I have type 2 diabetes and i am looking into alternative therapy  

My mother controlled her diabetes for year through diet and exercise. It wasn't until she was older and could no lover exercise that she have to start oral medication and finally Insulin I was you the best of luck!

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Considering the present medical knowledge, it can be said that diabetes is a life-time disease. With intelligent treatment, it can be kept under complete control and some of its complications prevented. But a permanent cure still remains elusive. Thus the treatment of diabetes is a life-time responsibility.

Some diabetics, on knowledge of their disease, resign themselves to fate. 'Now that the disease has developed and death is a certainty, I should thoroughly enjoy myself for the rest of life', is their misguided belief. They throw all the health-rules to the wind and indulge in excesses. But to man, death is not available for the asking. When dreadful complications of the disease overpower such careless or happy-go-lucky persons, life becomes miserable· and intolerable. Ignoring the treatment of diabetes is like axing one's own feet.

The treatment of diabetes does not rob a person of worldly pleasures or make his life dreary. In fact, a person undergoing treatment can lead an almost normal life.

Aims of treatment :

( 1 ) To ameliorate all the symptoms of the disease, ( 2) To control the concentration of blood-glucose, ( 3) To prevent glucose from escaping in the urine,

( 4) To formulate a 'whole-day diet-plan' such that all e essential nutrients are available to the body. In child diabetics, the diet should be enough to encourage physical velopment. Another thing to be kept in mind while anning the diet is that the body-weight is to be brought to e ideal level,

( 5 ) To convince the person of the importance of regular physical exercise and to formulate an exercise-programme as the individual needs,

(6) To educate the diabetic (and also his family members, if possible) about different aspects of the disease and its treatment.

The last point needs further elucidation. In the treatment of diabetes, the patient has to bear an almost equal (perhaps greater) responsibility, as compared to the attending physician. He can intelligently and successfully shoulder this responsibility only if he is aware of all the facts of the disease. However, because of several limitations, especially those of time, no doctor can educate his patient fully. That is precisely the reason for bringing out this book.

Modes of treatment :

Diabetes can be treated through-

1. Diet, 2. Exercise, 3. Medicines, 4. Acupuncture/ Acupressure and 5. Magnet Therapy.

hello,violetwings! diabetes is a life threatening condition for men and women.so early precaution should be taken for its control and that too naturally.you know walking helps to fight diabetes.weight management and physical activity are the most essential treatment for type 2 diabetes.just 30 minutes of moderate physical activity such as walking is enough to ensure good health.the benefits of walking are tremendous.in addition to weight control,walking helps to control cholesterol level,slows bone loss associated with advancing age,and helps to reduce anxieties and depression.it releases enderphins-body's natural pain relievers,increases flexibility in joints,decreases pain protects heart and improves sleep quality,enhences mood and booasts energy levels.walking reduces the risk of diabetes by helping the body to use its natural anti-diabetes hormone,Insulin,more efficiently and effectively.thank you.all the best.

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