Fighting Diabetes

Diabetes-often heard in our home uttered by parents or may be grand parents. Have you ever tried to reach the base of the deadly disease? Diabetes germinates when the level of glucose or the level of sugar rise as a result of destruction of insulin from the body.

Controlling diabetes involves keeping the blood sugar levels under control. If not caught in time, this disease can result in some very serious effects on your health. Some short term effects can include, but are not limited to, blurred vision, concentration loss, weight loss, and frequent urination. If you fail to treat and control diabetes quickly, more serious health issues could arise such as heart disease, eye disease, and kidney failure.

The treatment of Diabetes depends on the age of the person, the lifestyle of the person and the stage of disease. Initially, the treatment of Diabetes involves giving a healthy and nutritious diet, and regular exercising. The weight of the diabetic should be under control to minimize the disease. If the above said measures of control are not effective, than Oral medications and Insulin are preferred.

In America alone, more than fifteen (15) million people suffer from diabetes and require daily insulin shots. Lowering cholesterol levels, blood pressure, and blood sugar levels are imperative to help control this disease. Smoking significantly increases the risk of heart disease in diabetic patients, so they are strongly urged to quit, reducing the risk of higher cholesterol levels and heart disease.

There are certain herbs and medicines for Diabetes prescribed in ayurveda like gymnema, bitter melon, bilberry, birch leaf tea, diaplex etc. Gymnema reduces blood sugar levels by lowering insulin resistance, and by increasing the secretion of insulin from the pancreas. Gymnema improves glucose control and helps the body make more insulin. Bitter melon is a fruit that helps increase the number of beta cells in the pancreas, thereby improving the body’s ability to produce insulin. Bilberry contains tannins and compounds called OPCs which are good for the eyesight and the blood vessels. Birch leaf tea helps in reducing weight, thereby helping control Diabetes.

Major drugs given in Diabetes include Insulin and Oral Hypoglycemics. Nutritious diet which is to be given to Diabetics should be rich in Vitamin A, Vitamin D, Vitamin B1, Vitamin B6, Fatty Acids, Alpha Lipoic acid, Chromium, Vanadium, Zinc etc. Vitamin A is an important element for treatment of Diabetes. It prevents side-effects of Diabetes like eye diseases, kidney problems etc. Vitamin D and Zinc help in Insulin production. Vanadium helps move insulin into the cells and Chromium helps in carbohydrate metabolism. Alpha Lipoic acid helps in converting glucose into energy required for the body. All these minerals and Vitamins are found in healthy diet like cod liver oil, nutritional yeast, animal foods including raw butter, cream, cheese, raw meat and fish, beef and lamb, seafood like shellfish, unrefined salt for trace minerals, bone broths for minerals; unfiltered olive oil; molasses, egg yolks; and a variety of fresh and fermented vegetables.

HemoglobinA1C test is the test which measures the sugar level in blood and its results should vary in between 7 % or below. Near about to 50,000 diabetics undergo treatment at New York City public hospitals. According to them, diabetes cannot be controlled alone with blood sugar control. A regular track of blood pressure and cholesterol levels and eye and foot exams are checked there at regular intervals using an electronic patient registry. Protein HaemoglobinA1C levels should be reduced or the blood sugar level must be reduced until the factors like age, other chronic conditions, lifestyle and culture are not controlled for the purpose of treating a patient.

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