Diabetes
Diabetes, also known as Diabetes mellitus, is a condition in which blood sugar levels remain too high. It can be caused in two ways: either the body does not produce enough insulin to keep the blood sugar at normal levels (called Type 1 or insulin-dependent Diabetes); or the cells do not respond to the insulin in a proper way (which is termed Type 2 or Non-insulin-dependent Diabetes). Diabetes can be a very serious illness with damaging and even deadly complications; it is important to obtain professional help if diagnosed with this illness. Drinking adequate water and controlling diet and exercise, as well as other natural means, can help stabilize the blood sugar. Diabetics should share information about their nutritional supplementation with their health care providers.
Recommended vitamins:
Recommended nutrients:
Recommended vitamins:
- Vitamin B-6 (pyridoxine): 25 to 50 mg daily
- Vitamin E: 400 to 500 IU daily
Recommended nutrients:
- Alpha lipoic acid: 50 mg daily
- MSM: 1,000 mg, one to three times daily
- Vanadium (Vanadyl): 10 mg daily
- Artichoke
- Banana leaf extract: 60 mg at the end of each meal
- Bilberry extract
- Blackberry
- Blueberry
- Blue cohosh
- Chicory
- Common lettuce
- Dandelion
- Dwarf nettle
- Elecampane
- European centaury
- European Solomon's seal
- Fenugreek
- Flax
- Garlic: 500 mg daily
- Ginkgo Biloba extract: 60 mg, one to three times daily
- Goat's rue
- Juniper
- Kidney bean
- Milfoil
- Nettle
- Onion
- Queen of the meadow
- Saw palmetto
- Spotted cranesbill
- Sumac
- Wild red raspberry
- Wintergreen
- Fiber-filled foods
- Blueberries
- Bilberries
- Blackberries
- Alcohol
- Low-fiber foods
- Refined carbohydrates
- Saturated fats
- Soft drinks
- Sugary desserts
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