Diabetes Mellitus (Type 2)

Diet and Nutrition: (references)

• Eliminate foods that cause an allergic response or to which there is a sensitivity (fast, use an elimination diet, or allergy test to isolate such foods)
• Totally eliminate sucrose (glucose and fructose together) and refined, simple carbohydrates
• Increase consumption of foods with low glycemic indices
• Legumes in the morning have shown an extremely beneficial effect on blood glucose
• Avoid coffee, alcohol, and tobacco
• Avoid junk foods
• Eat snacks of protein or almonds between meals
• Eat 6 cloves of garlic a day
• Use extra virgin olive oil rather than other types of cooking oils.
• Drink more green tea
• Use more cinnamon to spice up your food

Vitamins and Minerals: (references)

• Vitamin B1: 100 mg.
• Vitamin C: 2 - 4 gm.
• Vitamin D: 400 - 800 I.U.
• Vitamin E: 400 - 800 I.U.
• Vitamin B3: 30 - 100 mg.
• Niacinamide: 50 - 300 mg.
• Vitamin B6: 25 -150 mg.
• Biotin: 3 - 20 mg.
• Chromium (GTF): 200 - 3000 mcg.
• Zinc: 20 - 60 mg.
• Copper: 2 - 3 mg.
• Magnesium: 500 mg.
• Calcium: 500 mg.
• Manganese: 10 - 50 mg.
• Potassium: 3 gm.
• Vanadium: 100 mcg.

Supplements: (references)

• Quercetin: 500 mg.
• Coenzyme Q10: 30 mg. QID for 3 months
• Taurine: 1.5 gm.
• Arginine: 2 - 4 gm. BID
• Lipoic Acid: 300-600 mg.
• Omega 3 Fatty Acids: 1-5 gm. TID
• Acetyl-L-Carnitine: 1 gm. TID
• Fiber: up to 100 gm. in divided doses with 12 oz. of water per dose
• Digestive Enzymes: 2 tablets before each meal

Botanicals: (references)

• Liquid Extract - Gymnema sylvestre , Vaccinium myrtillus , Trigonella foenum graecum , *Taraxacum officinale , Oplopanax horridum : 1/4 tsp TID
• Curcuma longa: 450 mg. (standardized to contain 95% curcuminoids) daily with food

• Individual botanicals to be considered for this condtion:
  Allium sativum (Garlic)
  Arctium lappa (Burdock)
  Centella asiatica (Gota kola)
  Curcuma longa (Tumeric)
  Eleutherococcus senticosus (Siberian ginseng)
  Gymnema sylvestre (Gymnema)
  Momordica charantia (Bitter melon)
  Oplopanax horridum (Devil's club)
  Panax ginseng (Chinese ginseng, Korean ginseng)
  Polygonum multiflorum (Fo-ti, He-shou-wu)
  Taraxacum officinale (Dandelion, Lion's tooth)
  Trigonella foenum-graecum (Fenugreek)
  Vaccinium myrtillus (Bilberry)
  Zingiber officinale (Ginger)

Homeopathic Remedies: (references)

• Diabetes mellitus, general:
  
  acet-ac, adren, alf, all-s, alumn, am-c, aml-n, ant-t, arg-m, arg-n, arn, ars, ars-br, ars-i, aur, aur-m, bar-c, bell, benz-ac, BOV, bry, calc, calc-p, CARC, cean, cham, chel, chim, chin, chion, coca, cod, coff, colch, con, crot-h, cupr, cupr-ar, cur, elaps, eup-pur, ferr-m, fl-ac, glon, glyc, hell, HELON, hep, iod, iris, kali-br, kali-chl, kali-p, kreos, lac-d, lach, lec, lith, LYC, lycps, lyss, mag-s, med, mosch, morph, mur-ac, murx, nat-m, nat-p, nat-s, nit-ac, nux-v, op, petr, PH-AC, phase, PHOS, pic-ac, PLB, podo, rat, rhus-a, sal-ac, sec, sep, sil, equil, sulph, sul-ac, tarax, TARENT, TER, thuj, thyr, tub, URAN-N, urea, vanad, zinc, ziz

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Other Therapies: (references)

• Diabetes IV therapy
• Graded exercise program: 15 minutes per day 3 times a week for 1 week, then 15 minutes per day 4 times a week for 2 week, then 20 minutes per day 4 times per week for 3 weeks, then 30 minutes a day 4 times per week
• *Monitor blood sugar levels before exercising and have a snack at the end of exercising

Recommended Labs:

• Check for diabetes: Urinalysis, Fasting Glucose, Fructosamine, Hemoglobin A1c

*  The recommended use of this supplement or therapy is based on a physiological mechanism or empirical data and is not necessarily supported by peer-reviewed research studies.

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