Diabetes, high cholesterol, overweight

[Guest guest]

Hi all,

 

I would like to hear your ideas on treating someone (in this case a

man) who is quite overweight with diabetes and high cholesterol. He

has been working on his diet, but I get the sense that he still eats

poorly here and there. But there's only so much I can do with that.

His tongue looks pretty damp, not surprisingly, and I can't even feel

his pulses. His tongue also has quite a bit of red spots on the

front. He has responded pretty well to acupuncture---his diabetic

blood levels have improved dramatically, sleep has improved, and pain

is greatly decreased. But his cholesterol is high and they want to

put him on meds, which he is post-poning to try herbs.

 

I've mainly been clearing heat (he's very hot) and dampness and

moving qi and tonifying his spleen. I always find it a bit confusing

when I see diabetics who are overweight (which I know is common in

type 2) because we think of diabetes as yin xu with heat---which I

think of as being a very thin person (I know its not that simple

though). I'm thinking that phelgm-fire scorched his yin, and that's

how I think about his diabetes.

 

So if anyone has any ideas about treating him with herbs I would

welcome them. Thanks!

 

Laura

[Guest guest]

Hi Laura

 

I can't answer your question but I have a nice reference to treatment

of diabetes with CM.

 

It is the special site of bluepoppy's book about diabetes

http://www.chinesemedicaldiabetes.com/

it has a lot of nice free articles available about treating diabetes.

 

Maybe you can find your answer in one of those.

 

Best wishes

Alwin

 

 

--- " heylaurag " <heylaurag@h...> wrote:

> I've mainly been clearing heat (he's very hot) and dampness and

> moving qi and tonifying his spleen. I always find it a bit

confusing

> when I see diabetics who are overweight (which I know is common in

> type 2) because we think of diabetes as yin xu with heat---which I

> think of as being a very thin person (I know its not that simple

> though). I'm thinking that phelgm-fire scorched his yin, and that's

> how I think about his diabetes.

>

> So if anyone has any ideas about treating him with herbs I would

> welcome them. Thanks!

>

> Laura