When Carbs Talk Back

Hi friends,
Recording this week’s Ketobiography episode reminded me how fragile our best intentions with technology can be—and how determined I am to keep sharing these stories anyway. What you’ll hear with Pam Groth is shorter, a little imperfect around the edges, and still so worth your time.

This conversation isn’t a polished, back‑and‑forth interview. Instead, Pam—who lives with multiple sclerosis and is Deaf with no residual hearing—takes the mic and walks us through her world. She talks about realizing that certain foods lit up her MS symptoms, how carbs could make her nerves scream so much she couldn’t use her hands or sleep, and what changed when she found keto through a Deaf diabetes support group. She also shares why she now coaches Deaf and Hard of Hearing clients in American Sign Language, including one woman who’s gone from 428 lbs to 228 lbs under her guidance.

As you listen, I hope that you’ll hear the quiet, steady courage it takes to keep experimenting with food, fighting for answers, and advocating for yourself and your community.

And if Pam’s experience with doctors and interpreters stirs something in you, I’d invite you to take one small advocacy step of your own: join us inside Metabolic Collective. It’s a community built around metabolic health, support, and patient‑led change—exactly the kind of space where stories like Pam’s can spark something bigger than any one episode.

-Robyn