Herbal Recommendations for Diabetes

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Alobar,

Before the advent of insulin…diabetes was treated with plant

medicines and herbs!

In 1980, the WHO urged researchers to examine whether these

traditional medicines possessed any real medicinal effects.

In the last 10-20 years, scientific investigation has indeed

confirmed the efficacy of these herbal preparations.

 

 

<I have been using dietary control plus gourdin plus lots of….

<I do have some serious questions (but no answers) about all

<the herbs for diabetics. It seems from what I have read that all

<these herbs & preparations act to stimulate the pancreas into

<producing more & more insulin.

 

< From what I have read, insulin is not

real good for anyone if the quantities are too high.>

 

 

Alobar,…. Up to 90 percent of all diabetics are Type II.

With Type II diabetes, insulin levels are typically elevated,

indicating a " loss of sensitivity " to insulin

 

Apparently this is caused when our *body cells*

 

do not respond to the insulin that is presently available to them.

 

As for Auryuvedic herbs, in my opinion they just tend to assist your

body in providing those sufficient amounts of insulin

which your body requires to function effectively.

Herbs tend to provide a healing effect over time. I'm certainly not

aware that any of these herbs would keep on producing above or beyond

the required amounts your body needs to function effectively.

 

From what I've been able to ascertain it is only when your body

cannot *utilize* insulin in a normal manner,

that insulin levels soar too high.

Here is a quote to that effect from Dr. Cherry...

..

" What eventually happens to the body of the diabetic? Body cells

develop insulin resistance and don't respond to insulin, so they

starve and get

so weak and tired they can hardly function. "

 

Reginald Cherry, M.D.

 

 

<The docs never have one's blood tested for insulin levels, just >

<glucose.

 

Careful attention to symptoms, home glucose monitoring, and the

glycosylated hemoglobin(Hgb)test are, at this time, the best way to

monitor the progress of a diabetic individual.

These are effective for determining whether cells are responding to

insulin properly.

So unless you are afflicted with pancreatic disease or hormonal

disturbances, these herbs are quite effective over the long term.

 

 

<Early on in my readings about diabetes, I came upon the

<statement (sorry, no footnote here) that almost all diabetics

<eventually die from " diabetic complications " . Further reading got

<me thinking that almost all of the " diabetic complications " they

<mentioned were a mix of complications from high blood glucose and

<complications from high insulin levels. So ideally, I figure I need

<a lifestyle which keeps both my blood glucose levels low and also

<keeps my blood insulin levels low.

 

<Which got me thinking. Are there any herbs or food

<supplements which decrease cell insulin sensitivity to allow a

<diabetic to control blood sugar levels without boosting his or her

<blood insulin levels?

 

 

" There are foods that demonstrate blood-sugar

lowering action. The active principles are believed to be the sulfur-

containing compounds allyl propyl disulfide (ADPS) and diallyl

disulfide oxide (allicin), respectively though other constituents

such as flavonoids may play a part as well.

 

The cardiovascular effects of garlic and onions, that is,

cholesterol and blood-pressure lowering actions, further substantiate

the liberal intake of garlic and onions by the diabetic patient.

 

In addition,

 

bilberry, grape seed and ginkgo and fenugreek seeds have an

important role in dealing with diabetic complications.

Fenugreek seeds…the active principle is the defatted portion of the

seeds and contains the alkaloid trigonelline, nitcotinic acid, and

coumarin.

Defatted fenugreek powder given twice daily in a 50 gram dose

significantly reduced postprandial glucose levels during the meal

tolerance test.

 

This information is taken from

" Recommended Herbs for Specific Health Conditions "

by Michael T. Murray. N.D.

 

 

 

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