Diabetes Type II (Insulin Resistant Diabetes)
When
carbohydrate intake and blood sugar levels are too high, the body
produces an abundance of insulin, the primary "fat-storage
hormone.” Insulin allows sugar into fat cells for conversion into
fat. When glucose receptors in the body get
worn down by years of high blood
sugar, insulin resistance occurs. While
it's possible to have this kind of condition and not be overweight,
it's very rare. According to the National Diabetes Information
Clearinghouse most people with insulin resistance develop full-blown
Type 2 diabetes within 10 years unless they lower their carbohydrate
intake and blood sugar.
Our
Unique approach uses comprehensive diagnostic measuremens for blood
sugar that go beyond hemoglobin A1C, and blood glucose challenge
tests, and full Nutritional Services that include menu planning, meal
planning, shopping lists, and carbohydrate counts, including a copy
of our book on this subject. We are able to in a few months help a
patient go from medications to renewed health and vitality through
diet and exercise modification and nutriceuticals.
Signs
of High Blood Sugar and Insulin Resistance
If
you are overweight, with a history of hypertension, high blood sugar,
and heart disease, these foretell what is known as “The Deadly
Quartet”:
High
Blood Sugar over 90 mg/dl
Insulin
resistance, meaning the body needs more insulin to handle its
blood sugar
Increased
abdominal fat, meaning a 40” waistline or greater for men and
35” waistline or greater for women.
High
blood pressure equal to or greater than 130/85 mm Hg.
Signs
of arterial disease--- glaucoma, cataracts, impaired vision,
impotence or sexual dysfunction, numbness and tingling in hands and
feet.
High
blood sugar is the leading cause of arterial disease of the brain,
eye, heart, kidney and lower limbs. Diabetes is for this reason that
leading cause of dementia, blindness, heart attack, kidney failure,
impotence and limb amputation. Lowering your blood sugar with natural
Holistic healing, diet and exercise can safely help an individual
with Diabetes toward a complete cure in months.
High
Blood Sugar and Mood:
When
a person has a high carbohydrate snack, such as a bagel or even an
apple, the blood sugar crashes after just 30 minutes. A high
carbohydrate meal induces huge swings in blood sugar, followed by
drowsiness, irritability and hunger. It is one of the leading
contributors to depression today. Extracts such as chromium and
gynmema can all help control blood sugar levels when a diet is not
working alone.
Supplements
that help:
Chromium, Cinnamon, Bitter melon, Gymnema Sylvestre and vanadyl sulfate can all help an individual combat insulin resistance naturally.
Cinnamon.
A half teaspoon a day can lead to 20% improvement in blood
sugar. Cinnamon has been used for several thousand years in
traditional Ayurvedic and Greco-European medical systems. Native to
in southern tropical India, the bark of this evergreen tree has three
active components of cinnamon found to have beneficial biological
activity, increasing insulin-dependent glucose metabolism by roughly
20-fold in vitro (Anderson RA 2004).
Chromium.
Chromium is an essential trace mineral that plays a significant role
in sugar metabolism. It helps lower blood sugar levels by improving
insulin receptor sensitivity. The richest natural source is red
zinger tea, lemongrass, and juniper berry and brewers' yeast.
Gymnema
Sylvestre The leaves have been used for over 2000 years in
India. It Improves insulin release and insulin’s affect. When
applied to the tongue, it blocks the sensation of sweetness.
Interestingly, it produces little effect in individuals with normal
blood sugar.
Bitter
melon. (Balsam pear) Contains charantin, more potent than the
oral hypoglycemic drug tolbutamide. 15 grams of bitter melon extract
produces a 50% decrease in after meal blood sugar. (Y. Srivastava et
al. 1993)
Vanadyl
sulfate. Helps activate transport proteins for glucose uptake
functioning much like chromium.
Kino
tree bark--- rich in
epicatechin and pterostibene, two antioxidant rich flavonoids.
India's Office Council of Medical Research shows in one clinical
trial that after 12 weeks, blood sugar dropped over 32 points with 93
patients. A second group produced an average drop of nearly 56
points, with no side effects.
Magnesium
and Potassium lowered
carbohydrate intake is a natural diuretic, reducing blood pressure. A
wheatgrass or green supplement can replace these minerals naturally.
Vitamin
C.
Vitamin C or citrate is the single best natural chelator of calcium from arteries. Modern theories suggest that after glycation from sugar, vitamin C deficiency may be the second leading cause of arterial disease and decay.
Other
helpful supplements:
Cortisol
lowering – soy lecithin (phosphatidyl serine rich lowers cortisol,
an insulin resistant factor)
Metabolic support--- iodine from kelp for thyroid
Antioxidants-- alpha lipoic acid, IV glutathione for cataract, glaucoma
Neuropathy-- DHA , lecithin, B-12(for neuropathy)
GI detoxification--- to lower bacteria that feed on sugar
Other: Banaba, Jambolan fruit, Neem bark, White kidney bean, lagerstroemia speciosa