I
believe that it is possible to overcome, heal or cure most
diabetes 2 and early diabetes 1, and possibly even some
cases of advanced diabetes 1, while others with advanced
diabetes 1 can be greatly improved. I further believe that
many or most of the serious consequences of this disease
are due to side effects of drugs and poor food choices rather
than to the disease process itself.
Diabetes
2 is entirely due to wrong food choices and, therefore,
can be corrected with an appropriate diet as shown in Holistic
Diabetes Treatment. Using instead drugs for short-term improvement
can only lead to complications in the long term. Drugs may
convert more sugar into fatty acids and cholesterol, leading
to clogged arteries and capillaries, or they may stimulate
a weak pancreas to overproduce insulin until it is exhausted.
Drugs also have other side effects, and may damage liver,
kidneys, eyes and heart. It is even worse if additional
insulin is used to overcome insulin resistance, although
insulin may be useful as a temporary measure if the insulin-producing
capacity of the pancreas is exhausted.
According
to Doctors W.A. Philpott and D.K. Kalita (Victory Over Diabetes,
Keats, 1983) the overwhelming evidence of studies shows
a shortened life expectancy and more serious complications
from using diabetic drugs. The death rate actually doubled
in those taking oral diabetic drugs. Most of these same
drugs are still in use today.
The
accepted treatment for type 1 diabetes is equally unsatisfactory.
Traditional diabetes diets are too high in readily available
glucose, and therefore require excessive amounts of insulin.
Glucose in excess of immediate requirements for producing
energy and replenishing glycogen stores is converted into
fats and cholesterol by a high level of externally supplied
insulin, resulting in overweight, clogged arteries and capillaries,
and deterioration of most organs and body functions.
These
adverse effects can be minimized with a diet that is low
in glucose-yielding carbohydrates, and supplies these in
a slowly released form. This is possible with a diet based
on small meals or snacks of spirulina, unheated proteins
and fats, sprouted legumes and apples, in addition to glucose-alternatives
such as xylitol, fructose, and lemon juice.
With
this only a minimum of long-acting insulin is required to
keep the blood sugar level in a normal or acceptable range
most of the time. If you gain more weight than is normal
or desirable for your body structure, then you use too much
insulin, and need to reduce the intake of glucose-yielding
carbohydrates.
Presently
no serious attempt is made to improve or restore pancreas
functions and insulin production. However, I found that
early diabetes 1 can be overcome by stopping the autoimmune
attack on the pancreas. Restoring a healthy intestinal flora,
eliminating any microbial infestation of the pancreas, avoiding
nutritional and chemical triggers of immune attack, and
using an appropriate diet and supplements, are most important
in this regard.
While
to my knowledge so far no one has tried, I believe there
is a reasonable chance that some insulin production can
be restored even with advanced diabetes 1 (several years
after onset of the disease). In addition to the measures
outlined so far, I see the greatest potential in working
with energies and energy medicine, including guided imagery.
