Diabetic vitamins & herbs

[Guest guest]

Morning Susan and all:

 

There are more things to help regulate diabetes than you can shake a stick at!

The thing to do is maybe try one at a time and monitor yourself/others to see

which one(s) work the best.

 

My mother was the first of her Internist's patients that completely was rid of

insulin and then diabetic meds. She used two things mostly. They don't work

for everyone, that is why you need to experiment with one at a time. When she

was diagnosed I was in the Health Food Biz and read most statements on this and

that herb, vitamin, and food. First she began chromium picolinate in capsules.

She never took large amounts Seems a lot of folks are low in chromium and it

helps to regulate sugar. The second thing she used until she died 19 years

later was 'PAU 'D ARCO' tea. She would make up a batch of it and keep it in

the frig. She would drink a cup or so, and then she would soak her feet in a

bath of it mixed with a bit of water. Pau 'd Arco is anti-fungal and helped to

keep her body balanced from any yeast along with her toenails and feet. Along

with losing several pounds that she had pre-massive heart attack, those kept her

diabetes in check for all those years.

 

One other mineral that helps a lot of folks with diabetes is Vadium.

 

There are several Indian herbs that help to regulate diabetes. Some may work

for the individual. Most of them from my research say: They help control blood

sugars anywhere from 15%-35%. You might would need to experiment with several

and then use one or more together. Off the top of my head a few would be:

 

Neem Leaf

Gymnema Slyvestris

Bitter Melon

 

Perhaps our Indian friends will add more to the list.

 

In addition, supplement wise: Cinnamon caps and tea. Many folks are

controlling their diabetes with just the one thing. Again, what might work for

one might not necessarily work for the patient.

 

Juniper berries work for some folks to help shed excess water weight and seems

to help the pancreas. Folks with severe kidney problems should not work with

Juniper berries. The Juniper berry works as a tea, extract, or even if you

drink, a nice gin every now and then. <big ole grin> Speaking of alcohol, it

tends to lower blood sugars and should be watched. Tis a misnomer of the

biggest kind. Weird how it works.

 

Don't have the time to list everything this morning, but there are numerous

things that can be incorporated into everyday life that will help the diabetic

take control of their disease. You just need to be patient and monitor,

monitor, monitor your disease.

 

Diet is a big factor. The American Diabetes Association has a diet that is many

years out of date and probably only works for a big strapping man that works a

very physical job. Most diabetics eventually learn this.

 

Several things that are necessary to control your diet are:

 

NO white flour, sugar, rice, pasta, etc.

 

Instead you can have whole wheat's, rye, soy, flax, multi-grain, and even

unbleached flour. There are some decent whole wheat pastas out there and while

they are high in carbs, their glycemic index helps the body to slowly process

them and not harm your overall sugar. A diabetic can have pasta once in a

while.

 

They can have the treats every now and then, they just need to balance

everything out daily.

 

Low carb diets work the best. High carbs equal turning into fat, sugar, and

excess kept in the body by not processing them.

 

Fruit is a biggie with diabetics. Some of them will run your numbers up

immediately. Most diabetics can only have a small banana now and then or a half

one.

Pineapple has high sugars in it, only small amounts should be eaten every now

and then.

Berries are the diabetics best friend and the least damaging to their numbers.

If a diabetic is stringent with fruits and doesn't eat any other than berries,

they wont have skyrocketing numbers due to fruit. But...most folks feel

deprived when they know they can't have something, so moderation is the key in

dealing with all the changes that a diabetic goes thru.

 

Should the diabetic be a good cook, there are numerous things that can be

substituted instead of the baddies.

 

Sugar substitutes: The diabetic is screwed with some of the substitutes

offered. There are good and bad with most of them.

Splenda is the one that works as a good cup per cup substitute, but there are

numerous warnings out there about it. Be sure to check out all of the print on

it. They even have a brown sugar one. There are other brown sugar subs that

can be used too. Stevia is a plant that is a natural sugar and a lot of folks

use it.

The food industry is using alcohol sugars to make diabetic candies and they work

well too.

There are Malitol, Xylitol, etc. Sorbitol is a plant sugar.

 

Learning about the glycemic index of foods helps a bunch. No time to go into

that this morning.

 

Low carb doesn't mean you have to give up everything. You can have richer food

by using butter, sour cream, dairy products to round out recipes.

 

Altho, there are skinny folks with diabetes, on the whole~excess poundage does

hurt the diabetic. If their weight is in control, their diet a good one, their

disease can be very manageable. Best of luck to anyone that struggles with it

daily.

 

So sorry that this is very long. Left a bunch unsaid, but hopefully others will

chime in here and fill in the blanks and add to the discussion. It is a good

topic for the herbs and oils list.

 

Will try to chime in again (the first of the week) with the essential oils that

can be helpful for the diabetic and help support the pancreas.

 

Detoxing the body is a great place to start in the process of taking control of

your diabetes. My thoughts on the easiest one would be 'ESSIAC TEA' It has

been known to help the diabetic. Tends to be fairly safe and less trouble than

lots of detoxing methods. Numerous ways to detox and such.

 

Have an absolutely wonderful day in fragrance land,

deb

 

 

[Guest guest]

Thank you -- there's a ton of information and I really appreciate it. I just

had no idea. Thanks also to Leo -- I appreciate the responses.

 

My mom is a rather unique and special problem -- stubborn, and not likely to

change much other than adding the meds to the rest of them. She still smokes

and is just as likely to have popcorn and Reece cups for dinner as anything

else. Giving up sugar won't be a problem -- but she'll still eat the Reece

cups with the attitude that she's already given up sugar... Does she have to

give up everything????????? It will be an uphill battle and not one I

expect to win.

 

I had no idea that weight gain was a symptom of diabetes. I thought people

lost weight -- so that's a surprise to me. I've gained a lot of weight this

past year -- I thought it was menopause and old age, but now I'm wondering

if might be something else.

 

Susan H.

 

Morning Susan and all:

 

There are more things to help regulate diabetes than you can shake a stick

at! The thing to do is maybe try one at a time and monitor yourself/others

to see which one(s) work the best.

 

My mother was the first of her Internist's patients that completely was rid

of insulin and then diabetic meds. She used two things mostly. They don't

work for everyone, that is why you need to experiment with one at a time.

When she was diagnosed I was in the Health Food Biz and read most statements

on this and that herb, vitamin, and food. First she began chromium

picolinate in capsules. She never took large amounts Seems a lot of folks

are low in chromium and it helps to regulate sugar. The second thing she

used until she died 19 years later was 'PAU 'D ARCO' tea. She would make

up a batch of it and keep it in the frig. She would drink a cup or so, and

then she would soak her feet in a bath of it mixed with a bit of water. Pau

'd Arco is anti-fungal and helped to keep her body balanced from any yeast

along with her toenails and feet. Along with losing several pounds that she

had pre-massive heart attack, those kept her diabetes in check for all those

years.

 

One other mineral that helps a lot of folks with diabetes is Vadium.

 

There are several Indian herbs that help to regulate diabetes. Some may

work for the individual. Most of them from my research say: They help

control blood sugars anywhere from 15%-35%. You might would need to

experiment with several and then use one or more together. Off the top of

my head a few would be:

 

Neem Leaf

Gymnema Slyvestris

Bitter Melon

 

Perhaps our Indian friends will add more to the list.

 

In addition, supplement wise: Cinnamon caps and tea. Many folks are

controlling their diabetes with just the one thing. Again, what might work

for one might not necessarily work for the patient.

 

Juniper berries work for some folks to help shed excess water weight and

seems to help the pancreas. Folks with severe kidney problems should not

work with Juniper berries. The Juniper berry works as a tea, extract, or

even if you drink, a nice gin every now and then. <big ole grin> Speaking

of alcohol, it tends to lower blood sugars and should be watched. Tis a

misnomer of the biggest kind. Weird how it works.

 

Don't have the time to list everything this morning, but there are numerous

things that can be incorporated into everyday life that will help the

diabetic take control of their disease. You just need to be patient and

monitor, monitor, monitor your disease.

 

Diet is a big factor. The American Diabetes Association has a diet that is

many years out of date and probably only works for a big strapping man that

works a very physical job. Most diabetics eventually learn this.

 

Several things that are necessary to control your diet are:

 

NO white flour, sugar, rice, pasta, etc.

 

Instead you can have whole wheat's, rye, soy, flax, multi-grain, and even

unbleached flour. There are some decent whole wheat pastas out there and

while they are high in carbs, their glycemic index helps the body to slowly

process them and not harm your overall sugar. A diabetic can have pasta

once in a while.

 

They can have the treats every now and then, they just need to balance

everything out daily.

 

Low carb diets work the best. High carbs equal turning into fat, sugar, and

excess kept in the body by not processing them.

 

Fruit is a biggie with diabetics. Some of them will run your numbers up

immediately. Most diabetics can only have a small banana now and then or a

half one.

Pineapple has high sugars in it, only small amounts should be eaten every

now and then.

Berries are the diabetics best friend and the least damaging to their

numbers. If a diabetic is stringent with fruits and doesn't eat any other

than berries, they wont have skyrocketing numbers due to fruit. But...most

folks feel deprived when they know they can't have something, so moderation

is the key in dealing with all the changes that a diabetic goes thru.

 

Should the diabetic be a good cook, there are numerous things that can be

substituted instead of the baddies.

 

Sugar substitutes: The diabetic is screwed with some of the substitutes

offered. There are good and bad with most of them.

Splenda is the one that works as a good cup per cup substitute, but there

are numerous warnings out there about it. Be sure to check out all of the

print on it. They even have a brown sugar one. There are other brown sugar

subs that can be used too. Stevia is a plant that is a natural sugar and a

lot of folks use it.

The food industry is using alcohol sugars to make diabetic candies and they

work well too.

There are Malitol, Xylitol, etc. Sorbitol is a plant sugar.

 

Learning about the glycemic index of foods helps a bunch. No time to go

into that this morning.

 

Low carb doesn't mean you have to give up everything. You can have richer

food by using butter, sour cream, dairy products to round out recipes.

 

Altho, there are skinny folks with diabetes, on the whole~excess poundage

does hurt the diabetic. If their weight is in control, their diet a good

one, their disease can be very manageable. Best of luck to anyone that

struggles with it daily.

 

So sorry that this is very long. Left a bunch unsaid, but hopefully others

will chime in here and fill in the blanks and add to the discussion. It is

a good topic for the herbs and oils list.

 

Will try to chime in again (the first of the week) with the essential oils

that can be helpful for the diabetic and help support the pancreas.

 

Detoxing the body is a great place to start in the process of taking control

of your diabetes. My thoughts on the easiest one would be 'ESSIAC TEA' It

has been known to help the diabetic. Tends to be fairly safe and less

trouble than lots of detoxing methods. Numerous ways to detox and such.

 

Have an absolutely wonderful day in fragrance land, deb