Diabetes Type II

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Soursop for Diabetes

Micheal (Singapore) on 02/17/2024
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Soursop leaves are effective for diabetes.

Many diabetes patients feedback that soursop leaves lower their blood sugar level.

Try drinking soursop leaves on empty stomach.

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Kefir for Diabetes Type II

Stephanie (Oregon) on 08/28/2023
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Kefir for diabetes type II

My husband (age 82) has been prediabetic for several years, his A1C recently went over 7. so his doctor put him on a weekly injection (very expensive) the first one went ok, the next week he became very ill, vomiting and diarrhea..... stopped that medication immediately. I had read here about taking kefir; we bought a store brand at our health food store that contained L. casei and L achidophilus, he drinks a cup in the morning on an empty stomach, some days he forgets so it is about 4 days per week, in about a month his blood sugar has gone from the 140s to 100-110. If you are diabetic this is certainly worth trying.

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Mung Bean Soaked Fermented Water

Seid (Bracknell, UK) on 01/06/2023
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I just want to say a big thank you for P. Raghavan for his/her recipe of Sprouted Mung Beans water,

I am in my mid fifties male, otherwise healthy but for the last few years I have been afflicted by digestive problems esp bloating, I have tried everything there is to try! With minimal results but as soon as I tried the mung beans soaked water, it worked straight away! I am absolutely gobsmacked such a simple addition to my routine made such a difference even within 3 days,

Also a big thank you to all those working hard to keep Earth Clinic going, it is been my go to reference for many years! Absolute goldmine for health.

Keep up the good work,

Seid in the UK.

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Fenugreek Seeds for Diabetes Type II

Usman N. (Columbia) on 08/19/2022
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Fenugreek seeds to control and possibly reverse Diabetes

My Health background: I take Metformin 500mg twice a day for Diabetes, I take heart medicine after a Cardiac Arrest due to a choked artery in April 2022, I take ACV for controlling Uric Acid along with anti-inflammation medicine Cholchicine 0.6 mg twice a day. Age 65 yrs old.

Improvement in Diabetes discovered by accident:

Before starting this alternate treatment, my morning fasting sugar reading was 125-130mg/dL for the last 3 1/2 years. Started taking Fenugreek seeds 1 teaspoon soaked in water equivalent to 1 glass of water put in a regular basic clay container/cup/jar for 24 hour (If prefer to keep it for 48 hours before consuming. I found it to be more effective) . This quantity I take just before each meal( that is 3 times a day). I bought my clay container from a Pakistani Halal grocery store here in the USA. The way I consume is to drink the water which will have a golden color. Then chew the seeds and chase it with some regular water. The taste is like eating celery (like raw vegetable with a slight bitter taste).

Diabetes morning fasting 1st week came down to 103mg/dL. 2nd week 95mg/dL.

I am in my 2nd week now. After 2 hours of consuming afternoon meals, it has dropped from a range of 180-200mg/dL to 140-150mg/dL after consuming fenugreek seeds. This is only taking Fenugreek seeds and no medicine (metformin).

By the way, I have added about a pinch of Black seeds in my Fenugreek seeds drink for overall health. I hope this info is helpful.

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Dietary Changes for Diabetes

Gracie (UK) on 08/16/2022
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Hi I am diabetic, not on any medication, and have managed to keep my blood glucose readings at reasonable levels by eating low carb. However, very recently I've been reading and watching on YouTube about Anthony William, Medical Medium, and am really impressed with what this guy teaches, and currently I'm trying out the celery juice diet. But what he advises though does go against what Diabetes.UK says, e.g. keep carbs below 100 grams a day. Anthony advises to eat potatoes, fruit, high carb vegetables, no wheat but carbs in other forms such as barley, oats, etc. but when I do this my blood glucose levels shoot up.

I think he is right that we must eat more healthily, and perhaps this is the answer to a lot of our ills. But by adding fruits, high carb vegetables, am I doing myself harm?

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Black Seed Oil for Type II Diabetes

Karen (West Australia) on 04/26/2022
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Hi Wanda,

My late partner had type two for like over 20 yrs before we got together. In 2015 he was diagnosed with bowel cancer, but I'd like to share a part of our story with the hope that it helps you too.

We heard about black seed oil (nigella sativa), so I started to do some research and we both started taking it. I took maintenance dose and he slowly increased to a higher dose.
The black seed oil (BSO) helped a lot, at times he could go without his insulin. If he wasn't on chemo, he could have controlled it a lot easier. It also helped with his liver and immune.

Black seed oil has the potential to cure everything they say. It's proven to help me in my digestive problems, OA pain, sinuses, dry eyes and prevents colds and flu's and keeps my immune strong.

There are plenty of studies and articles on BSO.

WHAT IS THE BEST BSO?
https://elitehealthyliving.com/what-is-the-best-black-seed-oil-to-take/

Hope this helps you.

Good luck

Karen

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Fruit and Potatoes for Diabetes

Wanda (Spring Texas) on 04/16/2022
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I was diagnosed with pre-diabetes and then diabetes II. I didn't want to be put on medication, especially Metformin because it's so bad for you. So I started taking Berberine and that helped but didn't bring my sugar numbers down that much.

I tried every diet to no avail. Then I started eating fruit (I never would because it raised my sugars so high! ) To my surprise, I started monitoring my blood sugar. The insulin indeed did spike (which is normal when you eat), but the difference was, it came right back down quickly! When I ate meat or fats, it would stay elevated longer (which is NOT what you want)!

Then started listening to Dr John McDougall who believes you should eat potatoes, rice, corn, and barley (to which I thought he had to be crazy). Well, I wasn't consistent with the eating at first because it's so hard to change, but after three weeks of eating a lot of fruit in the mornings, and potatoes (who doesn't love potatoes???) my fasting blood sugar is down to 105 in the mornings! It was 157-179 before. I'm so excited!

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Mung Bean Soaked Fermented Water Protocol for Diabetes Type II

P. Raghavan (Virudhunagar, TN, India) on 03/24/2022
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SIMPLIFIED MUNG BEAN PROTOCOL FOR DIABETES 2.

There are about 300 to 500 different kinds of bacteria in our digestive systems. There is a video available on the net from the Diabetic research center at the University of Copenhagen titled “Type 2 diabetes may be caused by gut bacteria”. This research center is one of the top diabetic research centers in the world. According to this research center, the probiotic imbalance problem is common to all diabetes 2.

Probiotic imbalance implies the percentage of bad bacteria in the digestive system is high compared to that of non-diabetes.. There are two ways to correct this probiotic imbalance problem in Diabetes 2:

1) Reduce the count of bad bacteria in the digestive system. This can be done by consuming anti bacterial substances ( e.g. black cumin seeds, Hydrogen Peroxide, etc). But they will kill bad bacteria as well as probiotic bacteria. But one has to adjust the dosage so that it will kill the maximum number of bad bacteria and low number of probiotic bacteria.

2) Increase the count of probiotic (good) bacteria in the digestive system. This can be done by consuming probiotic substances (e.g. Kefir, Probiotic capsules, etc). There is no need to adjust the dosage. This is the one I like since it is very simple.

Probiotics like Kefir, probiotic capsules, are not available in many rural parts of Asia and Africa. But Mung beans are available in those areas. I am suggesting a simple way to produce probiotic water using Mung beans. It is as follows:

1) Take one third cup (75cc) of Mung beans and wash thoroughly with clean water at night. Drain and add about one and a half cup (300cc) of fresh water.

2) Allow about 6 to 8 hours of fermentation. Separate the fermented water.

3) Drink this fermented probiotic water in the morning on empty stomach for 8 to 12 weeks.

4) If a person is taking blood sugar lowering drugs, dizziness may be experienced by the person indicating low blood sugar. He should stop taking blood sugar lowering drugs and consult your doctor to find out whether the drugs are needed for you.

People who tried this simple protocol came out of Diabetes 2 after the treatment.

Best wishes.

P. Raghavan

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Vitamin C for High Blood Sugar +

merry (canada) on 02/01/2022
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Vitamin C helps to regulate the damaging effects of high blood sugar levels in individuals with diabetes and heart disease. Liposomal Vitamin C therapy has been shown to have positive effects in patients with the early stages of cancer when combined with other forms of treatment.
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Rooibos Tea for Dawn Phenomenon

Dee (Florida) on 12/27/2021
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I have pre-diabetes and dawn phenomenon. Besides being on a healthy Mediterranean Diet and exercise, I finally found something that works for me.

In the evening I drink 1 cup of organic red Rooibos tea. I buy it on Amazon.com, get a 80 tea bag box. I also like the taste of the Red So. African Rooibos tea.

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Okra for High Blood Sugar

Emersyn (Virginia) on 09/16/2021
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I agree about okra being great for blood sugar. Usually when I've eaten anything breaded my blood sugar went up to 190's or so (prediabetic) but I can eat breaded okra (frozen breaded okra from the freezer section-it's breaded with cornmeal) and my blood sugar is around 99 or so which is amazing. So far I've tested it an hour after eating and every 45 minutes or so after that up to 3 hours after a meal. Sometime I do plan on testing up to 4 hours after a meal just to make sure a late spike isn't happening like it does with pasta (with pasta the blood sugar spike for me happens around 4 hours after the meal.)
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Obesity and Diabetes

Michael (New Zealand) on 09/01/2021
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Hello Folks, yes it's me again!!

Do I hear groaning in the background - tut tut?

Would you like the bad news first?

If you do nothing else for your good self to-day, you really ought to listen to this lady-she has an important message to deliver.

If you sincerely believe that your health's future and that of your family is in your hands, then at least listen to what she has to say on the subject of early-onset diabetes or type 2 diabetes or whatever you choose to call it. Apparently, it is something that doesn't just affect other people! There's a surprise!

I have mentioned before on this Site that I struggle with an over-fondness for bread, which I find is hard to deal with, even though I am just a teeny weeny bit overweight (and certainly not obese). I just want to be pro-active with this issue before it gets on top of me. I need more won't power obviously! Obesity leads to a whole host of other health problems.

At the risk of sounding like a cracked, old gramophone record, as we get older we have more such issues to deal with (increased tendency to put on the pounds etc). Like the old adage "Until you are forty, your liver looks after you: after forty, you need to look after your liver". After all, who else will do so?

I think Dr. Grundy has a lot to say on this subject and would also be worth tuning into for additional information.

We all like our carbs I guess but perhaps we should start treating them with more respect or maybe a jaundiced eye?

Anyway, it's not all Doom, Gloom and Despondency, the Good Doctor Sarah Hallberg has a hopeful and encouraging message at the end, which I will leave for her to articulate.

Cheers and Good Health to you from Down Under

https://www.virtahealth.com/blog/dr-sarah-hallberg-ted-talk-reversing-diabetes

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Vanadium for High Blood Sugar

ORH (TEN MILE, TN) on 08/30/2021
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HI U OLE PATOOTS, ORH here, my Actos Rx has never given good control over my glucose. About 4 months ago a poster said they took Vanadyl Sulfate and they got off their Rx for diabetes. I am a yarn spinner as all know, but this person topped me........ so I thought. This morning I got my AIC after taking Vanadyl Sulfate for 3 months and it was 5.7. My doc thought that was great only she did not know I had stopped my Actos. I did some other things, but don't think they were in this play. I wish I remembered the person who wrote about this because they have my gratitude.

====ORH====

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Beating T2 Diabetes with Nutrition and Supplementation

Pacific Coast Lady (Crescent City, CA) on 06/18/2021
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I was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes in January of this year, 2021. I set to work searching for answers/healing through videos of Doctors on the subject, nutrition, EC, just everything I could get my hands on for alternatives to drugs they wanted me to take. I started by emptying my cupboard of carbs/sugars but had a good understanding of the fruits and vegies that were low-carb. I won't go into what I eat exactly because I think the macronutrients are most important, and the amounts of, Proteins, Fats, Carb percentages of my daily diet.

70% Fats (good fats) or 113 grams

20% Protein or 73 grams

10% Carbs or 36 grams (I usually just keep this below 50 grams)

I am way not perfect, but I try to be in the ball-park and one thing I do is weigh my foods, I know my BMI, and my Total Daily Energy Expenditure. Mine is about 1450. Another story if anyone wants to know.

So my numbers were pretty high on the diagnosis in January, 7.4 mmol/l or 134 mg/dl. Maybe to some of you that is low but it is considered Diabetic so I hit the ground running. I was scared. My numbers gradually decreased, and my last HbA1c was very good at 6.2 mmol/l (safe range is 4.2 to 5.7). Today I'm getting numbers no higher than 6.0, and recently numbers like 5.4 and 5.2.

As a side benefit, I've lost 16 lbs. I don't miss the sugar at all, have learned to bake with Almond Flour, and I like Stevia as a sweetner in my coffee. Real Stevia by Purisure. Dr. Berg's videos have helped me the most, and also, Dr. Benjamin Bikman on Insulin Resistance which I'm convinced I had long before the T2 came along.

I so hope someone else is helped by this, Denise

PS I really don't exercise enough, but as my energy increases due to diet changes I've already made, and my body rejuvenates itself through those changes, I expect to be doing more. I am 68 and headed for a camping trip (tent-camping) with a friend to one of our Oregon lakes for a week of kayaking and just enjoying the outdoors with some friends, and my little dog Mimmie ;)

PSS forgot to mention my supplements: Magnesium, B Vitamins, C, D3, E, ALA, Taurine, Zinc

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Diet Changes for Insulin Resistance

Goldengirl52 (USA) on 06/14/2021
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I hope this bumps the topic from 2015 because this is the biggest discovery I've ever made regarding my health issues, and curing many of them already. I only discovered Insulin Resistance (IR) through Youtube videos while trying to find "fixes" for my newly diagnosed T2 Diabetes. I found how to cut out the carbs (lower them) and eat more protein, and fats (YES, fats! Good healthy fats). I've lost 15 lbs the healthy way and it's taken me 5 months of being right on with my foods, but a bit lacking in my exercise. Usually only 2 times a week, for 30 minutes.

IR is something I am learning more about now, and realize I have probably had it for maybe, most of my life. I am 68 now. The doctors I've had over the years never once told me I was pre-diabetic, maybe because they never checked, and I've never been told I need an Insulin lab done. Conventional medicine does not usually call for that as far as I know. I believe Insulin Resistance is the beginning, and Type 2 Diabetes is one result of having it.

More later if anyone is interested.

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Metadicho, a Nano Lipid, for Type I & Type II Diabetes

Jackie (Ojai, CA) on 06/12/2021
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"We have demonstrated that Metadichol (NANO SOMA's active ingredient) is useful in both type 1 and two diabetes and in modulating insulin levels and reducing sugar levels and thus increasing insulin sensitivity"

From: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/330928900_Metadichol_R_A_Novel_Nano_Lipid_GPR_120_Agonist

NANO SOMA is a nano-emulsion of policosanol, commonly found in unrefined foods such as rice and cane sugar. Nano-policosanol, patented as Metadichol, triggers the body to heal itself. It seems to reverse many age-related diseases and pathogen-related diseases. There are numerous scientific studies on this seemingly miraculous natural particle. There are also many testimonials on the site.

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Does Anyone Know About Jardiance for Diabetes?

ORH (TEN MILE, TN) on 05/18/2021

HI U OLE PATOOTS,,,,,,,,,, some better, but got my DNA report and I have one foot in the grave and the other on a banana peeling. The test shows that I do have the covid virus, but is now not transmissible. My Integrative doctor says that this the worst thing he has seen in his medical career and he's 75. He says it attacks all your organs and slowly takes you down. My entire system is on rock bottom and he says it is because of this virus. He uses herbal drops with the frequencies of toxins that are in your body.

I asked about Jardiance because my Nurse Practitioner had not seen me in a year and just learned that I am in CHF. She said to get off ACTOS for my diabetes because it helps cause CHF by accumulating fluid around your heart.

I have lost 26 # in a month by using a stronger diuretic and sleeping in a new bed where I can elevate my feet and head. I also use a professional vibrator from head to toe every morning. I only use gold toe socks and not my medical leggings to keep my lymph system flowing and legs skinny. If anyone has a tale to tell about the effectiveness of Jardiance, I am all ears. Want to hang around long enough to see if the white hats or black hats win in this good vs evil thing.

This year we have the garden of all gardens. A retired Pharmacist is helping us as she is gung ho Organic and does not trust the system. She is 66 and is like us working a young kid. She just has never been down this trail, but is a delight. Today, she learned how to side dress corn. She and my Tractor Driver bond.

Again....... out of spit.......====ORH====

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Vanadium for Diabetes

Arn (Kenmore, Wa) on 04/21/2021
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I have 6 friends who were diabetic, and recovered with Vanadyl Sulfate. One of them, went from injections to no meds in just a week. All recovered within 3 months.

They all took 10mg or more per day. They also changed their diets to lots of raw foods, no refined carbs.

Caution: Vanadium can directly affect your insulin need. Start with small doses and monitor your blood sugar closely at first.

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Kickin Type 2 Diabetes with Nutrition

Pacific Coast Lady (USA) on 03/13/2021
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I've brought my "recently diagnosed" Type 2 numbers down by changing my diet, and leaving all but 30 grams per day of healthy carbs. I started with a 7.0 so I guess that isn't that high, but it scared me into action. I've also lost 9 lbs with little exercise. I record my meals so I can see what my numbers are, keep track of all. Then when my numbers went high or low, I could see what I ate and make adjustments. Testing with my little monitor has been crucial for me, as well as the dietary changes.

I got my lowest reading yesterday after Fast, which my fasting is from after dinner at no later than 6pm, until 9 or 10 a.m. next morning. I also have dropped a real meal for lunch, and instead, eat some snacks like a little cottage cheese, black olives, almond flour bread I make myself (with cream cheese), walnuts, or macadamia, Two Good Yogurt w/only 2 g of carbs (with blueberries or strawberries).

For foods, I eat lean meats, healthy fats, and veggies (almost 100% "above" ground types). As much Salmon and Shrimp I can afford to. Oh, my best reading was 98 yesterday on the Fasting bg.

My numbers got as high as 168 mg/dl until I got off the doctor-recommended (and dieticians) amount of carbs, figured it out for myself. In all fairness, everybody is different and unique so I believe we have to find our own way that works for us. I also live alone which I know makes things much easier.

I didn't have a huge withdrawal thing, but it wasn't easy. I am feeling more energetic, less depressed and really, even with Covid surrounding us, I am very hopeful for my quality of life-improving at age 68 :)

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Hintonia Latiflora for Diabetes - Anyone Tried This Herb?

Marsh (Colorado) on 02/10/2021

My health food store featured a booklet about stopping diabetes naturally with Hintonia Latiflora. Has anyone had success with this herb? There are several sites who recommend it, but one individual said it sent her to the hospital. Any info would be appreciated. Thanks!
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