A natural remedy for diabetes is both possible and practicable. Medical science has advanced our knowledge of the causes of both type 1 and type 2 diabetes; and, historical statistical data has shown that our changing diets and lifestyles are also trigger factors. It is the application of this knowledge that points to a natural remedy for diabetes.

Over the last 60 years or so “scientific medicine” has been dominant in the “Western” World in treating illness and disease. Pharmaceutical companies have invested heavily in researching and developing patent products, i.e. drugs and medicines, to treat a wide and ever growing range of conditions. There is no question that overall the results have benefited patients. Our mindset has become conditioned to reach for the medicine cabinet at the first sign of feeling unwell. There is now also a resurgence of interest in applying natural remedies; and diabetes is no exception.

Type 2 diabetes was practicably unknown at the turn of the Twentieth Century. In the last two decades of that century the number of people diagnosed as suffering from the condition has increased by 40% over the levels in the 1970’s whereas the numbers of type 1 diabetes sufferers has not increased substantially. What has changed is our modern “Western” diet and lifestyles.

A natural remedy for diabetes, both type 1 and type 2, can be found in reversing the effects of our current diet and lifestyles. The knowledge of how to do this has been provided by medical science and that knowledge is more readily available than ever before. The challenge for each individual diabetic is to apply that knowledge for themselves; that requires considerably more effort than popping a few pills.

A natural remedy for diabetes has three elements, all of which are based on healthy lifestyle choices. They are:

• not being over weight for your height and gender;
• having a healthy diet; and
• being more physically active.

It will take time to become accustomed to this new lifestyle. But persistence and consistency will be rewarded. Over time, insulin resistance will be reduced for type 2 diabetes sufferers; and, type 1 diabetes sufferers will start to see an increase in the amount of effective insulin that their bodies produce as their pancreas starts to recover. For some type 2 diabetes sufferers, this reversal could be complete. For all others, including type 1 diabetes sufferers, it is a very effective natural way to manage their condition with minimal support from “scientific medicine”.

We have the knowledge of what causes type 1 and type 2 diabetes and their trigger factors. We also understand that poor lifestyle choices can seriously affect our health for the worse. All we have to do is apply this knowledge to be lead to a natural remedy for diabetes.

There are effective ways for lowering your risk for type 2 diabetes, even though it runs in your family. I’m sure you have heard it all before but the answer is healthy lifestyle choices. Why healthy lifestyle choices? Because, although genetics plays a part in this condition developing, it does not develop unless you fall into a pattern of overeating, or eating foods that increase your waistline and your body mass index.

How does it all start? Often in childhood life is all about food… you were rewarded with sweets and snacks, maybe given money to spend after school to buy a treat which contained carbohydrates. Often a carbohydrate addiction starts that far back. And just think about your Mother’s cooking… meatballs fried in oil, delicious meals every day. Then one day it all catches up.

It seems to happen overnight… your clothes no longer fit as they once did, they are now too tight. Some people find they need to start wearing “fat person” clothes.

Time to change! One day obesity gets to you… maybe its when you take snacks to bed at night; snacks to eat during the middle of the night when you wake up hungry with hypoglycemia or low blood sugar levels.

At this time many overweight or obese people go on a diet and manage to lose weight. Unfortunately they do not exercise and they then lose muscle mass.

What should you do? Here is where the phrase healthy lifestyle comes into play. But firstly, it is important to:

1. Learn all you can about the root causes of your pre-diabetes or type 2 diabetes, identify your challenges.

2. Learn which medications work in combination with others… if medications are prescribed they are an important part of your program.

3. Keeping in mind your health issues, build an effective eating plan… diet is the cornerstone of control of your blood sugar levels and type 2 diabetes

4. Understand why you need to exercise and work out a proper routine. Almost every study shows that exercise is to the advantage to people with type 2 diabetes

A different approach to life will lead to weight loss and will make a difference to lowering your risk of type 2 diabetes and give you a healthy lifestyle.