Simple Health Cures

   To control diabetes one needs to detect it in time. Many people are unable to cope with their diabetes problem because they do not pay attention to the early symptoms that may indicate that they have diabetes. Here are the six deadly symptoms that may indicate that you have diabetes. If you have a combination of these symptoms, it is advised that you get a full check up done.

Symptom 1- Lethargy, You feel tired all the time and want to do no exercises. The lethargic feeling never leaves you and even mornings are no better.

Symptoms 2- Frequent Urination, You feel the urge to visit the bathroom very often. You feel thirsty all the time and so drink a lot of water. This fuels the urination even more.

Symptom 3- Eye Problems, Your eyesight is giving you problems. You feel that all vision around you is blurred at times. You get headaches.

Symptom 4- Dry Skin, There is a severe dryness in the skin which can lead to you feeling itchy all the time. No matter how often you apply creams it does not help.

Symptom 5- Slow Healing, A Simple cut in the skin takes ages to heal. Most infections stay for a far longer time with you than normal. Wounds are likely to take long time to recover.

Symptom 6- Numbness, There is a common occurrence of limbs going numb. This is due to peripheral nerve damage which is quite common in diabetics.

   Those with type two diabetes may ignore early signs of the disease because they are unware of what to expect. The faster one gets detected with diabetes the easier it is to bring the disease under control. This means that you need to pay attention more closely to your body.

   Any changes from the normal could indicate a disease that may need checking into. This is especially true if you have a family history of diabetes. This means that if your mother, father or any grandparent has diabetes you are more likely to get it. So be alert to charges in your body.

   If you are gaining or losing weight rapidly you need to check the reason for the weight change. If you feel thirsty very often without any apparent reason and then keep making frequent trips to the bathroom, you need to check your blood sugar level.

   If your eyesight is bothering you, you must test your eyes to stop nerve damage. This is irreversible so make sure that you take action right away. If healing of a simple cut takes longer than a week you need to check yourself right away. There may be more serious underlying reasons for these changes.

    Eating habits can play a major role in your battle against diabetes. By eating healthy food you gain energy to live an active life. Your growth will be normal and you can keep your bllod sugar levels under control. You can even adjust your diet to enable you to lose weight slowly in case you are overweight or obese.

   Remember food is the fuel for your body. You put in the right fuel and the machine works well. You put in the wrong fuel and the machine will splutter and give up on you. You cannot afford to put in the wrong food into your body and have it give up on you.

   If you already have diabetes you can still benefit from a well balanced meal plan. By eating well-balanced meals in the correct amounts, you can learn to thrive with diabetes. Track what you eat to manage your diabetes and prevent the onset of complications.

   If you do not have diabetes but are in the right risk group of contracting it, you need to eat healthy sensible food so as to avoid the disease. You need to have proteins, carbohydrates, mineral, vitamins and fiber in your diet. Even fat is needed in small amounts for optimal body functioning.

   There are two types of diabetesw that can afflict children. The type 1 diabetes which is where the body does not produce insulin at all, or in such small amounts that it is of no use. And the other type 2 diabetes where the body in producing insulin, but becuase of lifestyle habits it is not enough for the needs of the body.

   Type 1 diabetes is not possible to avoid or cure as it is a result of a damaged organ, the pancreas. However with type 2 diabetes, which is also known as Adult Onset Diabetes you have a choice. The child may never develop this type of diabetes if the parents insist on a healthy lifestyle for the child.

   As a parent what must you do to enusre that your child does not develop type 2 diabetes? How are the two main points that you need to consider with respect to this problem.

Regular Physical Activity

Kids today spend a lot of time indoors on computers, watching Tv or playing with their video games. It is very important for the child to get involved in sport and games which take him or her outdoors.

   Sensible and Healthy Food

The junk food that a child has access to makes them obese and unhealthy. As a parent you must provide healthy alternative laced with fresh fruits and vegetables and home cooked meals.

   Smoking is bad for you.  As per the American Diabetes association’s technical review “Smoking and Diabetes”, smoking is the leading avoidable cause of mortality in the United States of America. One out of every five deaths is caused by cigarette smoking.

   Smoking can increase your risk of turning diabetic. If you have a family history of diabetes and are obese then you are at a far higher risk of developing diabetes than if you do not smoke. And if you happen to be diabetic, smoking is even worse for it raises health complications which may be suppressed.

   Other complications of smoking on diabetes include retinopathy (eye disorder), heart disease, stroke, vascular disease, kidney disease and nerve damage. Smoking also makes managing diabetes more difficult for diabetes patients.

   By quitting smoking you can decrease the chances of your developing diabetes and in addition a host of other conditions such as Cancer of the mouth, throat, lung and bladder, stroke, Heart attack. Hardening of the arteries (atherosclerosis). Increased blood pressure, limited joint mobility, increased cholesterol and other fat levels in your blood, impotence, miscarriage and stillbirth.

   So do yourself a huge favor and get set to kick that butt. Smoking is just not a viable option for a diabetic.

   As you come to understand the diabetes better you will find that you are able to manage the disease better. After a period of time you are the best judge of what your body needs. Of course to get to that point you need to be actively involved in diabetes self management.

   This means that you need to monitor your blood glucose regularly, keep tabs on any complications in your health which arise from having diabetes, exercise regularly and make sure that you eat a healthy and nutritious diet suited for a diabetic person.

   You will need to educate yourself about alternative medicines or healing techniques that could be of use to you.  Also try out some complementary therapies to see if they help keep blood sugar levels under control. You will need to pay special attention to the changes that come about in your body due to diabetes.

   If you are on insulin medication you will have to learn how to manage the right dosage. Taking too little would be of no use and taking higher dosage can cause other health complications which are best avoided. Diabetes self management is not a one time gig, but an ongoing process in which you must get involved.

   Diabetes patients who have type two diabetes generally tend to be obese and have high blood pressure with a tendency for cardio vascular diseases. This means that the diabetic person is already at a higher risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease. In fact some studies have proved that a diabetic is at a 65% higher chance of developing the disease.

   Alzheimer’s disease effects the brain and there is a loss memory and brain functioning over a period of time. The excessive level of blood insulin thanks to incorrect medication doses for a diabetic person can also damage the brain by stimulating inflammation. This increases the levels of a toxic protein which is known as beta amyloid which is a critical symptom of Alzheimer’s disease.

   Some insulin sensitizing drugs can help improve the memory and brain functioning of a person with mild or moderate Alzheimer’s disease. The drug help by boosting the capacity of the brain cells to produce energy. Other than drugs, mild exercise and eating the right food can help retard brain damage in diabetic patients.

   Carbohydrates with a low Glycemic Index or GI are good for memory boosting. So eat more whole grains and pasta which have a low GI rather than foods which have high sugar content. Also eat fish with omega-3 fat as this also helps retard Alzheimer’s Disease.

   Biofeedback is a technique which help a person become more aware of and learn to deal with the body’s response to pain. In this technique various monitoring devices are used to help a person learn to voluntarily alter normally involuntary body functions such as brain activity, blood pressure, muscle tension or heart rate.

   According to a study conducted at the University of Ohio the use of biofeedback and relaxation activities on patients with type 2 diabetes helped the diabetics. The group which recieved the treatment were able to lower their blood glucose levels considerably.

   Biofeedback can be adminnistered in a number of ways. An electromyogram (EMG) uses electrodes or other sensors to measure muscle tension. By showing people when their muscles are tensed, it can help them learn to relax these muscles. Using guided imagery it is also possible for patients to improve blood flow to areas which suffer from nerve damage.

   Biofeedback techniques are huge stress busters. And have also been known to help in reducing and controlling the level of blood sugar in a person suffering from diabetes. These sessions are long term and need to be continues over more than three months before the results can be considered.

  Garlic is known to rev up the body’s natural immune system. It has been used in diets across, Asia, Europe and the Middle East in traditional foods down the years. Recently scientific studies have also helped to document that the herb garlic is very good for those suffering from diabetes as well.

   UK researcher have put Allium Sativum or Garlic as it is known to the scientific community on trial for diabetes management. Garlic is known to contain ingredients like Allyl Propyl Disulphide (APDS) and Diallyl Disulphide Oxide (allicin) and certain flavonoids. These help in keeping blood circulation normal and increasing free insulin.

   This means that if you eat garlic reguarly there is a good chance that your insulin medication will be brought down by the health care professional monitoring your blood glucose level.  In fact researcher feel      that liquid garlic may be able to help against foot and eye damage to nerves commonly found in diabetes patients.

   Garlic may be seen as a natural cure for lowering blood pressure and sugar levels in diabetics. It is an alternative healing technique which involves nothing more that eating the vegetable on a regular basis to help regulate the body functioning. Definitely worth a try if you suffer from diabetes.

   It stands to reason that when the wrong kinds of foods can cause diabetes, the right kinds of food can also cure diabetes. However just eating non sugary and fat free food is not enough. You need to know which foods and herbs can really boost the system and get the healing process started.

   Diabetes is all about control and management and a number of food remedies can help you reach that end. If neglected, diabetes can lead to various complications such as: damage kidneys, heart disease, nerve damage and hypoglycermia or the drastic reduction in glucose levels.

   So what foods cure diabetes? The general rule is the less processed the food is, the better it is for the body. So eating apple pie is good, but not as good as drinking fresh apple juice. And even better than apple juice is eating a fresh apple as it is the least processed.

   Next remeber to eat foods which have a natural tendency to use up the glucose in the blood. Garlic, bitter gourd, and similar foods can help control your cholesterol and blood sugar to a large extent. Plus it is not very difficult to add to the regular food habits.