Childhood diabetes is on the rise. In the past 30 years, this potentially devastating disease has seen a threefold increase. Diabetes is a disease that affects how the body uses the main type of sugar in the blood, glucose. There are two main types of diabetes that show up in children: Type 1 and Type 2. Symptoms for both types of diabetes are generally the same as they are in adults - thirst, fatigue, frequent urination - but children typically also experience headaches, stomachaches and behavior problems.

Type 1 diabetes is classified as an autoimmune disease, which is a disease wherein the body’s own immune system attacks one of the body’s own organs or tissues. In those that suffer from Type 1 diabetes, the immune system is attacking the cells in the pancreas that produce insulin. Type 2 diabetes works differently. When a child has Type 2 diabetes, his or her pancreas is still producing insulin - the body just isn’t responding to it normally. When that happens, the pancreas produces more insulin to try to handle the glucose levels in the blood. Eventually, the pancreas can wear out from having to work overtime.

It is thought that the rise in Type 2 diabetes in children is due to the current trend towards obesity, but there also may be genetic factors involved. With Type 1 diabetes, children that develop it may not have any family members at all that also have diabetes. Type 2 diabetes can be treated with diet, exercise and medications that improve the body’s ability to respond to insulin and therefore control blood sugar levels. Type 1 diabetes is often treated with insulin shots to help the body keep insulin levels within the normal range even though the body is trying to destroy them.

Apart from dietary management and treatment of diabetes, another good way diabetes condition can be treated is through the use of roots and herbs. In treating diabetes with herbs, the aims are:

* To repair the pancreas

* To strengthen the kidney

* To eradicate the symptoms attributed to diabetes

* To prevent sugar or glucose from escaping in the urine.

* To help the body to find its natural balance

Points to Note in Herbal Treatment of Diabetes

The following points should be kept in mind when treating diabetes with help:

1. Juvenile diabetes or insulin dependent diabetes is more difficult to cure than non-insulin dependent diabetes.

2. Those that develop maturity onset diabetes at age fifty or above respond more quickly to herbal treatment than those who develop the disease at age thirty or forty

3. It is not recommended that insulin-dependent diabetics stop injecting themselves as soon as they begin herbal treatment. They will need to combine both medications for two weeks after which they will then reduce the volume of insulin they inject to half its usual volume while they still continue with the herbs. It is only after four weeks that they can leave aside that they check their urine and blood from time to time, so as to monitor their sugar levels. It is strongly advised that diabetic patients should always consult a competent herbal scientist.

Herbal Treatment of Diabetes Formula 1

Materials:

A. Cashew stem-bark (half small bucket)

B. 7 green pawpaw leaves

C. 1 medium size pot of bitter leaf

D. 10 bulbs of garlic

E. 10 pieces of ginger

F. 5 bulbs of onions

G. 10 pods of Capsicum frutescens

English - African red pepper or bird’s pepper (The tiniest pepper you find around. Very peppery)

H. 15 pieces of Xylopia Aethiopica

I. 15 litres of water

J. 2 bottles of honey

Recipe : Boil A to H together in I for 40 minutes. Allow it to stand for 24 hours before adding J. Stir well. Sieve and store in a container.

Dosage: One glass 3 times daily for two months.

Herbal Treatment of Diabetes Formula 2

Materials:

A. Leaves of Mormodica Charantia (balsam pear)

B. Leaves of Basil Ocinum

C. 10 litres of water

Recipe:: squeeze an equal amount of the leaves of A and B together in C. Do not worry about the precise quantity of leaves. What matters is to squeeze equal amount of both leaves and to make the preparation as thick and concentrated as possible.

Dosag: 1 glass 3 times daily for 2 months.

Have you been trying to lose weight but have not been able to? Have you been let down by those “take this pill and you’ll lose weight, no matter what you eat” promises?

Well that’s because to lose weight you need to eat properly. With a diabetic diet you can lose up to 30 pounds in a 60 day period. This is a huge amount of weight that you can lose just by changing how you eat.

People who are over weight are at a much higher risk of developing type II diabetes. Type II diabetes can be controlled but that doesn’t mean that it isn’t without it’s dangers. There have been many people who because they were not careful with their diet, have lost limbs to type II diabetes. This can be completely avoided with a proper diet, so there is no need for this to ever happen.

Adult-onset diabetes is one of the fastest growing health problems in the United States today. Many different private companies have, in response to this epidemic, started creating and releasing free meal plans that are aimed at helping you control your sugar levels through out the day, and in turn can help you lose weight.

If your family is prone to type II diabetes then you are going to want to keep a close eye on the things you eat as this is a direct factor in how your body reacts. Even though type II diabetes is manageable it really does impact your life. It will limit the foods you can eat and your life style. So save yourself all of that hassle and make sure you’re eating properly now.

Besides what do you have to lose besides a couple of pounds?