If you have had type 2 diabetes for a while, you have already been coping with, or trying to cope with, food cravings. So why do they call you as they do? Where do cravings come from? Do you crave food because you haven’t eaten for several hours and are genuinely hungry? Or is sugar and chocolate really attractive to you?

Are your cravings related to situations … some people find their cravings are created by being alone, being sad or feeling unloved. Or because you were watching a television cooking show? Try to find what your triggers are and eliminate them.

It is possible your cravings are physiological, as in the case of insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes. In these conditions, when you eat your foods they are broken down into the sugar that enters your blood stream ready to be utilized by your cells for the purpose of providing you with the energy you need. Your pancreas sees to it you have enough insulin to make this sugar available to you … but the fat you have around your abdomen is interfering with this process.

Therefore, the sugar is staying in your bloodstream and your cells are not being fed and do not have enough energy to perform their normal processes. This can lead to hunger as there is a “primal” cry from your starving cells to be fed.

In these cases, the use of herbs can be extremely useful and helpful. For example, the herbs:

• aloe vera … aids in delivering more nutrients which support healthy sugar metabolism
• stevia rebaudiana … researchers found extracts of stevia leaves had a hypoglycemic effect and also increased glucose tolerance in humans … it was shown to reduce blood sugar levels by 35% six to eight hours after oral ingestion
• gymnema sylvestris … is perhaps the most powerful herbal agent for improving blood sugar control
• cinnamon … contains polyphenol polymers which have an insulin-like action

These herbs will lower your blood sugar levels, assisting in the process of allowing the sugar to reach your starving cells … you will then feel less hungry! It will happen automatically and naturally without a struggle.

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