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ariley394 (USA) on 03/03/2026: 
Re-right update from post before
Lets look at what diabetes is.
Pancreas: digestive enzymes, insulin. Reduce inflammation. Pancreas is a part of endocrine system. Strengthen and balance endocrine.
Ashwagandha, Rhodiola: supports the whole endocrine system.
Turmeric with Bioperine, Ginger: Reduces inflammation whole body.
Liver: produces glucose, so when your liver is congested and inflamed glucose can be erratic. The Pituitary (part of the endocrine) can lower or raise glucose. Hence you strengthen endocrine system.
Barberry or Dandelion Root
Sunflower Lecithin: fat emulsifier, helps rid the fat in the liver
Reduce inflammation, clean liver. Take out of diet what spikes glucose ex. pizza dough. Alkaline diet, complex carbs.
Berberine: great for regulating glucose and weight loss by mimicking glp1. Not advised to take with diabetes medication.
Pancreatic enzymes, probiotics.
Food based multivitamin mineral is essential to feed nutrients to the whole body.
Depending on how severe diabetes may take 5 months to get rid of diabetes, normal A1C. May take a year depending on your food and beverage intake or how long you’ve had diabetes among other factors.
Factors: sugar, carb addiction
Beneficial: Auricular Therapy to strengthen mentioned points, but go to Naturopathic Doctor and Acupuncturist for you will have other issues ex. kidneys, colon, immune etc. If on medication the ND would need to monitor when to take it away. More simple things, see if you like this.
A lot of info on Berberine. It's not a diabetes cure. It balances glucose like Metformin. Basically Berberine is better than metformin but both put a band aide on your diabetes. Berberine regulates glucose and used to lose weight by mimicking glp1. You have to take a holistic approach to diabetes as written in previous post.
Cravings for carbs and sugars can be caused by bacteria or yeast in the body. So low probiotics in digestive tract can cause cravings. The tongue is a big factor in cravings, using coconut oil as mouth wash lowers inflammation and bacteria in mouth. (spit it in trash after use), a turmeric, ginger tea is great for reducing inflammation and killing bacteria in mouth and body. Your brain is big factor sugar set of the pleasure center of brain similar to drugs, cigarettes.
Drinking water ½ hour before meal aides digestion then wait an hour after meal to drink fluids. Sip some during meal. Drink 16 to 20 ozs. Before meal and hour after meal.
Ashwagandha and Rhodiola are adaptogens which help the body heal from mental and physical stress. Should only be used for 3 or 4 months then take a break. maybe a month.
Eat complex carbs, ex. quick cook rolled oats, sprinkle a little cinnamon. Yams, sweet potatoes etc. about 50 grams carbs a day, but if your eating 200 grams, slowly take down the amount over time.
Diabetic Neuropathy isn’t just about high glucose. Uric Acid is a big player too. Uric Acid is connected with Gout, but high uric acid without gout can be destructive to nerves. Why an alkaline diet is better. Thats more fruits and vegetables.
Its difficult to give advice to anyone with out looking all of whats going on with someones health. Even high stress in someones life impacts general health and craving for carbs.
So look up everything I wrote and check it out your self. This is why I left doseages and duration of time to take. Everyone has different needs. Please see and ND and Acupuncturist. If you don't like needles Auricular Therapy is great.
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Good luck everyone.
Jenna (Canberra, Australia, Australia) on 10/16/2013:
My history in brief: 'Undiagnosed' diabetic (Type 1, originally misdiagnosed as Type 2) for about 10 years - Stage 3-4 Chronic Kidney Disease (pending dialysis) - Liver failure - 80% loss of eyesight - numbness in hands and feet - plus undiagnosed Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA), which I battled every day for about 4 years.
Solution: I've been treating myself WITHOUT prescription meds of any kind since March 2012, and I went intothis with my eyes wide open. (I'm also being monitored by Doctor, Endocronologist, & Diabetes Nurse... None of them have seen this done before).
1st step: get blood glucose levels (BGL) under control. I use Gymnema Sylvestre - and it's quite safe to take at more than recommended dose which is usually about 6 per day... I take around 15-20 depending on how my levels are throughout the day. I also back this up with bitter melon (about 4-6 per day) just to make sure. I've found when I control BGL my liver starts to pump out more glycogen - meaning ketone levels rise. Too many ketone and DKA sets in - I also become quite 'acid'.
2nd step: control ketones (to offset DKA), and reduce acidity - because excess acid damages kidneys and liver, and just exacerbates the whole situation. Get some 'pee-on' Ph paper strips. They're about a dollar or two on Ebay. You need these to check on what amount of Bicarb Soda (Baking Powder) you need each day to remain Ph neutral. For me, I generally take 3 glasses a day of filtered water to which I've added 1/2 teaspoon bicarb soda & 1/4 teaspoon of citric acid to each one. I take these from midday through to bedtime. Don't take before midday unless you eat first. The Ph paper will let you know if you're too acid still - so you adjust how many glasses accordingly (you should be Ph neutral when you rise in the morning and stay that way until you begin drinking your bicarb water around midday)
Bonus: The Bicarb/Citric Acid soothes both the kidneys and liver. I was able to reverse Chronic Kidney Disease within 4-6 weeks and kidneys are now (and have been) functioning well for over 18 months. Liver started to show sign of improvement about 8 weeks in. Chronological blood tests show the history. A warning sign that I haven't had enough bicarb/citric acid is I get pain in my liver when I'm starting to produce too much glycogen. Needless to say Liver seems to take a little longer. DKA (ketone) levels can rise quite quickly - Bicarb/Citric Acid water will see them drop at around 20 minutes after being taken (I use ketone blood tests to confirm in heading in the right direction.
Also, Diabetics are also prone to 'electrolyte imbalances'... So I address these as well. I found that some of the 'sports'-type drinks help a little... BUT they're loaded with sugar (which is basically what helps people 'recover' quickly from sports). If I drink these... I have to mop-up the sugar by taking extra Gymnema. Adding the 'extra' sugar when trying to control it... Just seemed counter-productive to me. Of course there's artifically sweetened sports drinks, BUT they're made with Aspartame... which is the equaivalent of drinking the toxic waste from the tailings ponds of a nuclear reactor! For me, neither the Aspartame or the Tailings Ponds were an option.
Problem: There is nothing on the market for diabetics to assist with electrolyes... unless you want to add a lot of sugar, OR drink the equivalent of nuclear waste.
Solution: Kidnap a Compounding Pharmacist, and create an electrolyte replacement suitable for diabetics. Seriously, I didn't kidnap him... But I convinced him to help work out a formula with me. It doesn't have the same 'buzz' as a sugared-up drinks... But it DOES get the electrolye balance under control. Once again.. I just add to water and 'down the hatch'.
I also take a variety of things to assist with the whole process - so the above is just the 'basics' that will actually work.
My goal in all of this is to take a non-functioning pancreas... And turn it into a functioning one I. E. To grow some wretched beta cells. My next lot of tests (so I can check my progress) includes a test of C-peptide levels. Hopefully this will reveal how much insulin my body is now making.
Essentially, I'm a work 'in progress'. But I have to admit I'm feeling quite hopeful. To keep track of what I'm doing, I'm working on a journal-type website. It only has an image saying it's on it's way, but not for too much longer: www.diabetes-without-drugs.com. I just wanted to make sure I'd covered as many bases as possible, because there's nothing worse than false hope (been there, done that).
Hope this helps.
