Diabetes from the perspective of Oriental medicine

Diabetes develops when the heat in your body rises and causes bodily fluids such as saliva, hormones, sweat and blood to dry out. This leads to a malfunction in the pancreas’ ability to secrete insulin, or hinder insulin’s ability to transport dextrose—commonly called glucose or blood sugar—into the cells.

This is the reason why most diabetics have a lot of body heat, dry mouths, drink a lot of liquids, urinate often and still lose weight even though they eat a lot.

More Diabetes Information

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

• 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