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Sunday, March 5, 2017

When Diabetes Comes Knocking - What are the Signs and Symptoms of Diabetes

I don’t think anyone intentionally waits by the door for the ‘’postman’’ to come knocking with some bad news. That’s unless you're either a fortune teller making a bet, or nuts. Which is what I thought of my mother for a long time. In her opinion, she knows when the world is going to end! And true to her words, as she persistently put it to my carefree brother, “you are better off without all that sugar, you will get diabetes for sure.” My brother was well known for his love affair with sugary things and zero exercise. He would often take copious amounts of soda, stuff his face with. In a nutshell, a cookie monster with the t.v remote as his bosom buddy.

He became a borderline obese for starters. Then he started exhibiting symptoms such as fatigue, constant thirst and urinating and it was off to the doctors. He was told that he was a prediabetes, which means that your sugar levels are high, but not to the diabetes level. It can be managed and often, reversed. He was advised to make some major changes in his lifestyle. And, no, he did not and now he is now a full blown diabetic!

What is Diabetes?

This is a disease that impairs your body’s ability to produce or respond to the hormone insulin (which is very important as it basically helps the body convert the sugars in food, into energy) this results in high levels of glucose in the blood and urine and an abnormal metabolism of carbohydrates.

Now, there is currently no known cure for diabetes and trust me, it’s either you lead a healthy lifestyle or unlike my brother, an early diagnosis can save you a lifetime of hassle.

Signs and Symptoms of Diabetes (Type 1 and 2)

You need to understand that with type 1 diabetes, the symptoms are often sudden and quick to diagnose, unlike the sneaky type 2 diabetes, which often goes unnoticed for years, even much later in old age. You will experience a lot of weight gain with type 2 diabetes as the extra fat, especially around the belly, causes a resistance to insulin.

So if you suspect that you are a diabetic, be on the lookout for the following symptoms:

1. The most common one is being unusually thirsty.

2. Extreme fatigue.

3. Passing more urine.

4. Feeling hungry and weight gain.

5. Having skin infections and cuts that won’t heal as quickly as they should.

6. Mood swings.

7. Constant headaches and dizziness.

8. Muscle cramps.

While I insist on a healthy lifestyle, such as:

• Daily exercising – walking as much as you can, use the stairs instead of the lift.
• Healthy diet – cut down on the sugar, salt, bad fats, and excessive consumption of alcoholic drinks.

Consider too that genes and family history can also increase your risks of developing diabetes in the future. So I reckon, it is about time that you did some research on that basis. Do not panic if you are predisposed. Prevention is always better than cure. Now you know!

About The Author

Jeffrey Dale is a Type 2 Diabetic and asks the questions, "Can you be a Type 2 Diabetic and poke fun at the disease, or will it get mad at you if you do"? He shares everything he's learned - the hard way - as an "expert" on his blog at http://www.reversingtype2diabetes.info

Reversing Type 2 Diabetes - Natural treatment for type 2 diabetes - Getting Started

We've all been there – that day we found out about having Type 2 Diabetes. Remember?

So right after the diagnoses of Type 2 Diabetes, the doctor has about 10 minutes to explain to you what diabetes is, how to change your lifestyle with diet and exercise, gives you a box with a glucometer in it, then gives you a couple of prescriptions you'll need to start taking. The nurse comes in for 5 more minutes to show you how to prick your finger, test your blood sugars – what's good then what's bad. They want you to stop up front on the way out and schedule a 3-month follow up appointment, which you do. Total time – 25 minutes or so and the whole time your head is swimming from hearing “you have type 2 diabetes”, after which you didn't hear another word. That sound a bit like what happened? Yeah, me too.

Looking back, I wish I had known then what I know now, because the first thing I would have asked the doctor was... “Do I really need to starting taking these chemically based pills and injecting this synthetic hormone insulin, that will likely put more weight on me? Or is there something more natural and healthy I could do instead that would help me REVERSE my condition?” But no ... I was still trying to figure out ... how did I get Type 2 Diabetes in the first place? Well, after some research on my own – over time, I found out some interesting stuff that even my doctor didn't tell me, and here's a little of what I've learned.

Over half of the adult population in America has been diagnosed with diabetes and no public health issue compares in magnitude. According to top medical doctors, nutritionists and most recently, the media, type 2 diabetes has been found to be completely reversible. However, there are still millions of people all around the globe who believe that diabetes is completely genetic and that once you are diagnosed, you will have to live with it for the rest of your life.

This article aims to tell you that not only can you treat diabetes, but you can also do it using natural remedies. There are cases of people reversing their type 2 diabetes in weeks! That's such amazing information!

Type 1 diabetes is rarely reversed but can be managed using the right dietary changes. Type 2 diabetes, however, is caused by the body's resistance to insulin. Prolonged periods of inactivity and high intake of refined sugar and high carb diets have been attributed to causing type 2 diabetes. The body tries to fight.

Natural steps to treat type 2 diabetes

1. Remove the following foods from your diet to naturally treat type 2 diabetes

· High carb foods – You should avoid high carb foods such as bread, white rice and gluten-containing products such as wheat. These carbohydrates are quickly broken down to sugar within minutes of consumption. Gluten may cause inflammation of the intestine, affecting hormones such as leptin and cortisol, leading to spikes in blood sugar.

· Refined sugar – Sugary snacks, desserts, and soda are the worst culprits. These quickly elevate your blood sugar levels and do not have any nutritional benefits.

· Alcohol – Beers and cocktails have a high carb and high sugar content.

2. Balance your Omega-6 and Omega-3 fats

These should be close to a 1:1 ratio. Eat fatty fish like sardines and salmon and take Omega-3 oil. Avoid Omega-6 seed oils.

3. Exercise

This slowly fixes the body's resistance to insulin by increasing your muscle's ability to use insulin. Opt for short sessions of high-intensity workouts 3-4 days a week rather than long sessions of moderate exercise as these have proven to be more effective.

4. Lose weight - Obesity has been linked to type 2 diabetes so losing weight will go a long way in treating it naturally. This also decreases your risk of getting it to begin with.

5. Reduce your stress – Get enough rest and ensure that you are mentally and emotionally healthy. Stress raises the levels of cortisol in your body leading to hormone imbalance.

6. Supplement your diet – Balance your blood sugar by taking supplements such as:

· Chromium Picolinate which improves insulin sensitivity

· Fish oil for proper insulin function

· Alpha-Lipoic acid which improves insulin sensitivity

· Cinnamon which improves blood sugar control

· Magnesium which helps blood sugar control

There are people opt to have gastric bypass surgery or take a myriad of pills to treat diabetes but these do not work well, nor do they sustain recovery. Type 2 diabetes is a lifestyle disease and it is only through right lifestyle changes that it can be treated permanently.