About Diabetes

Diabetes is caused when the beta cell is either damaged or destroyed, thereby losing its ability to reproduce insulin properly. This is caused when the langerhans is blocked by excessive fat, which is usually accumulated in the body with too much consumption of meat products, including fish. A key method of treatment is to supplement the dissipated body fluids in order to decrease the temperature in the interior of the body and to purify the blood.

Diabetes is the third leading cause of death in the United States after heart disease and cancer. It is a disease in which the body does not produce or properly use insulin which is necessary for the body to metabolize glucose (sugar). The glucose accumulates and stays in the blood stream, causing high blood-sugar levels that become diagnosed as diabetes. It affects an estimated 20 million people in the United States, with another 15 million not yet diagnosed and an economic cost of over $100 billion yearly. Globally, the statistics are staggering.

The first stop, after being diagnosed with diabetes is usually to your family doctor for daily blood tests and instructions on lifestyle changes and medications. Over time, complications from diabetes can lead to blindness, kidney failure, heart disease, nerve damage and limb amputations. Since there is no cure, there are only treatments to control it and delay its devastating affects. Current medications can have serious side-effects including nausea, diarrhea, skin rash, weight gain, respiratory infections, liver damage and headaches.

People with diabetes -- both Type 1 and Type 2 -- have an increased risk of severe complications if the disease goes undiagnosed, untreated, or is poorly managed. The high blood-glucose levels cause nerve damage and blockages in the arteries, which result in numbness and tingling in the legs, feet and other areas. Most people with diabetes also suffer from high blood pressure and cholesterol, which increases the risk of heart disease and stroke. On average, 65% of diabetics die directly from this disease.

More Diabetes Information

• Common types of diabetes
• Signs & symptoms of diabetes
• What causes diabetes?
• Liver and Diabetes

• Diabetes from the perspective of Oriental medicine
• The concept of Oriental medicine can apply to all human beings
• Side effects from taking Western synthetic chemical medicines
• Diabetes is not caused by a defective pancreas alone. The most important factor is the relationship between pancreas and the liver