Treating Diabetes Naturall

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Diabetes is when the level of sugar in your blood is too high. Your body

makes insulin to carry sugar from the blood into your cells where it can be

burned as fuel.

In Type 1 diabetes (most often in younger people), there is too little

insulin. This occurs because the cells making insulin were destroyed by your

body

when it confused parts of those cells with an outside infection and attacked

them. Taking insulin is usually necessary, but we will talk about how to

prevent complications of the diabetes. Avoiding both sugar and dehydration

(drink

water) are critical here. The good news is that there will likely be

alternatives to insulin shots and we are even creating the ability to put new

insulin creating cells back into your body in the future. For now though,

frustrating and annoying as it is, please stay with your medical program of

insulin

and monitoring your blood sugar. Instead of sugars, use Stevia and use sugar

free candies, ice cream, chocolate, etc. Enjoy your pleasure, but since the

Atkins diet came through, there are sugar free ways to do it.

In Type 2 diabetes (usually in overweight adults) there is plenty of

insulin, but the insulin does not work (called " insulin resistance " ). This is

triggered by being overweight and genetics. In men, if associated with high

blood

pressure and high cholesterol, it is called " _metabolic syndrome_

(http://www.endfatigue.com/health_articles_f-n/Hormones-testosterone_therapy_imp\

roves_metabo

lic_syndrome.html) " and is often caused by testosterone deficiency (a blood

level under ~ 450 should be treated). In women, paradoxically, an elevated

testosterone can cause diabetes.

When blood sugar goes too high, it spills into the urine, pulling water with

it. This causes increased urination and thirst. When this happens in Type 1

diabetes, dehydration can cause your blood sugar to skyrocket and put you in

the hospital. Stay hydrated!

Complications of diabetes (heart, vessel and nerve) can often be prevented

naturally.

Treatments:

1. Lose weight if you are overweight. This restores your own insulin's

effectiveness and is often enough to make the diabetes go away—especially if

you

add regular exercise to your regimen. 2. Avoid sweets (Stevia,

artificial sweeteners, and sugar free chocolate with maltitol like the " Russell

Stover " sugar free brand are OK). 3. Increase fiber intake. 4. In

men,

if the blood testosterone level is under 450, consider _bioidentical

testosterone hormone_

(http://www.endfatigue.com/health_articles_f-n/Hormones-can_testosterone_be_good\

_for_you.html) by prescription. 5. For Type 2

diabetes, I prefer the above recommendations, and the medication metformin to

insulin. Though you may need insulin, it simply causes more weight gain and

more

insulin resistance in the long term. Because of these, use these other

treatments so your doctor can get you off your insulin. 6. Take the

_Energy

Revitalization System_

(http://www.endfatigue.com/store/products/supplements/berry-splash/) vitamin

powder. The vitamins B12, B6 and Inositol can help

prevent (or heal) diabetic nerve injury. Treating the magnesium deficiency

routinely caused by the diabetes helps decrease the risk of heart disease (do

not

take if you have kidney failure without your doctor's OK though). The

antioxidants may decrease the damage from the high sugar, and other components

may

help increase insulin sensitivity. _Vitamin D deficiency_

(http://www.endfatigue.com/health_articles_d-e/Diabetes-low_vitamin_d_metabolic_\

syndrome.html) is

associated with increased diabetes risk as well. 7. Take the supplement

_lipoic acid_

(http://www.endfatigue.com/store/products/supplements/lipoic-acid/) 300 mg 2x

day to prevent and treat diabetic nerve pain. 8. If you

have _diabetic nerve injury_

(http://www.endfatigue.com/health_articles_d-e/Diabetes-acetyl-l-carnitine_helps\

_diabetic_neuropathy.html) , add

_Acetyl-L-Carnitine_

(http://www.endfatigue.com/store/products/supplements/acetyl-l-carnitine/)

2,000 mg a day. _Early research_

(http://www.endfatigue.com/health_articles_d-e/Diabetes-coenzyme-q10_helps_diabe\

tic_neuropathy.html) suggests that

_Coenzyme Q10_

(http://www.endfatigue.com/store/products/supplements/coenzyme-q10-chewabl/)

200 mg a day may help. 9. If you develop heart problems,

see " _Treating Heart Disease Naturally_

(http://www.endfatigue.com/health_articles_f-n/Heart-overview_treating_heart_pro\

blems_naturally.html) . "