Who else would like a natural diabetes treatment that actually gets diabetes or pre diabetes under control?

That seems like a tall order. About half the population of adults in middle age (45 to 70) will struggle with diabetes. The rate is increasing. And the consequences are potentially devastating - kidney disease, blindness, and possible death.

So, what’s the biggest thing to focus on?

Consider this.

High blood glucose (sugar) is the heart of diabetes, it’s what is causing the damage to your body, overloading your kidneys, making your eyes swell, making your body tear down fat and muscle cells.

What lowers blood glucose? What’s the most effective natural diabetes treatment?

Exercising more and eating less. Exercise burns up glucose in place of insulin. Eating less puts less sugar in your system to begin with and as you lose weight your decrease insulin resistance.

Why is that important?

Your cells need glucose. It’s the fuel for your body’s furnace. Insulin is what gets your cells to open the gates to blood glucose.

You eat too much sugar over time and your cells become resistant to insulin; so they don’t allow the glucose in; they starve; and the glucose floats around in your blood and eventually your urine and wreaks havoc.

So, get this problem.

If you have diabetes (or you’re developing it) either you body doesn’t produce enough insulin (type 1) or your cells are becoming resistant to it (type 2), so you have too much sugar floating in your blood.

Eat less, you get less sugar in. Eat less, and your insulin resistance drops and your cells use more of the sugar and less floats around in your blood.

In fact, when Dr. Alan Rubin (the author of one of the leading desk references on diabetes) was asked for the simplest diet as a natural diabetes treatment, what do you suppose he said?

Cut your portions in half.

There’s a lot more you can do. But that’s the basics.

Now the good news.

If you don’t have a track record of success on a diet, you can still be successful with diabetes.

There are natural diabetes treatments that are optimized for what you need to do to fight diabetes: suppress your appetite, help insulin do it’s job, and attract glucose transporters so the sugar doesn’t float around in your blood.

Of course, you need to do your part as well.

Your blood sugar levels are not as low as you want them to be? Your HbA1c is registering over 7% and you want it to be less than 6.5%? If you are not making progress in the right direction, let’s start at the beginning and check off these points.

Your weight… weight loss is the strongest predictor of a fall in both your blood sugar levels and your HbA1c level.

What if You Are Eating Too Much?

Do you routinely eat more than you really need to at mealtimes? Don’t eat extra food now because you don’t want to stop to eat later… an insulin resistant body likes to eat often. By trying to change this you will find it backfire on you and your body will lay down those extra calories or kilojoules as fat! If you eat more carbs than your insulin resistant body can handle at one time, you will start the roller coaster of high and low blood sugar levels.

Are you eating too much fat? Fat has more calories or kilojoules for its weight than any other nutrient. Every tablespoon of fat gives over 100 calories (418 kj). Do you know one tablespoon of butter has more calories than the bread that you spread it on? Even changing from a full-fat salad dressing to a light dressing can save you 100 calories.

Not eating enough fiber. Fiber is one of the diabetic’s best friends. Fiber can help lower blood sugar levels, blood cholesterol levels, and weight, as well as help you feel full with fewer calories and fewer carbohydrates.

Are you finding you are having mid-afternoon or early evening cravings? This is the most common time for people to crave foods… especially sweets. A major trigger is low blood sugar. This is usually caused by lack of food as a result of going too long between meals or even following a very low calorie (kilojoule) diet.

Are You Stressed?

Check your stress level… stress raises your blood sugar levels. Job worries, financial difficulties, relationship problems or even stress in middle age, does not help during these times. Whatever the cause, stress will help create a blood sugar spike. People with diabetes type 2 who experience chronic or intense stress, find it harder to keep their blood sugar down. Don’t be a hero, talk to someone. Don’t keep your fears bottled up inside… if you don’t have a confidante talk to a counselor or psychologist.

Are You Exercising?

If you are sedentary now is the time to bring some physical activity onto the scene. The average person’s diet is becoming richer in calories (kilojoules), yet no exercise is done to burn off those extra calories. Regular exercise helps to keep you in a healthy weight range and improves your body’s sensitivity to insulin. Exercise really is medicine to the type 2 diabetic… it reduces your blood sugar levels.

How Much Sleep Do You Get?

If you don’t get enough sleep one night, make sure you get it the next night. Making sure you pay your sleep debt helps to control your blood sugar levels.

If you find you are unable to lower your blood sugar levels in spite of your best efforts, your health care provider may need to adjust your medications.