Type 2 Diabetes can often be treated and always prevented safely without prescription drugs. The most important thing to find is the cause. Most believe that high consumption of carbohydrates is the only factor in Diabetes; this is incorrect. Carbohydrate consumption is a beg factor in Diabetes and limiting carbs is essential in every treatment process, but looking at ‘causes’ goes much deeper.
The MAIN complicating ‘causes’ that is most commonly associated with Diabetes:
Autoimmune Diabetes: Autoimmune disease is misdiagnosed and left undiagnosed in most Diabetes cases. When we see a person that has an autoimmune disease of any name, the goal really is to discover the cause (the reason ‘why’) of the immune dysregulation and make every effort to correct that. If you don’t support and modulate your immune system you will NEVER improve your physiology and the disease will simply progress to complete destruction and then begin to attack other organs and systems.
In the case of autoimmune disease against a specific tissue like the cell membranes in Diabetes, there is little help in direct organ support without correcting the cause. The mechanism is the immune response in the first place and not that the organ is deficient in any type of nutrient; the reason the person may need insulin is because the immune system is actually destroying the cell membrane receptor sites for insulin, but replacement without halting the destruction is missing the point. Any approach that ignores the cause is like throwing a sandwich to a man being attacked by a pack of wolves; even if your intent was to help him, he has bigger problems than hunger.
Adrenal Stress: Adrenal insufficiency and adrenal stress is measured through the Adrenal Stress Index. The adrenal glands are two glands that are embryologically neurological tissue that sit right above each kidney. They are very important in function of hormonal activity, energy and stress management. The adrenal glands are made up of an exterior covering or cortex of the gland which produces steroid hormones cortisol, aldosterone, progesterone, and DHEA. And then, the inner part of the adrenal gland is called the medulla that produces the catecholamines such as epinephrine and norepinephrine which have to do with your sympathetic nervous system function.
Our nervous system is made up of two basic components, a voluntary nervous system and an involuntary nervous system. The involuntary nervous system (the autonomic nervous system or one might say an automatic nervous system) is made up of two separate components that work in harmony and balance. They are the sympathetic part of the autonomic nervous system and the parasympathetic part. The sympathetic part may be best termed as the fight, flight, or freeze mechanism; the parasympathetic part has to do our metabolism, digestion, and the calming aspect of the autonomic nervous system. Both need to be in balance. If a person is hyper-sympathetic or is functioning in a very high stress situation for extended periods of time their adrenal glands are in a state of hyperfunction and can end up burning out. We weren’t meant to live in a society where we’re constantly running away from a grisly bear.
Burning the candle at both ends tends to cause a high degree of hyper-sympathetic nervous system function, which relates to greater adrenal output and adrenal stress. Prolonged stress leads to adrenal fatigue and exhaustion, not to mention exhaustion to the other parts of the brain that are the stimulators of the adrenal and the pituitary output. A lifestyle issue may have been an initiator for this, but adrenal fatigue is a negative cycle that will drive the autoimmune patient into the ground if not concurrently addressed.
Diet Related: Blood glucose, if not needed to produce immediate energy, is stored as a glycogen in the liver. The problem that we have with consumption of too many carbohydrates is that we have too much circulating glucose. When you have an overabundance of circulating glucose, your pancreas is working overtime producing insulin to bind to these glucose molecules in an attempt to break it into the cell that doesn’t need it. So if a person is sedentary, their cells are not demanding glucose to produce energy because no more energy is necessary in that cell, and glucose plus insulin comes knocking at the cell door. At the cell membrane there is an enzyme called a receptor site that accepts the glucose across its wall like a doorway with a lock and key mechanism. The key is the insulin that’s inserted into the receptor site, which is the lock; it unlocks the door thereby letting glucose into the cell. But when the cell doesn’t need glucose, and there is an overabundance of circulating glucose from an over consumption of carbohydrates, the lock can be constantly ‘stripped’, you could say. And over time, where the person is consuming high amounts of carbohydrates, not exercising, and the cells do not need the excess glucose, the cell membranes and their receptor sites fail to work, or become down-regulated. This is what we call ‘insulin resistance’; the receptor sites in the cell membranes become less receptive to the insulin, and to the degree that that takes place is the degree that you’ll have a higher circulating glucose in the blood. And the higher circulating glucose brings us to a diagnosis of diabetes.
There are 4 components to a natural diabetes cure:
- Treat the Cause: If there is an underlining autoimmune disorder, adrenal insufficiency, hormone imbalance, brain imbalance, etc., these MUST be the primary focus of care. Ignore these at your own peril.
- Diet: The single most important change any diabetic or person at risk can make is to improve their diet. A proper diabetic diet should have a low glycemic index . . . which means containing low simple carbohydrates, moderate protein and high fiber. This diabetic diet will reduce blood sugar, reduce insulin levels, and reduce the need for medications. It will also help to reduce weight, reduce blood pressure and support overall health and energy.
- Exercise: Many studies have shown that exercise is of great benefit to diabetics and can significantly reduce the risk of developing type 2 diabetes. Regular physical activity helps reduce weight, lower blood sugar, improve insulin sensitivity, strengthen the immune system, improve circulation, lower blood pressure, lower LDL (“bad”) cholesterol, raise HDL (“good”) cholesterol, and reduce risk of heart disease.
- Nutritional Supplements: There are a number of nutritional supplements that every diabetic should be taking on a daily basis. These supplements are very effective in helping to lower blood sugar and insulin levels, reduce cholesterol levels, reduce triglyceride levels, reduce blood pressure, improve energy, and reduce the risk of heart disease.
These supplements can also protect your tissues (eyes, kidneys, blood vessels) from the damage diabetes often causes. They can also support your immune system, protect your heart, and improve circulation.
