6 trigger foods that cause agonizing pain if you have neuropathy

6. Sugar

While it is widely accepted that added sugar has adverse health effects, this is particularly true regarding peripheral neuropathy.

Eating foods that have a lot of sugar can spike your blood sugar levels and cause inflammation, which can damage your nerves and the blood vessels that feed your nerves.

Eating too much sugar too often can speed up the onset of diabetic neuropathy in people with diabetes.

If you wish to prevent diabetes and diabetic neuropathy from happening in the first place, you must take steps to stop eating sweets.

And keep in mind that even if you substitute your sweets for fruits, the natural sugars found in fruits is still sugar, so you’ll still need to make sure to consume in moderation.