How Can I Stop Diabetes?

Diabetes is a chronic disease in which the body either does not produce insulin or doesn't use it properly. Insulin is the hormone that helps your body use the energy it gets from sugars, starches and other types of food. The result is that your body is not getting the energy it needs and the glucose gets accumulated in your blood causing damage to the organs. Glucose is the main fuel for your body. When there is no insulin to transport glucose to your organs, the blood sugar levels rise.

High blood sugar can directly cause a number of serious problems. Diabetics are at risk of long-term complications, when the blood sugar remains high. When blood sugar is between 150 to 200 mg / dl this can cause dehydration, loss of sugar from the urine, swelling in vital organs, lack of energy and increased risk of infections. This disease can cause damage to all organs, skin, blood vessels, heart, kidney, brain and often it doesn't give any symptoms. When there are obvious symptoms of diabetes, namely increased thirst and appetite, weight loss and frequent urination during the day, then in all probability blood sugar is already too high and may be greater than or equal to 200mg/dl.

There are 2 types of this condition:
Type I or juvenile diabetes, is usually diagnosed during childhood or adolescence. In Type I, the pancreas produces little or no insulin. Therefore, people suffering from this condition need treatment for a lifetime. It's much more rare than the Type II, since only 5-10% of people suffer from this form of the disease. The survival of patients with this type is dependent on insulin injections.

Type II or maturity onset diabetes, may occur later in life. Usually, it occurs in people over the age of 40. Insulin does get produced by the body. but can not be used effectively. This is the most common form and about a 90-95% of all cases are cases of diabetes mellitus type II. An important factor in the occurrence of the disease is obesity.

If you are a diabetic you should follow a diet that aims at restoring blood sugar at normal levels. On a daily basis you should consume: vegetables, fresh fruit, low fat milk and yogurt and drinks without sugar.

The best fruit you can eat, especially if you are at the early stages of this disease, is the kiwi, which may very well be the only known anti-diabetic fruit. It would be a good idea to choose organic kiwi fruits because they are rich in minerals.

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Here are some of the hundreds of herbs that can help you regulate your blood sugar levels:

1. Stevia
This herb not only lowers blood sugar levels; it even tastes great. The sweetness in Stevia is 300 times sweeter than sugar.

Stevia is called a unidirectional herb because it only brings blood sugar levels down, even if they were normal to begin with. For diabetics, using Stevia is a great way to sweeten foods that are bland and to delight the sweet taste buds while accomplishing health goals.

2. Gymnema sylvestris
This herb is amazing! If you have a taste for chocolate … the type of taste that drives you to finish every bit of the entire pound of chocolate, then Gymnema is the herb for you. That’s because if you eat a bite of chocolate, then follow that mouthful with Gymnema herb, the desire to continue eating the chocolate will automatically stop. You won’t finish the pound of chocolate.

Extracts or capsules of Gymnema can lower blood sugar levels and the glycosylated hemoglobin (Hb A1c) test results as well.

3. Cinnamon
Not only does cinnamon lower blood sugar levels, it also lowers cholesterol levels in those with type 2 diabetes. You’ll need at least one teaspoon if you’re using the herb from your spice jar, but the extract works a lot better and you don’t need as much.

4. American Ginseng
The herb ginseng contains medicinal constituents called ginsengosides that lower blood sugar levels after you eat a meal. About 2 to 3 grams of the herb can be taken daily, and the best time to take it is 40 minutes prior to a meal or with a meal.

5. Siberian Ginseng
The chemical constituents responsible for blood sugar lowering in Siberian Ginseng are polysaccharides, which are long strings of sugar molecules. Other constituents in the herb boost the immune system. These two characteristics make this herb desirable for diabetics that have problems overcoming infections.

6. Bitter Melon
If a herb is called Bitter Melon, you know that its taste can’t be that great! It’s a good thing that it comes in capsules.

This herb has three medicinal constituents that lower blood glucose levels: charantin, Polypeptide P, and gurmarin. Gurmarin is very similar to bovine insulin in chemical structure.