Natural Treatments for Type 2 Diabetes

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Re: Natural Treatments for Type 2 Diabetes
« Reply #30 on: November 17, 2006, 07:29:04 PM » by diaperswyper

Oh, and does anyone know if brown rice syrup is a good thing?

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Re: Natural Treatments for Type 2 Diabetes
« Reply #31 on: November 17, 2006, 08:22:17 PM » by BJ_BOBBI_JO

oops i forgot about beans.

they are high in carbs. but considered to have benifits. they have lots of protein. when a diabetic eats protein along with their carbs it slows down the absorption rate of the carbs so that the diabetics sugar will not spike real high real fast.

but even tho beans are good they still are rather high in carbs and will cause the sugars to go high Embarrassed

when i eat mexican ( the beans) food my sugars dont spike mega high real fast like they do after other high carb foods but instead they stay high for longer. it seems bad either way for me.

i wish their was a solution to it all. as far as i know diabetes is not cured ( unless by God) but ppl think theirs can be cured because once they start eating low carb, exersizing and using some supplements that makes their sugars then go into the normal range. but what those ppl dont realize is that once that diabetic goes off the ban wagon and eats something high in carbs on a regular basis their diabetes suddenly comes back again.

WARNING --> a diabetic low sugar can be misstaken as one being rude mean and abusive. low sugars can cause all sorts of syptoms from passing out, being disoriented and confused, being violent and mean and so on. when my eyes start looking weird with big pupils and i start yelling and doing weird stuff hubby knows im going into a low sugar.
ITS ALWAYS SMART FOR ANY DIABETIC TO HAVE A CARB SOURCE WITH THEM INCASE THEY HAVE A LOW SUGAR ATTACK> THOSE LOW SUGARS CAN COME APON THEM WITH NO WARNING< ESPECIALLY IF THEY HAVE BEEN MOVING ABOUT A LOT> CARBS WILL RAISE THE SUGAR WHICH IN THIS CASE IS A GOOD THING.

i duno what brown rice syrup is.

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Re: Natural Treatments for Type 2 Diabetes
« Reply #32 on: February 03, 2007, 02:22:09 PM » by DHW

I just read a blurb about controlling diabetes with an herbal combination of fenugreek, gymnema sylvestre, konjac mannan, and the nopal cactus. Exact doses were not given (you had to order the book to get that). I have read some great things about fenugreek, gymnema, and nopal cactus, plus konjac is a high fiber food that is good for stabilizing blood sugar and aiding in weight loss.

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Re: Natural Treatments for Type 2 Diabetes
« Reply #33 on: February 10, 2007, 06:53:57 PM » by healthybratt

Still reading Eat Fat Lose Fat and came across a chapter that belongs here.

Diabetes and Insulin Resistance

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A high-fat diet that includes coconut oil helps regulate blood sugar levels. Before the discovery of insulin, the only treatment for diabetes was a diet consisting largely of fat. Since trans fats interfere with insulin receptors in the cells, replacing trans fats with coconut oil and other healthy fats is the number one measure for preventing and reversing the insulin resistance so characteristic of type II diabetes. As for type I diabetes (the autoimmune type), eating the traditional foods recommended in Health Recovery will not necessarily heal a defective pancreas, but it will go a long way toward preventing the side effects of diabetes, such as kidney and retinal problems and impaired tissue repair.

Beyond that, our three-pronged approach to healthy fat nutrition will also help those with Syndrome X (also known as pre-diabetes), a combination of health problems associated with type II diabetes, including obesity and hypertension, insulin resistance, and stroke. Here's why:

• Replacing trans fats with good traditional fats will prevent trans fats from interfering with insulin receptors.

• Without vitamin D, your body cannot adequately use insulin, and thus may release excess amounts of it, leading to glucose intolerance, the inability to properly metabolize glucose. Research has found that low levels of vitamin D in the blood are associated with high levels of insulin. This means that the more vitamin D you have circulating in your blood, the less insulin your body releases and the better your blood sugar balance will be. And since in some people vitamin D deficiency inhibits insulin production, vitamin D may protect against type I as well as type II diabetes.

A number of studies have tested vitamin D-rich cod-liver oil with both insulin-dependent (type 1) and non-insulin-dependent (type II) diabetes. For both conditions, cod-liver oil helped balance blood sugar and improved markers of the disease. Vitamin A in cod-liver oil also promotes wound healing and protects the retina, both problem areas for diabetics.

The traditional foods in our diet are especially important since those suffering from diabetes cannot make any vitamin A from carotenes (vitamin A precursors found in vegetables) and therefore need more animal-source vitamin A from cod-liver oil and the other animal foods.

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Re: Natural Treatments for Type 2 Diabetes
« Reply #34 on: February 10, 2007, 08:28:00 PM » by Shaundra

Beyoutiful, Where to you purchase these cherries? I found a site that sells dried cherries and cherry juice. Will this work? Thanks.

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Re: Natural Treatments for Type 2 Diabetes
« Reply #35 on: February 21, 2007, 10:13:29 PM » by Jlynn

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Re: Natural Treatments for Type 2 Diabetes
« Reply #36 on: June 14, 2007, 03:04:10 PM » by HappyHomemaker25

I am going to my MD next week after getting a high sugar reading over 200 on my last blood work. Other than blood sugar I am in good health right now. I dropped 20 pounds this year already and am continuing to make changes in my diet.
Is there any thing I should avoid as far as medication right now? Any suggestions as to what I should talk to the doctor about with natural treatment? She is a great doctor and takes the time to talk and listen, but as far as I know she is not homeopathic or whole foods oriented.
Im also in the process of being diagnosed with PCOS which has a lot to do with why my sugar is so high.
There is a ton of information in this thread and Im so thankful for it, I just want to make sure Im well informed of my options befor I go to the MD.
I have already jotted down the books to read and saved the websites mentioned. Anything else?

Thanks so much.

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Re: Natural Treatments for Type 2 Diabetes
« Reply #37 on: June 14, 2007, 03:28:20 PM » by dara

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Quote from HB: The traditional foods in our diet are especially important since those suffering from diabetes cannot make any vitamin A from carotenes (vitamin A precursors found in vegetables) and therefore need more animal-source vitamin A from cod-liver oil and the other animal foods.

Any more info on this? I have never heard this before... so eating carrots and veggies and drinking their juice is useless for diabetics? (Yes, I know carrots are sugary too, but I never heard that about Vit. A)

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Re: Natural Treatments for Type 2 Diabetes
« Reply #38 on: June 17, 2007, 07:00:35 PM » by healthybratt

Quote from: dara on June 14, 2007, 03:28:20 PM

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I'd recommend you read the book. In my opinion, it's filled to the covers with helpful information for anyone who is serious about getting/being healthy. There's so much stuff in there, it would take hours to post it all. (but it's a quick, fascinating read) Wink

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Re: Natural Treatments for Type 2 Diabetes
« Reply #39 on: June 21, 2007, 12:11:44 AM » by happysprings5

just wanted to share an update & ask another question!
Update:......(my DH is the one w/ high sugar of 160-200 most of the time and I started the thread)......He is taking chromium gtf & cinnamon and is trying to eat better and only drinking water always. This is helping some and we have seen small decreases in the sugar levels (thru finger stick tester ).... We want to try a cleanse of some sort........but are not sure where to start (I know this is been mentioned in other threads).....
I think that if we could "clean him out" and then continue the healthier diet, water and some recommended suppliments, maybe we could get the levels down to normal ?!?!? By the way, we still have not been to a Dr......we want to try to tackle this w/ the "natural" ways.......
ANY advice on cleansing and diabetes???
HB~ would you recommend the list you mentioned under the leaky gut thread to be helpful for diabetes as well? (the one where you said start w/ yeast assassin, then water cure etc.....??) I am sorry but I do not know how to add that link here. It just seems to me that if you have any health problem a cleanse of some kind would be a good place to start...? I just need help and advice from ya'll on where to go from here....THANKS girls!
Wendy

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Re: Natural Treatments for Type 2 Diabetes
« Reply #40 on: June 21, 2007, 11:12:30 AM » by diaperswyper

Cut out carbs and sugars. Breads, pasta's, desserts, anything with sugar and flour in it. My dh's blood sugar dropped to normal, altho he still enjoys his carbs sometimes. Eat lots of meat and vegetables. Our natural doctor said if he does eat carbs drench it with fat. Example, with pasta, drizzle olive oil over it, if cake, drench it with cream. The fat coats the molecules and keeps it from going straight to the blood stream and raising blood sugar.

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Re: Natural Treatments for Type 2 Diabetes
« Reply #41 on: June 21, 2007, 12:25:12 PM » by healthybratt

Quote from: happysprings5 on June 21, 2007, 12:11:44 AM

HB~ would you recommend the list you mentioned under the leaky gut thread to be helpful for diabetes as well? (the one where you said start w/ yeast assassin, then water cure etc.....??) I am sorry but I do not know how to add that link here. It just seems to me that if you have any health problem a cleanse of some kind would be a good place to start...? I just need help and advice from ya'll on where to go from here....THANKS girls!
Wendy

Keep in mind, I do not have, nor have I ever had diabetes; however, in all my reading, diabetes is listed as an autoimmune disorder which are linked to lowered immunity and leaky gut, candida, etc.

I do have a friend that is diabetic and has reported very good results with Cod Liver Oil, but has not been treating for yeast and/or leaky gut long enough to report any changes.

From what I understand, diet changes for diabetes and yeast cleansing are very similar in the fact, that sugars must be limited or eliminated, so unless there is some reason to believe that Yeast Assassin would somehow be harmful to a diabetic (I don't believe there is), then it sure couldn't hurt to follow the steps. Most everything listed is healthy for most people - real foods.

The water cure is not my cup of tea, nor do I have much expertise in it. I only know what I've read on the forum. I would recommend you read the Water Cure thread for more personal reports of success.

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Re: Natural Treatments for Type 2 Diabetes
« Reply #42 on: June 21, 2007, 03:37:33 PM » by happysprings5

THANKS HB! I have heard of the cod liver oil.....we may give it a try too!
Thanks also for the fat & carb idea......I think we will try this! Does your DH still check his sugar often to see if it is normal??
We only check my DH about once a day, sometimes less. I do think we will do the water cure.....or alteast increase our water intake. I figure it can't hurt! I'll keep ya'll updated as we try different things, and post what works for us! DH decided we would try one, maybe 2 things (suppliments/herbs/vitamins) at a time so we could see what is making a difference.
thanks again girls!!!
Wendy

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Re: Natural Treatments for Type 2 Diabetes
« Reply #43 on: June 21, 2007, 08:10:58 PM » by prairiechild

iodine

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/ffabsa/message/650

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Re: Natural Treatments for Type 2 Diabetes
« Reply #44 on: July 24, 2007, 11:16:58 AM » by Gigi

I thought that this was interesting.

There is a new injectable drug for Type 2's made from Gila Monster Venom!

http://www.mendosa.com/monster.htm

Anyone using this?

It's not a natural treatment, I just thought it was interesting!

« Last Edit: July 24, 2007, 11:24:21 AM by Gigi »
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Re: Natural Treatments for Type 2 Diabetes
« Reply #45 on: July 24, 2007, 01:01:55 PM » by BJ_BOBBI_JO

Quote from: Gigi on July 24, 2007, 11:16:58 AM

They call the lizzard spit byetta. I cant remember if Im spelling it correct.

It helps lower insulin resistance which helps a diabetics blood sugars and helps them lose wight. My endocrinologist put me on those lizzard spit shots last year. They helped greatly. While taking those shots I had blood sugars below 100 which was so very nice. Because that is not normal for me. I can eat green beans and lettuce and get high sugars that is how bad my insulin resistance and pancreas is.

But the top dog endocrinologist decided to tell my endo doc to take me off of the lizzard spit shots because The byetta ppl say that only type 2 diabetics can have it. I am a weird rare combo of both type 1 and 2 with almost no insulin production. He was most likely afraid he would ge a law suit or in trouble for me using it because I have almost no insulin production.

He did not care that it was the only medication to help me. I was so mad. My husband tried calling him up and screaming at him because my life would have been much better and longer if I could have stayed on the lizzard spit shots.

It works and is sure worth a try.

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Re: Natural Treatments for Type 2 Diabetes
« Reply #46 on: July 24, 2007, 03:17:51 PM » by Gigi

BJ you crack me up!! I bet you're a hoot to hang out with.

Lizard Spit shots!! That's great.

But, wow, that is interesting that they won't let you have it because you're not technically a type 2- Why would the byetta people (and hence, your MD) care, really?

Can you go to a different clinic?

I wonder if there is some bad thing it can do if you don't make any insulin - does it damage your liver instead of just stifling its glucose production? There has got to be a reason. Maybe I'll check this one out. I did notice that the website was determined to get the message across that their product was NOT for type 1's.

I met a lady (type 2) that uses this and said it was the best thing since sliced bread for her sugars, I had forgotten about it till today and then thought I'd see how folks liked it.

I am a type 1, so this won't help me at all, I was just curious about it. Now I'm really curious about it. How can it be BAD for a type 1 to use? hmm..

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Re: Natural Treatments for Type 2 Diabetes
« Reply #47 on: July 31, 2007, 05:27:55 PM » by its_me518

Hi!

My mom asked me to get some info for her. She has just been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. (most of my aunts have it) She doesn't want to take any of the pills that the dr gave her. I read the thread and have a few questions... Is there a difference in the chromium? Which one should she buy and any recommendations on the dosage? Also, the cod liver oil? Should she get the capsules or the liquid and what's the dosage? And another one, she said that her sugar goes up when she stresses (which is always Undecided

) Is there any tea to drink during the day to keep stress down?? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!!!

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Re: Natural Treatments for Type 2 Diabetes
« Reply #48 on: August 01, 2007, 03:27:36 PM » by its_me518

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Re: Natural Treatments for Type 2 Diabetes
« Reply #49 on: August 01, 2007, 03:35:14 PM » by denim&lace

Quote from: its_me518 on July 31, 2007, 05:27:55 PM

Hi!

) Is there any tea to drink during the day to keep stress down?? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!!!

I've had the best experience with Natures Sunshine Products 'Chromium GTF'. And I've tried several.

Can't tell ya much about cod liver oil, but there's a thread about it here...
http://www.welltellme.com/discuss/index.php/topic,309.0.html

And I drink Sleepytime tea for a de-stresser. It only makes me sleepy when it's time to be sleepy, but it does help me to wind down from a hard day. Just the plain ole' Celestial Seasonings brand.

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Re: Natural Treatments for Type 2 Diabetes
« Reply #50 on: August 02, 2007, 05:05:21 PM » by its_me518

Hi! Thanks for replying! So you could actually tell a difference between the chromium from different brands?? That was my idea too ( to drink the sleepy time tea) it really helps de-stress you?? Thanks a lot for letting me know!!

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Re: Natural Treatments for Type 2 Diabetes
« Reply #51 on: August 02, 2007, 05:59:12 PM » by BJ_BOBBI_JO

Quote from: its_me518 on August 02, 2007, 05:05:21 PM

So you could actually tell a difference between the chromium from different brands??

Natures Sunshine chromium GTF has always worked the best for me also, and they happen to be one of their cheaper bottle of pills. Their chromium has several herbs mixed in with it but I cant remember what they are.

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Re: Natural Treatments for Type 2 Diabetes
« Reply #52 on: September 02, 2007, 08:32:57 PM » by BJ_BOBBI_JO

I think I mentioned before on here how I learned that vit B1 is helpful in decreasing neuroapathy ( sp) in diabetics. Here is a link for it below.

Tonight I was doing some more research on the plant called plantain and found that it is not only good for bug bites and so many other external skin troubles but also it has lots of healthy benefits for us when eating it. It is said to be high in vit B1. Here is one of the sites I read that on.

The site about plantain info:
http://altnature.com/gallery/plantain.htm

The site about vit B1 and its uses in diabetics.
http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/newsandevents/pressreleases/researchers_find_vitamin/

I also posted this same post on the type 1 thread. I almost started a thread for the use of all diabetic forms since there is information out there that could benefit all diabetic forms.

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Re: Natural Treatments for Type 2 Diabetes
« Reply #53 on: March 08, 2008, 11:19:20 AM » by BJ_BOBBI_JO

I'm going to post this in both the type 1 and 2 threads.

I have recently started taking an immune boosting herbal supplement to help me not get sick because of an upcoming interactive theater play I will be in. Ya know how it is, you can be barfing and exploding with diarrhea and the show MUST go on so I wanna stay healthy as mush as possible.

This week my blood sugars have being go low a lot. And I mean a lot. Up to 5 times a day I am having sugars in the 30s. I have been watching the amounts of carbs I'm intaking but not so much so that it would cause lows like that. I know my insulin resistance is down because I lost weight with he stomach flu but it should not mess me up that much. Yes I have had some high sugars but not anything real bad like I normally do. I ate pancakes and my sugar was only 140 something which is not normal for me it should have went much higher. So I done an internet search on the effects of golden seal and diabetes and here is what I found and cut and pasted below.

I have had to decrease the math formuals by increasing my ISF factor and increasing the units of insulin per carb grams numbers which is good. But still not a cure. Now Im not having as much low sugar trouble.

Below is a list of herbs that help both type 1 and 2 diabetics. And the ever popular dandelion is one of them and guess what? Dandelion season is about around the corner! It is encouraging to find more herbs that help type 1 because most of them that I have encountered seem to only help type 2s.

GOLDEN SEAL is a powerful herb. Some herb authors say it is a form of insulin, but this is not logical, as insulin is a hormone and human hormones are manufactured only in human glands. Golden Seal supplies the nutrients to both your pancreas in Type I to make insulin and just possibly other glands as well. Golden Seal is known as an infection fighter, not because it poisons good or bad bacteria, but because it builds the body's natural immunity and the body then fights of f the attack as it was created. Using Golden Seal is similar to teaching a person how to fish, not just giving them a fish. It seems the scientific doctors think a lot like the government in that they give hormones (a fish) instead of trying to get the body to perform as created.

JUNIPER BERRIES are known to have specific foods for the pancreas and thus increase its production of hormones. They are especially helpful to Type I.

UVA URSI LEAVES are especially beneficial for bladder-kidney problems. The use with diabetes has been to lower high blood sugar and is helpful to Type I and Type II.

HUCKLEBERRY LEAVES/BERRIES are helpful with high blood sugar in Type I and Type II.

MULLEIN LEAVES are best known as a painkiller. Their historical use here is with mucus removal and thus it is helpful with Type II.

COMFREY LEAVES OR ROOT is high in protein, rich in vitamins A & C and minerals such as calcium. Their uses here are as builders and mucus movers, which will benefit Type I and Type II.

YARROW FLOWER is known as a healer of the glandular system. It's a blood cleanser and diaphoretic (sweat producer). It would offer help to the pancreas, Type I and Type II.

GARLIC BULB is known as a rejuvenator for body functions. It has lecithin and thus dissolves cholesterol in the body. It will be very helpful to Type II.

CAPSICUM FRUIT is best at reducing shock in the body and restoring normal functions, be it in the pancreas or at the cell level. It is also a wonderful catalyst for other herbs. As a stimulant, it would help Type I and Type II.

DANDELION LEAVES AND ROOT increase the pancreas production in Type I and provide valuable nutrients for the liver and kidneys for Type II.

ALFALFA LEAF AND STEM are very nutritive to the pancreas for Type I.

BUCHU LEAVES have been used f or problems in the genitourinary tract. Buchu has a historical use with the first stages of diabetes in both Type I and Type II.

BUGLEWEED HERB has a use f or pain and contracts mucus membrane tissue and thus is helpful to Type II.

DEVIL'S CLAW ROOT is known as a deep cleanser for both muscle and tissue. This is helpful to the pancreas and Type II.

FALSE UNICORN ROOT is known as a strong tonic f or the whole body and mucus membranes. It is helpful in Type II.

HO SHO WU ROOT is helpful to tone the liver, kidneys, nervous system and pancreas and Type I.

KELP HERB will be helpful to Type I and Type II because it supplies so many vitamins and minerals. It also contains some lecithin.

MARSHMALLOW ROOT is a great healer and its historical diabetes use is indubitable with Type II.

PERIWINKLE HERB has a strong historical use with diabetes in Britain. We have not been able to determine Type I or Type II yet.

QUEEN OF THE MEADOW LEAVES has been used for kidneys and gallstones, so we see a use here on cholesterol and Type II.

RED RASPBERRY LEAVES is a wonder food for the female body and high in vitamins A, B, C, D, E, F and G. Minerals include calcium, phosphorus and manganese. It will be nutritive to Type I and Type II.

SAW PALMETTO FRUIT is useful for all wasting body conditions. It has a good effect on the mucus membranes and it will be helpful to Type II.

TAHEEBO or PAU D'ARCO tree inner bark is one of the great blood cleansers and antibiotic acting herbs available. It is used extensively to combat Candida Albicans, which is discussed later. Taheebo has an antifungal affect on the pancreas and the cells. It should be included in every diabetic diet in either Type I or Type II.

WINTERGREEN LEAVES or OIL have the ability to penetrate every cell and thus help Type II. We suggest they be used in small doses.

CHICKWEED HERB has a use of dissolving the plaque from the arteries and fatty substances in the body. Its use in Type II is very important.

CASCARA SAGRADA BARK is remembered mainly because of its help with the colon. But it is well known to increase the secretions of the stomach, liver and pancreas. It is a must for [either Type I or Type II and an important part of a preventative diabetic diet.

Here is the link. It also has a list of vit and minerals to help diabetes.
Im not saying goldenseal is acting like a cure all for me but for now it is at leasting helping bring down those awful high blood sugars. They still are not perfect or close to it but at least they are better.

http://www.theherbsplace.com/Blood_Sugar_Suggestions_sp_95.html

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Re: Natural Treatments for Type 2 Diabetes
« Reply #54 on: June 22, 2008, 04:53:17 PM » by diaperswyper

How's your blood sugar doing by now, BJ? I'm pretty suspicious that my dh has type 2 diabetes. He's supposed to go back in to his md to find our for sure but it's hard to get him in there. His blood sugars can run pretty high, (120 to over 200) He's been really watching his carbs, 40 or less a meal and that really helps, but he's totally exhausted all the time. He'll fall asleep whenever he sits down never feels rested. His feet also hurt all the time but when he gets off of them, they're fine. He would like to lose around 70 lbs but is finding it almost impossible. He eats less than i do and hasn't lost a pound. He does not have an active job and by the time he comes home from work he's too tired to even want to think of doing anything. He's also the manly kind of guy who abhors mindless workouts but loves good hard physical labor, so the gym isn't an option.
We eat NT style and he eats lots of coconut oil, olive oil and the only processed food he gets is if we go away and that's all they have. His natural doctor has him on a bunch of minerals, cod liver oil etc. but is still puzzled what all's going on.
To make things worse, the last medical checkup, his blood pressure was 190/130 and they wanted to rush him into the hospital. He's actually weaned himself off the drugs, (i say weaned, he went cold turkey since his blood pressure went to low) but we're also dealing with that. On top of all that, he also has gout, supposedly, which i think is somehow all related to his other issues.
Has anyone ever heard of someone with these kind of issues? I've also thot of lymes...............

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Re: Natural Treatments for Type 2 Diabetes
« Reply #55 on: June 22, 2008, 05:30:53 PM » by BJ_BOBBI_JO

My sugars were just OK until about last week when my bottle of insulin suddenly stopped being effective enough and I did not realize it until today when I switched to a new bottle. I thought maybe I was getting an infection that was why my sugars were in the 300s, 400s and 500s. Now today I used a new insulin bottle and it is much better. Thank you for asking.

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Hey I can relate to the weakness your husband is having.I bet he also gets tired after he eats right? especially after a meal with carbs?

I bet your husband might be insulin resistant. Insulin resistance is a nasty thing and it not only affects type 2 diabetics but also non diabetics as well.

From what I have learned it is because of genetics, our modern eating styles, lack of movement, and eating way to many carbs over a period of years.

Just going off my poor memory insulin resistance can lead to type 2 diabetes for some, heart troubles for others, high blood pressure issues for some and a host of other things. And many ppl are unfortunate enough to get more then one health issue because of insulin resistance. Type 2 diabetes, heart issues and high blood pressure being the big ones.

I know I have preached about chromium GFT on here many times before but I cant express how important it can be for type 2 diabetes and anyone who has insulin resistance from my studies. I learned that every person needs chromium GTF but those ppl who are insulin resistant are lacking in it. Chromium is a mineral like magnesium and potassium are minerals. We need minerals. We suffer the consequences when we don't have enough of them.

Being insulin resistance usually means that person will have most of their body fat on their abdomen, like on the belly. They gain weight fast and cant hardly lose it at all. They often times crave carbs. Doing a google search will tell ya a lot about insulin resistance. it is also called syndrome X.

All the above is just going from my memory from the things I have learned and studied.

I wonder if your husband could benefit from trying chromium GTF? when I can afford it I get mine from Natures Sunshine because I find theirs to be the best, perhaps that is because they also contain a few extra herbs in them. They also happen to be one of Natures Sunshines cheaper pills compared to their other pills.

http://www.naturessunshine.com/us/products/catalog/product/default.aspx?stocknum=1801

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Re: Natural Treatments for Type 2 Diabetes
« Reply #56 on: June 25, 2008, 10:31:14 AM » by clover13

My blood sugar levels have always been really good. I had to check them often during my last pregnancy because I am a bit overweight and everyone was sure I was going to get GD. My blood sugar levels stayed fine, though sometimes a bit higher in the morning. I figured since I have the monitor, I would check it now that I am not pregnant anymore. My 2 hours are fine but my morning, after fasting all night was 144! I don't know why I am all of the sudden having problems and only first thing in the morning. My 2 hour blood sugar is still fine. So what can I do to bring down my morning number without giving myself to low of a blood sugar during the day?

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Re: Natural Treatments for Type 2 Diabetes
« Reply #57 on: June 25, 2008, 05:54:16 PM » by BJ_BOBBI_JO

Is it possible that you might have the 'dawn phenomenon'?

I don't know how to explain it but it makes a diabetic have high blood sugars in the mornings. I have that. Not much of anything helps mine but many ppl swear that eating a high protein snack before bed helps their dawn phenomenon blood sugars. I have heard docs say the same thing.

Something about the protein helps keep the blood sugars from going to high to fast all at once.

Like a peanut butter or a cheese sandwich before bed.

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Re: Natural Treatments for Type 2 Diabetes
« Reply #58 on: June 25, 2008, 06:21:16 PM » by clover13

Quote from: BJ_BOBBI_JO on June 25, 2008, 05:54:16 PM

I had read the same thing and I have tried that and it made it higher instead of lower.

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Re: Natural Treatments for Type 2 Diabetes
« Reply #59 on: June 26, 2008, 08:09:45 AM » by Gigi

clover13, have you tried checking your sugars as soon as you open your eyes - first thing in the morning?

My dawn phenomenon happens after I wake up. If I check my sugars after I've been awake 10-15 minutes, it'll be higher than if I check when I first open my eyes. I keep the meter right by the bed so that I don't even have to get out of bed to check them.

Just an idea.

Edit to add:

You said your post meal sugars are good, right? Like, what are the numbers? Below 100? Below 130? Below 200?

I read in the breastfeeding thread about the tough time you've been having with feeding your new little one. I can hardly think of anything more stressful than feeling like you are not able to feed your baby. Never underestimate the effect that stress can have on your sugars!! Stressful situations raise my sugars without a doubt.

How old is your little one? After birth, it takes a little bit for your hormone levels to get back to a more even keel. Hormones are another factor altogether.

If your 2 hour sugars are fine, I would give those fasting sugars some more time to level out while you resolve the issues around feeding your little love.

HTH

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