Diabetes

One of the greatest challenges in healthcare today, with numbers on the rise and the age of onset getting younger by the day, Diabetes is one of my most passionate causes of perusing alternative modalities having seen enough diabetic feet amputated when they could have been saved simply by being aware and empowered.

Body:

Diabetes is a matabolic disorder where your body is unable to store or use glucose properly.

I will not be getting into the different causes of diabetes, but there are two types: type 1 where the pancreas fails to secrete insulin and type 2 where the body fails to absorb insulin. Insulin regulates our blood glucose levels. When there is alot of glucose in your blood, diabetes happens.

Diabetes leads to various systems failing such as the kidney function, cardiovascular disease and nerve damage. 

Like any disease there is a genetic load which is expressed when the lifestyle of the patient (eating habits, exercise and stress levels) are not balanced.

Mind:

Wether anxiety and depression are a precursor to diabetes or a result of it hasn't been identified by research, however, anxiety has been shown to lower the blood glucose control and lead to fluctuations in diabetic readings.

Spirit:

The pancreas from a spiritual aspect is responsible for the sweetness in life, and when it fails then it is said that the person is unable to absorb the sweetness of life. Those people tend to have a certain bitterness and self righteousness where they are unwilling to be directed.

Rx.

1. Having a healthy lifestyle is important either in prevention or treating diabetes. Regular exercise and watching food habits in terms of sugar and calories can have significant benefits.

2. Having a positive mind frame and stepping out of the "chronic disease" fear is vital in achieving optimal results.

3. Tackle emotional issues that result in bitterness, start accepting things for what they are and live in gratitude day by day to be able to find the lost sweetness in life.

4. Take your meds! Having an active approach to the condition can take you miles ahead. 

5. Finally, any condition is treatable, if you believe that it is.

So what will it take to get there?