meds/possibly go from shots to orals/ etc. after treatment?
Or has treatment made it worse??? More meds nessasary?
Posted by nspiker (Member # 22824) on :
Pinelady,
I don't have diabetes, but I did improve my blood sugar and blood pressure. I have an IV nurse from the Philippines that recommended bitter melon.
She took it and has gone off all medications. She recommended it to someone who has type 1 diabetes, and they were able to completely get off injections, and now is only on orals.
I don't have diabetes, but I was close until I averted it with a low carb, high protein diet. The same diet is good for Lyme and for prevention of yeast (candida), and for weight loss if desired.
A diet based on protein and fat that gets its limited carbs mainly from non-starchy vegetables benefits you by regulating your blood sugar so it doesn't go up too fast or too high, and by reducing the systemic inflammation in your body, which is at the root of many diseases and can be involved with Lyme symptoms.
People with Lyme have various different problems with disregulated hormones and metabolism, and with gaining or losing weight when they don't want to, digestion/absorption problems, and have different reactions to various drugs, etc.
I don't think Lyme treatment would automatically help with diabetes, but I suspect that living a generally healthier lifestyle with less refined carbs, more sleep, etc. would be good for it.
Of course if you have diabetes, you might already be doing all those healthy things.
Posted by Keebler (Member # 12673) on :
- I've been on the fence for years. Lyme can be a cause of diabetes (as can other infections that stress the endocrine system).
However, certain herbs really help me. Bitter Melon is good; Gymnema Sylvestre, too.
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This book is specific to lyme and other chronic stealth infections.
The author discusses the endocrine connection and effects of STRESS on a person with such infections. Adrenal support is one key to helping keep cortisol down (and that helps with blood glucose stability). For adrenal support, other books and articles offer more detail. This is more of a place to begin looking at connections.
You can read customer reviews and look inside the book at this link to its page at Amazon.
GYMNEMA (Gymnema sylvestre). . . is bitter in taste, and cooling in action. It improves blood sugar control in diabetics, numbs the taste of sweet completely (for about 20 minutes), and decreases appetite (for about 90 minutes).
. . . Should not be used by people with low blood sugars (hypoglycemia). . . .
. . .Gymnema actually means "sugar destroyer." It grows in the wild forests of central India, all the way to Western Ghats and up to the Himalayas.
Research indicates that gymnema stimulates insulin secretion or release of insulin from the pancreas. Japanese studies have shown that it improves glucose tolerance in animal models of diabetes, and other studies show that the effects can last for up to two months after discontinuation.
This herb is a good long-term tonic for Type I and II diabetics. Results are best seen after long-term administration, over six months to a year. I prefer to use it in combination with several other herbs for blood sugar control, because it affects only a few aspects of the imbalance.
In case you're curious, sugar tastes like sand for twenty minutes after you chew on a little gymnema. . . .
- Full chapter at link above. And you can also search the book for ``Diabetes'' for a gold mine of more information.
Driving blood sugar down too low can be as risky as leaving it too high
Jan. 27, 2010
LONDON - Moderation appears to be the best approach to controlling blood sugar in a form of diabetes that affects many adults, researchers said Wednesday, since lowering it too far can be as risky as letting it stay too high. . . .
- full article -
Posted by Pinelady (Member # 18524) on :
This is just one infection that is suspect to high incidence of diabetes. Gosh I wish we had Millions to work through all that needs done. http://www.jbc.org/content/280/25/24085.full For many years, the association between human T. cruzi infection and diabetes has received little formal evaluation.
Anecdotally, there is a general belief that the incidence of diabetes is greater in the chagasic population.
In recent years, there have been several reports suggesting that diabetes is indeed more common in the setting of increased T. cruzi infection (6, 7). One study demonstrated a significant reduction in insulin among chronically infected individuals (8).
Interestingly, our previous studies indicated that when mice with chemically induced diabetes are infected with T. cruzi, they have a higher parasitemia and mortality (9).
The same observation is seen when diabetic db/db mice are infected (9, 10). The underlying reasons for these phenomena are unknown.