Diabetes: How Sweet It Isn’t

Diabetes mellitus, commonly referred to as diabetes, is another serious illness and should be supervised by your medical doctor. It is an illness where the body loses its ability to utilize insulin, a chemical our pancreas makes to control the level of glucose in the blood. There are actually four types of diabetes, but we will discuss the two main types, Type I and II, in more detail.
Type I diabetes tends to run in families and is the more serious form of the disease. Type I diabetes is also called insulin-dependent diabetes, juvenile onset diabetes, brittle diabetes, or ketosis-prone diabetes. This type most often develops during childhood, although young adults also can develop this form. In childhood and in Type I diabetes, coma from not enough insulin is a constant danger. Type II diabetes is also called non-insulin-dependent diabetes, adult-onset diabetes, ketosis-resistant diabetes, or stable diabetes. Type II often develops in overweight adults. Insulin tablets are sometimes used for Type II diabetes, although insulin is given in injections in more severe cases. The kind and amount of insulin given varies with the person’s condition, and stress of any kind may require a change in the dose. Type II diabetes is a condition usually brought on by lifestyle factors such as lack of exercise and too much sugar or carbohydrates in the diet. Because it is lifestyle-related, this condition is easier to control and may even be reversible with natural remedies. Let’s see how we can work to reverse this problem by using nutritious herbs.