DIABETES, THE WORLD EPIDEMIC OF THE 21^ST CENTURY

By Lawrence Wilson, MD

© May 2008, The Center for Development.

INTRODUCTION

Diabetes is an epidemic of vast proportions around the world. This article explains many reasons. We will discuss how the correction of diabetes occurs with medical and natural methods.

First, however, let us broadly define what we mean by diabetes. It is not just sugar in the urine or excessive sugar in the blood. It is a derangement of sugar metabolism that affects the entire body. This definition is important because many people walk the planet who are diabetic who are never diagnosed with the disease because they have no symptoms that would be revealed on standard tests of any kind.

However, they crave sweets, are irritable before meals or if they skip a meal, and they may receive a diagnosis of “hypoglycemia” or “dysinsulinism”. However, we include these two categories of symptoms in our definition of diabetes for several reasons.

One reason is that they are similar in origin. A second reason is that the end result of the first two illnesses are generally diabetes. Therefore we group them together at this time.

AN INSULIN DEFICIENCY?

Diabetes is not simply a deficiency of insulin. If that were so, replacing the insulin would be the answer. However, diabetics on insulin still experience numerous effects of their illness such as neuropathy, atherosclerosis, kidney damage, blindness and many other complications.

Nutritional research reveals many interesting aspects of diabetes, and offers new ways to prevent and alleviate this condition. The basic approach of nutrition is to restore the pathways by which the body transports and processes glucose, the main sugar used in the body. This involves numerous nutrients including chromium, zinc and manganese among the minerals. It also includes all the B-complex vitamins, which are most critical for sugar metabolism, as well as other nutrients as well. Let us discuss the causes of diabetes first.

In fact, diabetes is a a very complex disorder with physical, mental and emotional aspects, all of which are important to know about and fix, as much as possible, for the best results of the person who is suffering from diabetes.

THE GENETIC CONNECTION

Doctors love to make a “big thing” of diabetes in the family as the cause of diabetes. This is insane, as it cannot account for the epidemic rise of diabetes this century or the last. What is more correct is that if your family lives on sugar, you are more likely to do so as well.

Also, if your mother inherited a gene that makes her more likely to have diabetes, you may, though you may not, have that gene as well. Also, if your mother was deficient in a wide variety of nutrients, you were likely born deficient and grew up with a diet and lifestyle that caused the deficiency in the first place.

Therefore, we agree that those in families are more prone to diabetes, but it is not primarily genetic. If it were, we would not be able as easily to correct it, which we can do if a person will correct his or her diet.

THE CAUSES OF DIABETES

1) AN IMPROPER DIET. The most important single factor causing diabetes is diet. A chief culprit is the consumption of alcohol and excessive simple carbohydrates. The main one, of course, is sugars, which includes items such as honey and even fruits and other sugars which are less refined but nevertheless very sweet.

Sugars and other simple carbohydrates in foods and beverages are everywhere in our nation and the world. The “fruit juice revolution” is as bad or worse, as is the “sweetened coffee revolution”.

Simple carbohydrates force the insulin mechanism to secrete greater quantities of this hormone. This has the effect of depleting the pancreas and other glands, and even other systems of the body of their vital nutrients such as zinc, chromium, molybdenum and others.

As a result, the pancreas and other systems become depleted. Later, they system becomes infected with bacteria and other germs, as well as the accumulations of toxic metals and even certain toxic chemicals from the environment. This sets the stage for even worse complications, one of which is cancer. This is very common in advanced diabetics, even if it is not diagnosed during one’s life.

Among the “toxic” metals, iron is one of the most important that builds up in the pancreas and elsewhere. Please read our article entitled Iron by clicking here.

The Standard Diabetic Diet. For emphasis, I will repeat that the recommended diabetic diet in most doctor’s offices is an insult and an abomination. I say this because today diabetics are told they may eat some so-called “junk” and chemically processed foods. These include soft drinks, coffee, and other questionable “foods”, especially if made with artificial sweeteners. Yet these chemical sugar substitutes such as aspartame or EqualÒ are worse, in some cases, than consuming sugar. This will be explained later on.

The “diabetic diet”, as it is called, also includes other terrible products such as refined carbohydrates in the form of cake, cookies and ice cream as long as they do not contain sugar. This is inexcusable, in my opinion. The diabetic needs the highest quality and most nutrient-dense foods to rebuild and replenish a depleted body.

A Better Diabetic Diet. The diet should be very strict if you want no more diabetes. Eat a little juicy an sweet fruit and vegetables in large quantities, especially steamed ones to get the most minerals from them. Salads are too hard to digest. Also, eat free range beef and other meats that are not fed corn, if possible.

Eggs are okay and so is natural, raw dairy products and olive oil. But flax, hempseed and evening primrose oil should be a large addition to your diet every single day. These simple dietary changes will do wonders over time. We say this because it takes years to rebuild your cell membranes correctly. They turn over slowly and so one must persist, knowing one is doing the right thing, in spite of what family and friends say or believe.

2. CARRYING EXCESSIVE WEIGHT. This is another critical matter for anyone with diabetes. When the body has excessive weight, the adrenal glands and other organs must work much harder to supply the body with all of its necessary hormones, including insulin.

Therefore, the system becomes overburdened easily and succumbs to diabetes and many other health conditions such as heart disease, cancer, arthritis and others. Overweight is a major disease factor, as more and more physicians are beginning to finally realize. This factor, more than anything, has to do with glandular imbalances, although overeating is one cause and only one cause of overweight. For more on this factor, click here for the Weight Loss article.

3. IRON AND OTHER TOXIC METALS. These mainly come from two factors, diet and the human tendency to retain iron, especially a factor in older men and women who are not menstruating.

Iron in the Diet. When one eats a diet of refined white flour, for example, over time it can greatly increase the iron content of the body. This occurs because white flour is first processed to remove most of its trace elements. Then, iron and only iron (no other minerals) is added to “enrich” wheat flour. The result is a huge absorption of iron because most bodies are hungry for minerals. With no competition from other minerals in the flour, the body absorbs even more of the available iron in the white flour products.

Thousands of products are enriched with iron. The most common are breads of all kinds, pastries, cakes, cookies, ice creams and anything else that uses wheat flour as an ingredient. It includes hundreds of processed foods that are the staples of most people in the world. That is why diabetes is now a worldwide epidemic, even if people do not eat large amounts of sugar.

There are other sources of iron that affect large groups of people. These include iron in the water supply, a serious problem in many areas of America and the rest of the world. Iron pollution is another issue that affects Americans and everyone else to some extent. The Chinese, for example, are rapidly industrializing their nation. They are presently using most of the iron ore in the world for this, bringing with it all the problems of iron contamination of the soil, the water, and the air.

Iron also comes from other sources such as meats, particularly red meats. Some people overeat on red meat, in particular. This can raise their iron levels. For more information about iron, click here.

Another source are dark green vegetables and other dark colored foods such as molasses, black beans and others. However, they are not usually a problem unless you eat a large quantity on a daily basis. Iron from vegetable sources is not as easily absorbed as heme iron from meats.

The Tendency To Absorb and Retain Iron. The tendency for iron toxicity is also inherent in the human being. This is a cause that is often overlooked. Iron is retained by the human body because it is so essential for health and well-being. Not only is iron used to transport oxygen throughout the body in the form of hemoglobin, but iron is needed in the Krebs energy cycle, specifically the electron transport system, for cellular respiration and energy production. Thus, there are powerful mechanisms that retain iron, especially in men, and depositing of iron in the pancreas and elsewhere is seen by the body as a secondary problem, compared to iron deficiency problems, which can be much worse for one’s health, as many doctors know.

Another hidden cause of iron toxicity has to do with personality. This is a very subtle cause, but actually very important. People who are angry retain more iron. That is the personality connection. This iron settles everywhere, but particularly in the brain, in places such as the amygdala, where it can cause or result in anger, rage and similar emotions. Yet if one insists on remaining angry, this can hold the iron in the body and even make it worse. This is common in cancer patients and in diabetics.

4. STRESS. Stress plays a minor role in diabetes compared to diet, but may be an important aspect of treatment. This is known because when under more stress, the adrenal glands secrete more sugar into the blood and this requires more insulin to move it out of the blood and into the body cells.

Stress may occur from overwork, physical fatigue, a very common one, or a range of social, financial, psychological or other factors. Pregnancy, for example, is a stress that can worsen diabetes and cancer in some cases, while helping some cancers to regress temporarily.

5. PERSONALITY. There is a diabetic personality type. Those most prone to diabetes tend to push themselves hard. This stresses the adrenals, which causes more cortisol secretion that, in turn, raises blood sugar. The body must respond with more insulin or a diabetic condition will ensue.

Dabietic personality types also love sugar in a way that most people do not understand. These are the main features of this personality type, which has been written about in textbooks of psychosomatic medicine for years.

6. OTHER CAUSES. These can include a number of indeterminate causes that are, in overall terns, less critical in importance but worthy of mention:

Genetics is a minor factor in most instances. However, if one knows that diabetes runs in the family, one ought to be even more careful with the diet, particularly avoiding all white flour products and sugar in all its forms, including fruit juices and artificially sweetened products.

It is also wise to limit red meat consumption, especially commercially-raised beef, to none at all with a maximum of once weekly, as this is an excellent iron source and due to its fatty acid content.

Aging. Many illnesses, including diabetes, hypoglycemia and dysinsulinism, are aggravated by advanced age. Many people develop diabetes with old age. This is noat a major cause, however.

Other Mechanisms. Other nutrient deficiencies, such as zinc, chromium, vanadium, manganese and others play roles in some cases of diabetes. They can be most helpful for correcting the condition as well.

PHYSIOLOGICAL CONSIDERATIONS IN DIABETES

TYPE 1 AND TYPE 2 DIABETES AND OTHER AILMENTS, TOO

Type 1 diabetes is a simpler disease. It is often a deficiency of pancreatic insulin. It is often caused by iron toxicity that a person is born with. This is far more common than one may imagine.

Later in life, a different mechanism is responsible for many cases of type 2 diabetes. In these cases, it is called “metabolic Syndrome” or at times it is called “Syndrome X”.

Metabolic Syndrome is an excellent phrase and one that anyone with diabetes should research on the internet. Here we will only mention it, as we will describe mainly its correction.

COMPLICATIONS WITH DIABETES

This is by far the worst aspect of diabetes for most people. Many lose legs or even another extremity. Blindness is common later on, as are diabetic neuropathy, kidney failure and many other problems.

Here we will only say that these are completely unnecessary if one takes the steps now to stop the progression of the disease. This is not really hard, but diabetics are often undisciplined with their diets, the main reason the disease gets started in the first place.

One may think that a pill or liquid added to the diet will “cure” the disease, and they can help a lot, but the basic cause needs to be addressed to prevent these rather horrible complications that can be worse than a cancer diagnosis. In fact, cancer is easier to handle than diabetes. Please read this over and over. Cancer is easier than diabetes to handle naturally in almost all cases unless the cancer is so advanced there is no life left in the person to help heal it with.

INSULIN RESISTANCE

Insulin resistance is a false idea. Let us explain. All it means is that your insulin, or injected insulin, does not lower the blood sugar. This is not “resistance”. This is a further derangement of the body whereby more than insulin is required to correct the blood sugar level.

Let us also discuss the idea of lowering the blood sugar level. While the basic idea is excellent to prevent certain complication, it also makes people worse in some ways. This occurs because lowering the blood sugar without correcting the cause of the diabetes makes insulin the cause of the disease, which it is often not. Also, it deprives the cells of adequate glucose in many cases, which just starves the patient. Many diabetics know this from experience. They feel better when their sugar level is above 100 mg, for example.

In fact, the problem often in type 2 diabetics is not insulin at all, and the patient has plenty of it. Instead, it is a deficiency of a mineral such as chromium, needed to make insulin effective. It may also be a toxic metal lodged in the cells of the pancreas that makes the insulin less able to do its job, which accounts for the “resistance” to this insulin. Even pharmaceutical grade insulin, however, may not raise the cellular sugar level and stop the complications described above in many instances.

In these cases, a natural approach is the only solution, and one that should have been tried first, and not last. Do not forget the diabetes is a degenerative disease. In fact, it is the primary degenerative disease if we define it broadly, as we did at the beginning of this article, as a derangement of the sugar-handling ability of the body.

In fact, many flaws begin to occur in the transfer mechanism of glucose. We will list a few of these. First, the cell membranes of many, many people become rigid with age. This is due, in part, to the fats they eat. These include the hydrogenated or trans-fatty acids. They can include overcooked vegetable oils as well, though this is far less damaging than the hydrogenated or the trans-fats that are still in many prepared foods. These should be totally eliminated from the diet of anyone who is hypoglycemic or diabetic or has a diagnosis of dysinsulinism. They are absolute poison for these individuals.

Even the “good” oils such as coconum and butter have to be eaten in moderation. All such fats and oils can “gum up” the cell membranes and cause insulin resistance, among other problems too numerous to mention.

Instead, focus on fish oil, flaxseed oil, even evening primrose and borage oils, though these are not quite as good as the first two.

Another great fat is very fresh, raw, organic dairy or wild game meat or grass-fed meats or lamb, which is generally a grass-fed meat.

Beef is not helpful, as most is grain-fed and not suitable from this standpoint. True grass-fed beef is the only beef worth eating. There are other problems with most beef that also give rise to diabetic tendencies. Beef is often tainted with added hormones and antibiotics. These tend to make the meat of lower quality. Americans eat a lot of this meat, and it is one of the hidden causes of diabetes as it is deficient in the correct fatty acids and its other problems.

SUGAR AND CELL MEMBRANES

Diabetes, as we have said, has much to do with membrane transport in the body. Eating sugars also hardens cell membranes, with or without problems in your oil and fat intake. This is critical to understand. Sugar does not just destroy the nutrients in the pancreas. It hardens the cell membranes. The technical name for this is glycation. It is a sclerosis process in the bodies of almost everyone who lives on sweets and sugars of all kinds, including too many complex carbohydrates such as bread, (usually sweetened), rice, potatoes and more.

These are the underlying causes of so much diabetes today. This also makes diabetes hard to overcome quickly, because the cell membranes must be regenerated or the person is not technically well. No amount of insulin will do it, and the oral diabetic drugs are far worse for other reasons such as outrageous side effects like heart attacks and strokes.

So this will be our theme in this article. If you want to prevent diabetes or correct it, stop eating all sweets today. Do not argue about it, don’t discuss which are better than others and don’t forget that complex carbohydrdates break down into sugar and these must be limited, but not totally eliminated, as well. This would go a long ways to ending the diabetes in the entire world overnight.

This is why so much diabetes is hard to correct, and why the “recommended diabetic diet” is a joke. It is an insult to all diabetics to say you may have some sugar and some junk food with hydrogenated oils and even just vegetable oils cooked to death, such as in fried foods. Keep this in mind when you visit your doctor and get your “diabetes” diet.

An exception to the above are the chips that are so popular. These oils are not overcooked as a rule. They may be old and rancid, which is not helpful. If the bag smells awful when you open it, close it up and toss it away or take it back to the store. Oils must be fresh to be healthful. However, even canola oil, which we are not crazy about, is not that bad if cooked lightly as it is in the chip manufacture, in most cases.

Fried is a different story when the oil sits in a frier for days at McDonalds or other restaurants. (We do not want to pick on one restaurant, as many, many of them let their oils sit for days cooking at a high temperature.) However, most restaurants do this to save money and save the environment. When they can run cars off these overheated oils, this should get to be less of a problem.

BIOUNVAILABILITY - IRON DEFICIENCY AND ANEMIA IN IRON-OVERLOADED PATIENTS

At this point we will pause to mention iron deficiency, the condition that most people talk about when the word iron comes up. It is indeed true that many people have an iron-deficiency type of anemia. This is especially common in women who menstruate and in pregnant women, if they do not take an iron supplement.

However, iron overload can be present as well. This seeming paradox is called a biounavailable iron condition. It is quite common, as is biounavailable copper and biounavailable calcium . Click on these conditions to read more about them.

DIABETES AND THE ENERGY PATHWAY

The energy pathway is the means by which the body converts sugars from the diet to ATP (adenosine triphosphate). ATP is the fuel molecule used by the body cells. Many nutrients are involved in the energy pathway. It is very complex. Here is brief summary:

* Cortisol and cortisone secreted by the adrenal glands convert stored fuel to glucose, raising blood glucose levels.

* Manganese, zinc, vitamin C, vitamin A and pantothenic acid are all essential for adrenal gland activity.

* Excessive tissue calcium and magnesium interfere with transport of nutrients and hormones into the body cells.

* Zinc is needed to make insulin, to secrete insulin and to extend the action of insulin. Insulin is the substance that transports glucose from the blood into the cells.

* Chromium helps the insulin molecule attach to the cell walls to transport glucose into the cells.

* Manganese is a critical element for the regulation of blood sugar. It must be supplemented, along with chromium, zinc and other trace elements for full recovery from diabetes and even from simple hypoglycemia.

* Magnesium, iron, copper and a variety of B vitamins are needed to convert glucose to ATP.

* Vitamin E protects delicate enzymes from oxidant damage.

* Thyroid hormone acts as the spark to help utilize glucose within the cells

* Potassium sensitizes the tissues to thyroid hormone.

* Manganese, selenium and iodine are needed for thyroid activity.

TOXIC METALS

Sugar and carbohydrate intolerance can occur due to blockages at any step in the energy pathway. Besides nutrient deficiencies, poisons such as fluoride, chlorine, pesticides, and many others can inhibit enzymes needed to convert glucose to ATP.

Toxic metals may also interfere with glucose utilization. For example, cadmium interferes with zinc. Copper toxicity may interfere with zinc and manganese. Iron toxicity interferes with chromium utilization.

There is a familial or hereditary pattern to diabetes. However, careful living and eating habits can often overcome the tendency to diabetes. Poor eating habits and excessive stress can create a trend for diabetes even when the hereditary tendency is not present.

HAIR ANALYSIS INDICATORS OF DIABETES

Dr. Paul Eck, with whom I studied nutrition and mineral science, as well as other researchers, found that certain hair mineral ratios are associated with an increased tendency for diabetes. The main indicators are a sodium/potassium ratio less than 2.5:1, and/or a calcium/magnesium ratio greater than 12:1 or less than 3:1.

Low zinc, manganese, potassium or chromium also indicate a tendency for carbohydrate intolerance.

These are trends only. It may take years for a trend to develop into illness. Also, in some individuals the trend may be masked by other factors so that it is not revealed on the first hair analysis.

CORRECTION OF DIABETES

THE MEDICAL APPROACH AND ITS SHORTCOMINGS

The standard medical approach to diabetes is the use of insulin shots or sugar-lowering drugs. Diet is also stressed, but usually not strictly enough. Weight loss is also given lip service, but not stressed enough, either. Stress reduction and rest are usually not even mentioned.

Oral Medication. Using a drug to attempt to lower blood sugar is a very incomplete and dangerous procedure. Commonly-used drugs include names such as Amaryl, Apo-Chlorprompamide, Apo-Glyburide, Apo-Tolbutamide, DiaBeta, Diabinese, Dimelor, Dymelor, Euglucon, Glucotrol, Gen-Glybe, Glucamide, Glucotrol (XL), Glynase Pres Tab, Micronase, Novo-butamide, Novo-Propamide, Orinase, Tolamide, Tolinase and perhaps a few others.

The drugs are the worst approach, in my view, as they simply stimulate the insulin-producing mechanism, hastening the day when it fails completely due to nutritional depletion. It is wholly backwards approach to the problem of hypoglycemia and diabetes.

Adverse Effects of Oral Diabetic Drugs. The drugs have severe side effects, many of which are just now being “discovered” by the mainstream medical community. They include, but are not limited to heart attacks and strokes.

These can kill much faster than the diabetes they are supposed to “cure”. We use the parentheses because of the deceptive nature of drug advertising on television and the insanity of this approach. While they may be needed in a few cases, natural approaches can work excellently as well.

Insulin. This is the best remedy for those who do not want to fix their diets, body weight, lifestyles and stress levels. We do not like insulin, as it too is such an incomplete treatment. However, it is far better than the oral diabetic drugs. One must understand that insulin will not prevent the adverse complications of diabetes such as blindness, loss of limbs, kidney disease, cancer and more. Hopefully, this will make you want to address deeper causes.

Many types of insulin exist. However, none address these causes, although some work better than others, depending on your condition.

NATURAL METHODS FOR DIABETES

Many cases of diabetes can be staved off with diet alone. The recommended diets, in our experience, are not nearly safe for diabetics, who should be on the most healthful diets possible. This means no refined carbohydrates, and especially no white flour products whatsoever.

Adult onset diabetes, in particular, responds excellently to nutritional methods. Many diabetic people improve drastically on a low-carbohydrate diet and a diet with no red meat and low in fish, chicken or turkey, at least for a while until the iron levels have been brought down sufficiently.

Even other iron-rich foods such as beets, spinach and others should be minimized until the iron levels decline, which often takes several years of a nutritional regiment.

We use a system of identifying one’s oxidation rate to assess the diet, as well as other measures to assess mineral metabolism. This method is very excellent, inexpensive and rapid in its response if the person will follow instructions.

We also use a near infrared lamp sauna for detoxification of iron and other toxic metals and toxic chemicals. We also recommend coffee enemas for detoxification and rebuilding the liver and pancreas as well.

We also suggest a few supplements in addition to the diet to support the metabolism, usually based on the person’s oxidation rate. This can be a critical factor in diabetes, an illness which can occur in both metabolic types for somewhat different reasons.

FAST AND SLOW OXIDATION AND DIABETES

Fast oxidation. Fast oxidizers, as we call them, have severe zinc, copper, manganese and other mineral deficiencies. This is the primary cause of their problems in many instances. These minerals can be replaced quicly using supplements in chelated or liquid forms. Chelated means bound to an amino acid for maximum absorption. Liquid minerals are what is called ionic. They are even more absorbable through the mucus membranes of the mouth and stomach, and can even be sprayed on the skin if needed.

Fast oxidizers also need more fats and oils of the right type than slow oxidizers. They also do best on less B-complex vitamins, less vitamin C and E and more vitamins A and D, in particular. Vitamin D can be very helpful for fast oxidizers, and for everyone today, particularly those living in cold or cloudy areas of the world.

Fast oxidizers may or may not need extra calcium and magnesium, depending on their diets and other factors. Some need a lot of magnesium, however, or they will ot respond well. We call these individuals “burned out fast oxidizers” when their sodium/potassium ratio in the hair sample that has not been washed at a laboratory is below about 2.4:1. More about hair washing is available on this website at Hair Analysis Controversy.

Slow Oxidation. This type of diabetic has more toxic metals that can play havoc with the blood sugar regulating mechanisms. They have a distinct mineral pattern with elevated calcium and magnesium levels and much lower sodium and potassium levels in the hair, and usually not in the blood, though it is possible.

The slow oxidizer diet must include more protein and some fat and oils of the proper type described in sections above. These people also need more of the B-complex vitamins, particularly B1, B3, B5 and B6. They also require more of vitamins C and E, and less A and D, although some is excellent for them.

They require some copper in a few cases, but are often copper-toxic. This may or may not be revealed on early hair mineral tests. Later on, it often is revealed on the test. However, hidden copper, as we call it, is easily detected. For more on copper, read Copper Toxicity Suyndrome.

OTHER IMPORTANT FACETS OF NATURAL THERAPY

Rest and Sleep. Lots of rest and sleep are a key for healing diabetes in many cases. One should get at least 10 hours of rest each and every evening. If this is not possible, then get as close to this as you can. Also, going to bed early, say before 9 PM, is ideal. Again, get as close to this as possible.

Detoxification. This has already been discussed briefly, but is essential for full recovery from diabetes. We find the best and least costly, as well as the most comfortable methods are the coffee enema daily and the near infrared or, though somewhat less effective, a far infrared or conventional sauna each day for at least 30 minutes. Most people should start with a shorter time, however, and check blood sugar and other parameters if needed until they are sure they tolerate the sauna well. The conventional sauna, for example, is often too hot for some people to tolerate well. The coolest sauna is the near infrared lamp sauna. The far infared is in the middle of these two.

SUPPLEMENTATION

Nutritional supplements can be of great benefit to both prevent and correct diabetic tendencies on a hair analysis. Random supplementation is not nearly as beneficial as a scientifically designed program that takes into account the person’s oxidation type, toxic metals and trace element deficiencies.

One supplement that is not often mentioned but may be very helpful, especially for the complications of diabetes, is a fat-soluble form of thiamine, or vitamin B-1 called benfotiamine. It receives no publicity because it is inexpensive and cannot be patented, unlike drugs. The dosage is about 1000 mg per day for a few months to see if improvement occurs.

Since it is a fat-soluble vitamin, it is possible it could be stored in the body, unlike regular vitamin B1 (thiamine). For this reason, after a few months, one should reduce the dosage to under 500 mg daily and see if the benefits persist. For more information about it, call (888) 493-8014 or visit http://www.benfotiamine.net/.

When one follows a nutritional balancing regimen, In addition to the recommended nutrient program, the dosages of chromium, manganese and zinc can usually be doubled for those with diabetes.

Pancreas glandular and herbs may also be helpful for some diabetics. These are too numerous to list here. However, one word of caution. Many doctors will prescribe a host of supplements that can overwhelm the body.

We keep our programs very simple, to not more than about 10 supplements and preferably a few less than this. We stick with the basics, based on the hair mineral analysis. We find that most of the specialty products for diabetes and related conditions are not needed if, and this is the big if, we can correct the oxidation rate and eliminate the toxic metals. This is a key that is often overlooked by holistic doctors, in my experience.

They would prefer to give a lot of specialty products which are not only costly but not needed and they can slow the true correction process, which takes a few years at the least. This does not mean the symptomatic improvement takes this long. One will feel better quickly in many instances. However, longer-term permanent improvement, which means one does not need any supplements or special procedures for detoxification, takes a few years. Stopping short of this is possible, of course, but not ideal.

Using this approach, many cases of diabetes can be corrected and many more prevented, although some patience and discipline are usually required. The discipline required may be difficult for some people. However, the consequences of not following a regimen can be far worse in terms of one’s health.

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