We have often heard a family member refer to diabetes and wondered what it was. Diabetes is a disease that develops when the amount of glucose, or more simply blood sugar, rise due to the lack of insulin in our body.

Controlling diabetes involves keeping the blood sugar levels under control. If not caught in time, this disease can result in some very serious effects on your health. Some short term effects can include, but are not limited to, blurred vision, concentration loss, weight loss, and frequent urination. If you fail to treat and control diabetes quickly, more serious health issues could arise such as heart disease, eye disease, and kidney failure.

The treatment of Diabetes depends on the age of the person, the lifestyle of the person and the stage of disease. Initially, the treatment of Diabetes involves giving a healthy and nutritious diet, and regular exercising. The weight of the diabetic should be under control to minimize the disease. If the above said measures of control are not effective, than Oral medications and Insulin are preferred.

Near about to 15 million people in US are ailing under diabetes while many of them prefer insulin shots on a daily basis. Reducing the blood pressure, the blood glucose level and cholesterol level are most necessary to control diabetes. Smoking remains as the sole cause of heart diseases thereby increasing the risk for diabetics at a larger rate. This the reason why diabetics are suggested to give up smoking for the purpose of saving them from various other heart diseases and higher cholesterol levels.

There are certain herbs and medicines for Diabetes prescribed in ayurveda like gymnema, bitter melon, bilberry, birch leaf tea, diaplex etc. Gymnema reduces blood sugar levels by lowering insulin resistance, and by increasing the secretion of insulin from the pancreas. Gymnema improves glucose control and helps the body make more insulin. Bitter melon is a fruit that helps increase the number of beta cells in the pancreas, thereby improving the body’s ability to produce insulin. Bilberry contains tannins and compounds called OPCs which are good for the eyesight and the blood vessels. Birch leaf tea helps in reducing weight, thereby helping control Diabetes.

Major drugs given in Diabetes include Insulin and Oral Hypoglycemics. Nutritious diet which is to be given to Diabetics should be rich in Vitamin A, Vitamin D, Vitamin B1, Vitamin B6, Fatty Acids, Alpha Lipoic acid, Chromium, Vanadium, Zinc etc. Vitamin A is an important element for treatment of Diabetes. It prevents side-effects of Diabetes like eye diseases, kidney problems etc. Vitamin D and Zinc help in Insulin production. Vanadium helps move insulin into the cells and Chromium helps in carbohydrate metabolism. Alpha Lipoic acid helps in converting glucose into energy required for the body. All these minerals and Vitamins are found in healthy diet like cod liver oil, nutritional yeast, animal foods including raw butter, cream, cheese, raw meat and fish, beef and lamb, seafood like shellfish, unrefined salt for trace minerals, bone broths for minerals; unfiltered olive oil; molasses, egg yolks; and a variety of fresh and fermented vegetables.

HemoglobinA1C test is the test which measures the sugar level in blood and its results should vary in between 7 % or below. Near about to 50,000 diabetics undergo treatment at New York City public hospitals. According to them, diabetes cannot be controlled alone with blood sugar control. A regular track of blood pressure and cholesterol levels and eye and foot exams are checked there at regular intervals using an electronic patient registry. Protein HaemoglobinA1C levels should be reduced or the blood sugar level must be reduced until the factors like age, other chronic conditions, lifestyle and culture are not controlled for the purpose of treating a patient.

Julia Hanf author of the book How To Play the Diabetes Diet Game and Win Through a real life crisis Julia figured out how to live diabetes free. Visit http://www.yourdiabetescure.com and learn more about your solution for diabetes.