As I stated in a previous article, I have recently been online with a view to finding natural alternatives for controlling my diabetes. The number and type of ads I saw were seemingly limitless. Many offer a ‘cure’, and cite numerous ‘testimonials’ in support of their claims, but offer little by the way of documented studies into the product offered. Personally, I am not inclined to give much credence to these products. There are, however, a number of natural substances that have been studied. Below are just a few of them.

Please! Never take any form of treatment, natural or otherwise, without being under the supervision of a qualified professional. And I do mean your doctor. Many natural aids to the diabetic person are researched, but can pose a threat if taken in too large a dose, or in conjunction with other supplements and/or prescription drugs.

Also, please do your own research on anything you consider taking. The internet has made it easy for a person to access studies in relation to many health issues, and diabetes is no different. Many of the studies’ findings are worded in ways that most can understand, especially those with diabetes who are familiar with terms associated with the disease. Some, though, I found to be far over my head. They were written in very scientific terms and annotations.

Amongst the herbs, spices, minerals (trace and others the body needs to function properly), enzymes, and elements I viewed that have been studied in view of their effects on diabetes are:

Ginseng

Cinnamon

Zinc

Aloe vera gel

Jambolan - belonging to a species of cloves

Bitter melon extract

Chromium

Magnesium

Zinc

I am sure there are many I haven’t read about yet as well. There are also numerous natural aids that I have not as yet looked for studies for. Amongst these are:

Indian Kino/Malabar Kino

Blueberry leave

Gingko Biloba

Stevia - I have read this is unproven, but still good as it is an alternate sweetener

Gymnema Sylvester

Fenugreek

Mango leaves

There are traditional cures/treatments said to be useful for diabetes too, and though I find these very interesting, I still opt for the ones that have been studied and been shown to have some positive effect.

The cost of supplements, no matter what medical plan you are under, will come out of your own pocket. I don’t know about you, but I have no extra money for something that is not proven to be beneficial to my diabetes. “Snake-oil” salesmen beware.

I know that many believe that, even if a cure for diabetes is found, there is too much money involved in the sale of diabetic supplies and medications for the pharmaceutical companies to allow it to come to light. This could be true. But why take something that is only said to work, without any documentation to back it up

To me this is just foolish, but that is only my opinion on the subject. It’s your health and you must make your own decisions regarding it. Please make them “informed” decisions between you and your health care professionals.

Before you make a decision to go for a doctor and get prescription medication for sugar control it’s needed that you know what are normal blood sugar levels. This is because you should neither be imagining as if you are diabetic nor ignore while you are really. If you have sure knowledge about normal levels of blood glucose in a healthy body, then you can make a right choice of treatment for managing diabetes with you.

What are normal sugar levels?

Make it sure that the normal blood glucose levels in a normal person range along 70 to 150 dl/ml. These levels usually stay close to 70 in the morning hours before consuming food, and shoot up closely around 150 after taking food when you are not diabetic. The case in which the level is below 70 before breakfast in the morning, and that with sugar level staying well above 150 even after 1 1/2 - 2 hours of breakfast are not agreeable to normalcy. The lower case is known as hypoglycaemia and the upper one is the hyperglycemia that are medically diagnosed as Low Sugar and High Sugar in order.

Symptoms of diabetic sugar

The case of hypoglycaemia is potentially fatal as the symptoms of low sugar include impaired mental status, lethargy, irritable mindset, and even unconsciousness. The common symptoms of high sugar are frequent urination, excessive thirst, fatigue, tingling sensations in foot and palm, and unhealed wounds. If it’s persistently hyperglycemic it can manifest bad consequences like heart disease, vision loss, kidney damage, and nerve damage.

What should you do for normal blood sugar levels?

- Consult your doctor for proper diagnosis and starting early treatment.

- Have right diet meal plan with recommended diabetic foods.

- Have exercise routine for 20 t0 30 minutes daily.

- Have 4 to 5 servings a day cutting down the portions.

- Have frequent monitoring of sugar levels and control blood sugar.

Onset of Diabetes is identified as a multi system disorder which is very bad in affecting one’s healthy life. Most of the bodily diseases can be cured and even prevented from future recurrence. But diabetes is somewhat different. It is rather a myth that diabetes can be cured completely by simply taking prescription medications to reduce blood glucose levels. It is not curing diabetes completely but fairly controlling blood glucose from getting aggravated.

So, blood sugar control is the first step to block the onset of diabetes. If left uncared and untreated, it can create diabetic complications in your body. If you are a diabetic, you should know the bodily complications following the signs and symptoms of diabetes and how to save you from the following major complications.

Abnormal sugar levels

The blood glucose levels are fluctuating in the range of 70 - 150dl/ml in a person who knows well how to control blood glucose formation in the blood stream. If the levels are beyond this range on either side, then the abnormal fluctuation or steadily increased blood sugar itself is a complication following diabetic condition.

Heart complications

If the blood sugar levels are getting up far beyond the edges of normal range you are sure to develop heart problems. Increased sugar in the blood stream increases the blood cholesterol which constitutes the basic factor for malfunctioning of the heart. The complication cycle is Onset of Diabetes -> Increased Blood Sugar -> Increased Blood Cholesterol -> Increased Blood Pressure -> Heart Complications.

Skin complications

Diabetics are mostly susceptible to skin complications in the form of infections. The wounds sustained with warning signs of diabetes become rebellious against getting healed even when medications are taken. Unless the basic root caused by elevated blood sugar is nullified, the wounds are never seen healing with fungal treatment.