A colleague from another country wrote to ask: I need and request advice for a patient suffering from diabetes to complete relief by medicine or physiotherapy
There are two types of diabetes.
Type I is an autoimmune disease where the immune system of the body attacks the cells in the pancreas that make insulin. This needs to [...]
A Doctor Asks Dr. Gardner About Diabetes Management
March 17th, 2011 · 10:25 AM
Tags: diabetes, type II diabetes
Edema
October 1st, 2010 · 10:02 AM
Edema in feet and ankles. Doctor would like to prescribe a diuretic. Is there an herbal way to remedy the problem? I have type II diabetes. Is this a contributing factor?
Type II diabetes means your glucose levels and insulin levels in your blood are elevated. Insulin is the most inflammatory substance your body makes, so [...]
Tags: diet, edema, swelling, type II diabetes
Type II Diabetes: Healthy Alternatives
July 6th, 2010 · 8:37 AM
I am thrilled and interested in your new website. I have been a type 2 diabetic for 10 years. Though I have always eaten fairly healthy and am not over weight, I am having difficulty keeping my BG in check. I have been very discouraged by the attitude of my current physician, though I was [...]
Tags: diabetes, type II diabetes
Type II Diabetes
April 16th, 2010 · 5:29 AM
How do we deal with type II diabetes without all the medication? I am appalled at the lists of side effects from my prescribed meds. I am obese and know that losing weight would help with the disease, but what else?
Type II diabetes is the end-stage of insulin resistance.
Insulin resistance is caused [...]
Tags: diet, insulin resistance, type II diabetes
My doctor says I can get all the vitamins and minerals I need from my food. What is your opinion on this?
I used to say the same thing to my patients, back in the days before I studied healthy alternatives. It is the party line of allopathic medicine, although that is starting to change. Here's the bottom line, and I'll follow up with some info on what allopaths are now doing: