Ok, so we were told to keep our blood sugar levels down to as close to normal levels
as possible. Maybe we are taking one or more oral medications to do that, or maybe
insulins. Of course diet and exercise are emphasized. In addition to what our doc
may have recommended, there are numerous naturally-occurring vitamins, minerals,
essential fatty acids and herbs that can positively affect blood glucose levels. This
may lead to a reduced, or even eliminated, need for medications.
Vitamins, minerals and such are generally considered ‘alternative’ medicine, and
many medical professionals consider them unnecessary or dangerous unless
treating a proven deficiency. It is believed a healthy diet provides all the nutrition we
need. How many people actually eat a perfectly balanced healthy diet? I mean, if
we did, we may not have Type 2 diabetes in the first place. Then throw in lifestyle,
stress, fast-foods, depleted soil conditions, food processing, pesticides, cooking and
storage methods all serve to decrease the available nutrients in food. Our own
impaired health or even hidden food allergies may further limit our body’s ability to
digest and absorb what nutrients are available. The Recommended Daily
Allowances are the minimal levels needed for an average healthy male to avoid
diseases of malnutrition, such as scurvy or beri-beri. This means anyone else, such
as a women, pregnant or lactating females, older persons, or someone with less than
perfect health, will need higher doses of nutrients to avoid deficiency. This says
nothing about optimal health, well-being or functioning.
As for the illusion that supplements only lead to expensive urine, well, how many
medical drugs are excreted in urine or feces yet continue to exert health benefits?
Prozac is showing up in the drinking water in the U.K., having been excreted from so
many people, but no one dares say it is ineffective. Often saturating the body with
such high amount of vitamins is needed for healing; what is no longer needed, is
excreted. And finally, despite media attention, there has never been a clearly
defined death from the use of supplementation, at any dose, in over 60 years of
research and use.
Now that we see supplements, while somewhat foreign to the medical world, are not
generally dangerous, lets see some of their benefits in lowering blood sugars.
Please keep in mind the intent is to lower blood sugar levels, so be very careful of
your levels, aware of possible lows, and the necessity to adjust meds/insulin as
needed, so let your doctor know what you are doing. Also, some supplements may
cause diarrhea, nausea or G.I. discomfort at first, and may interact with medical
drugs.
Other supplements can also be used to protect us from long-term complications,
neurological damage, and treatment of neuropathy.
as possible. Maybe we are taking one or more oral medications to do that, or maybe
insulins. Of course diet and exercise are emphasized. In addition to what our doc
may have recommended, there are numerous naturally-occurring vitamins, minerals,
essential fatty acids and herbs that can positively affect blood glucose levels. This
may lead to a reduced, or even eliminated, need for medications.
Vitamins, minerals and such are generally considered ‘alternative’ medicine, and
many medical professionals consider them unnecessary or dangerous unless
treating a proven deficiency. It is believed a healthy diet provides all the nutrition we
need. How many people actually eat a perfectly balanced healthy diet? I mean, if
we did, we may not have Type 2 diabetes in the first place. Then throw in lifestyle,
stress, fast-foods, depleted soil conditions, food processing, pesticides, cooking and
storage methods all serve to decrease the available nutrients in food. Our own
impaired health or even hidden food allergies may further limit our body’s ability to
digest and absorb what nutrients are available. The Recommended Daily
Allowances are the minimal levels needed for an average healthy male to avoid
diseases of malnutrition, such as scurvy or beri-beri. This means anyone else, such
as a women, pregnant or lactating females, older persons, or someone with less than
perfect health, will need higher doses of nutrients to avoid deficiency. This says
nothing about optimal health, well-being or functioning.
As for the illusion that supplements only lead to expensive urine, well, how many
medical drugs are excreted in urine or feces yet continue to exert health benefits?
Prozac is showing up in the drinking water in the U.K., having been excreted from so
many people, but no one dares say it is ineffective. Often saturating the body with
such high amount of vitamins is needed for healing; what is no longer needed, is
excreted. And finally, despite media attention, there has never been a clearly
defined death from the use of supplementation, at any dose, in over 60 years of
research and use.
Now that we see supplements, while somewhat foreign to the medical world, are not
generally dangerous, lets see some of their benefits in lowering blood sugars.
Please keep in mind the intent is to lower blood sugar levels, so be very careful of
your levels, aware of possible lows, and the necessity to adjust meds/insulin as
needed, so let your doctor know what you are doing. Also, some supplements may
cause diarrhea, nausea or G.I. discomfort at first, and may interact with medical
drugs.
Other supplements can also be used to protect us from long-term complications,
neurological damage, and treatment of neuropathy.
