Diabetes Type 2 Support Group

Type 2 Diabetes is a condition in which the body either does not produce enough insulin or does not make efficient use of it. Insulin is a hormone needed to convert food into glucose, a sugar that the body uses for energy. Without enough insulin, glucose can accumulate in the blood, and can cause serious health problems such as heart disease and strokes and organ damage...

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Dealing with Long-Term Impacts of Diabetes

otperspective
otperspective
Extant literature states that long-term problems associated with diabetes will include that of the eyes, kidneys, heart, brain, feet, and nerves. Some of the best practices recommended for patients include seeing an eye doctor one a year; getting a urine check once a year, or more, if needed; seeking medical attention if there are signs and symptoms of a heart attack; taking care of one's feet, such as avoiding getting wounds; and getting advice from occupational therapists on how to take care of one's nerves and the neuropathic system (Cleveland Clinic, 2015). In any event, there is a need to collaborate with the healthcare provider on a regular basis so that one's symptoms are delayed. Do you have other tips on how a diabetic person can continue to live without worrying about diabetes? How about supplements, has anyone tried using them? I believe that supplements can be helpful if properly integrated into ones treatment regimen.

Reference
Cleveland Clinic. (2015). Diabetes compilations. Retrieved from
http://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases_conditions/hic_Diabetes_Basics/hic_Long- Term_Problems_for_People_with_Diabetes
jody0385
jody0385
Chromium and Cinnamon are both great OTC supplements that help keep your blood sugar down naturally. Of course keep taking and doing what your physician wants you to do but it can be a great supplement in helping.
bruticus
bruticus
The thing about me is that, whenever I feel exhausted or fatigue, I know my sugar isn't burning and that is why I'm out of energy. So, I take the following. I feel a huge burst of energy and I can run around all day like I was 21 again. Next morning, I check and my Glucose level is consistently 90 to 100. I'm not an expert at this so I only take them as needed. I'm a bit scared to do too much. I wonder if I take it more often.... will it go down even more? I'm not ready to do that yet. Anyways....

5HTP (Walgreens - Natrol brand works well for me; anything else does not; although some report suggests that walgreens brand is fake so that is probably why it doesn't work)
Acetly-l-carnitine with alpha lipoic acid (Walgreens)
choline/inositol (special vitamin stores have this; need to take it with the Acetyl-l-carnitine for it to work well)

I get these from the vitamin stores:
L-tyrosine (this one raises blood pressure so you have to balance it out with L-Histidine as L-Histidine lowers blood pressure; although I have switched to L-carnosine as they say that L-carnosine is a mix of histidine and alinine which is a better mix. I don't know if it is or not)
L-opticzinc - very nice mix of zinc and copper and I do need this to make the other stuff work (watch out not to over dose on zinc because your multi-vitamins may already contain zinc)
L-carnosine - what I mentioned above


Then, your regular vitamins include...
vitamin b-complex
magnesium/vitamin c/calcium

As you may already start to notice.... not 1 single thing will help you. You have to take a bunch of these and they all work in synergy.