss, Anna's a little unlike any other

doctors we've had on this podcast. She's an ophthalmologist. And what's interesting is this

metabolic disease we talk so much about, whether it's insulin

resistance, type 2 diabetes.

So much of the focus is on the heart, the kidneys, the blood vessels, the sort of the overall

metabolic condition, but it also affects the eyes.

And it can affect it quite severely.

So as we're going to hear, Dr. Lorenzo specializes in what's called anterior

segment surgery or cataracts. And people with type 2 diabetes are more likely to get

cataracts. But when she looks into someone's eyes and can examine and see the back of their

eyes, she can already see changes from diabetes called diabetic retinopathy. And through her

own personal experience and her family experience,

she came across low-carb lifestyles

as a way to dramatically improve and treat blood sugar control

for people with type 2 diabetes.

And now she's able to apply that to her patients,

who she sees for eye problems,

but then can make the diagnosis of type 2 diabetes or can help treat their type 2 diabetes with low carb lifestyle.

So it's a wonderful example of, you know, the old saying of staying in your lane.

Well, she didn't stay in her lane.

And thank goodness, because she's helping so many people.

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