Natural Solutions - Diabetes

There are two forms of diabetes: type 1 and type 2. With type 1, the pancreas is unable to produce enough insulin, a hormone that helps the body's cells absorb glucose and use it as fuel. Type 1 is related to genetics; generally develops early in life; and, unfortunately, cannot be prevented. Type 2, on the other hand, is the result of lifestyle, not genetics, and involves the cells becoming resistant to insulin, thereby allowing unused glucose to accumulate in the bloodstream. While necessary for proper cell function, glucose left circulating in your body can wreak havoc on your heart, blood vessels, nerves, eyes, and kidneys.
	Fighting Type 2 Diabetes Without Drugs
	One of the worst and most obvious mistakes being made in conventional medicine today is the aggressive treatment of type 2 diabetes with oral drugs. Why? In recent years, study after study validates what Ivve seen in my 40 years of medical practice-oral medications for type 2 diabetes actually do more harm than good. While raising insulin levels and lowering blood sugar, they can have adverse effects on the cardiovascular system and, in some cases, increase the risk of heart attack and death. Why cause even more health problems with the use of medication?
	How to Make Your Metabolism Hum
	Sugar metabolism is a beautiful thing. Here's how it works: Food is converted into blood sugar (glucose). The pancreas secretes insulin, a hormonal messenger that tells cells to take in glucose. Cell membranes are then activated to allow sugar inside cells, where little power plants convert it into energy. Generally, this system works routinely for decades. In rare cases, an autoimmune response kills off insulin-producing cells, causing type 1 diabetes. The pancreas doesn't send out the message, so cells don't know to take in glucose. But there's another, more common, way the system can go awry. Protecting metabolic health and avoiding diabetes.
	Diabesity
	One of every two of you have a deadly disease that's making you fat, sick, and will eventually kill you-and 90 percent of you don't even know you have it. What's worse is that your doctors are not trained to find it, and most don't even look for it. This problem will cost us $3.5 trillion over the next ten years. It is bankrupting our economy. In 30 years, 100 percent of our federal budget will be needed to pay for Medicare and Medicaid, leaving nothing for education, defense, agriculture, roads, or even social security. So what is this deadly disease? It's diabesity-the number one cause of obesity, heart disease, cancer, dementia and, of course, type 2 diabetes.