Guest guest Posted January 26, 2004 Report Share Posted January 26, 2004 In a message dated 26/01/2004 11:29:45 GMT Standard Time, Chinese Traditional Medicine writes: Hi Victoria, I'd be interested to know how the TMC herbalist viewed hypoglycemia and what treatment was recommended. I've had this for years and have dealt with in by making dietary modifications and having something to eat with me if I was traveling. The change to a vegetarian diet did result in greatly reducing the symptoms of arthritis ( a real bonus since the change to a vegetarian diet wasn't made primarily for health reasons), but the symptoms of hypoglycemia have remained. I'd appreciate hearing the TCM perspective on this condition. Nadine > TCM healers don't go by Western diagnoses but by symptoms. This was > underscored to me when I first saw a TCM herbalist. I said, " I am > hypoglycemic. " He asked, " What does that mean? " I misunderstood and > thought he didn't know what low blood sugar was called. He explained > that TCM healers don't go by Western diagnoses. They do consider > Western diagnoses, but it's critical that the client tell the healer > in his or her own words what the symptoms are instead of just giving > a Western diagnosis. Especially since symptoms can vary so much > among patients with the same diagnosis. So I detailed the symptoms to > him - the feeling " out of it " , the cold sweats, the trembling, the > nausea, the dry heaves and passing out if I don't get something to > eat, etc. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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