Diabetes Practitioners at Holistic Junction

What is DIABETES? Diabetes is a disease that causes an individual's blood glucose (Blood Sugar) to raise too high. Everyone has glucuse in their blood (for energy), but when a person has or gets diabetes, too much glucose causes ill health. When a person has diabetes, the pancreas begins to release insulin (a chemical hormone) into the blood. When this insulin is released into the blood, natural glucose in food cannot get into one's cells. In diabetes, there is not enough insulin production; therefore, glucose stays in the blood and does not travel to the cells. It is then that blood glucose levels raise too high, which causes diabetes.

Here are some symptoms of Diabetes:
- Unusual thirst
- Frequent urination
- Unusually hungry or fatigued
- Weight loss
- Slow-healing sores
- Itching, dry skin
- Tingling or numbness in feet
- Blurred Vision

There are three types of Diabetes:

Type 1 Diabetes was is usually diganosed in children, teenagers or young adults. It is a form of insulin dependence.

Type 2 Diabetes is when persons become insuin resistant. (Diagnosed now at any age)

The third type of diabetes develps during the late stages of pregnancy. Persons with this form of diabetes are more prone to getting type 2 diabets later in life.1

Aside from conventional treatment, acupuncture, and biofeedback are a couple of alternative therapies used in treating symptoms of diabetes. Additionally, supplements such as chromium, ginseng, magnesium, and vanadium are nutritional supplements used in helping treat diabetic symptoms.2

To learn more about diabetes, or if you are interested in locating a conventional or alternative practitioner who can help you or someone you know with diabetes, feel free to visit our practitioner and consumer resources directories at Holistic Junction.

References:
1. National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse (NDIC)
Your Guide to Diabetes: Type 1 and Type 2
http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/dm/pubs/type1and2/index.htm
2. National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse (NDIC)
Complementary and Alternative Medical Therapies for Diabetes
http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/dm/pubs/alternativetherapies/index.htm