hOW DOES TABLETS WORK AS CURE FOR DIABETES MELLITES?
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There is no cure for diabetes mellitus, only proper control of your blood glucose to prevent any resulting health problems.  As for the tablet for of glucose control, there are actually several mechanisms of action that the oral medications can take.  In the broadest sense (the actual cellular-level effects vary within each class) is that the pills can do one of the following (with specific classes in the parentheses):\n\n-Cause the remaining active pancreatic beta cells to release insulin at higher levels (sulfonylureas, meglitinides, and D-phenylalanine derivatives)\n-Reduce gluconeogenesis, or the formation of glucagon, the storage form of glucose (biguanides)\n-Reducing insiulin resistance (Thiazolidinediones)\n-Reduced absorbed sugars (alpha glucosidase inhibitors)
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Try www.insulin-pumpers.org \n\nSite is for those with diabetes using insulin pump therapy and caregivers of diabetics.  There's always lots of discussions on the latest breakthroughs in technology and research.
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Hi Sylvestor\n\nHere are some ideas to healp your healing process. You can cure yourself, but it does take some effort. #8 is the most important. You must detoxify your body of toxins with a cleansing program (colon and liver especially).\n\nQuick Action Plan for Diabetes\n\n\n1. Be aware for early signs of blood sugar problems. Have the proper yearly tests performed.\n\n2. Keep in mind that the goal of diabetic treatment and self-care is to restore blood sugar levels close to normal and to correct related metabolic disorders. One of the best ways to accomplish this is by eating small, frequent meals throughout the day that emphasize fresh, organic foods that are low on the glycemic scale, such as raw and lightly steamed vegetables, low sugar whole fruits, nuts, seeds, whole grains and legumes, yams, wild fish, poultry, lean cuts of beef, bison meal lamb or veal.\n\n3. Minimize or eliminate your intake of simple carbohydrates and all sugars, as well as tobacco and processed "junk foods." In addition, reduce your intake of alcohol and caffeine. Both alcohol and caffeine could be enjoyed on special occasions, rather than daily or even weekly habits.\n\n4. Remain hydrated; drinking adequate quantities of pure water is essential for all aspects of your health.\n\n5. Engage in regular light exercise and stress reduction because they are keys to maintaining lower levels of blood sugar.\n\n6. Consider supplementing with nutrients such as B-complex vitamins, vitamin C, vitamin E, chromium, magnesium, potassium, essential fatty acids, CoQ10, alpha lipoic acid, and vanadium. Stabilized rice bran supplements can also be helpful.\n\n7. Herbs such as astragalus, bitter melon, fenugreek, garlic, ginseng, Gymnema sylvestre, and huerque can also provide significant benefits.\n\n8. If you have already developed Type I or Type II diabetes, combine the above self-care natural cures with professional care from a holistically oriented physician or other alternative health care practitioner. Particularly useful professional care therapies for treating and preventing diabetes include chelation therapy, food allergy testing, parasite testing and if necessary, cleansing, oxygen therapy, and professional dietary and nutritional counseling. Ayurveda and traditional Chinese medicine can also be helpful.\n\n9. Prevention, if you are pre-disposed and managing a diabetic condition, is a life-long commitment. By committing to the guidelines above, you can significantly improve your symptoms, and, if you suffer from Type II diabetes, quite possibly reverse them altogether. Implementing diet and lifestyle changes can help improve your energy levels, and your confidence in your ability to experience greater health. \n\nBest of health to you\n\nCheers
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My husband, who does research at the University of Hawaii med school, was telling me this weekend about a clinical study they saw a presentation on demonstrating how bitter melon helped control borderline diabetes in rats, which resulted in significant weight loss after their bloodsugar was stabilized.\nSo guess what we bought at the nutrition store this weekend? ;)
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It really depends. There are several types of diabetes. including type 1 ( body fails to produce insulin) and type 2 (body fails to properly use insulin). I think that if you have type 1 diabetes, you need insulin injection or therapy. I am not sure though if its is curable. Type 2 diabetes can be prevented. Proper diet and exercise will help you prevent the disease. If you already have type 2 diabetes, there are some medications that could help lower your blood sugar. For a more in-depth explanation of the disease. Visit the website below.
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Find out what you can do for diabetes at the site below.
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recently there was a nes article in "the times of India" daily paper,\nthat the ingtriedients are not uniformly distributed in a tablet and the main medicine is mixed with binding agents, so breaking a tablet into two or grinding it into powder form does not reduces the dose concentration(i.e. gm per volume)rather in some cases like ibrufane , it can be harmful to intake broken tablet.\nbetter consult a doctor
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You CAN'T cure diabetes, Type I or Type II. The only thing you can do is lose weight and follow a proper diet in hopes of not progressing into an insulin dependent Type II DM.
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Not a one. There is a widespread back of the mind conviction among many that there exists an entire alternative medical structure (ancient knowledge, traditional approaches, ...) which offers cures or treatment ordinary medicine does not. That's a false belief, by and large. Any natural cures which worked as well as ordinary medicine would be quite prominent indeed and wouldn't remain alternative for very long. \n\nconsider, in the case of diabetes alone, that a plant long known to help with diabetes (goat's rue) is the source of Glucophage (metformin) and the biguanides generally. Gila monsters (the poisonous lizard from the N American SW desert) is the source of a new diabetes drug nearing approval and release for clinical use. An herb, used in cosmetics because it makes the pupil larger in small doses, is the source of digitalis, still one of the primary drugs in cardiovascular medicine. \n\nThe common sorts of diabetes mellitus (type 1 and type 2) is a condition without a cure. And it's a real pain literally and figuratively. There is a lot of quackery and snake oil om consequence. so far, diabetes related research has earned 4 Nobel Prizes, and any advance as effective as some of the advertising claims about 'traditional' cures or treatments would be high on the eligible list for another. \n\nWe now understand diabetes about as well as we understand broken legs. There's little treatment for a broken leg aside from setting it, splinting it, treating it carefully, and waiting. And for good reason. Likewise there's good understanding of what's going on in diabetes (type 1 and type 2) and what would be needed to fix them (mostly). We can't do that yet, just as we can't get a broken leg to mend in a couple of days. And that's the state of the art in diabetes treatment, alternative included. \n\nSomeday, there'll be a cure... Would save a bundle of money and a lot of nuisance. Support diabetes research and encourage those with research money to assign some to diabetes.
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I would think all medicines would have the potential.  Ask your doctor or pharmacist what the ingredients are and possible side effects if you're diabetic.
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An insulin pump is a device used for administering insulin in the treatment of diabetes mellitus.\n\nThe device consists principally of three parts :\n\nthe pump itself including controls, processing module, and batteries \ndelivery tube to carry the insulin \nneedle or more commonly a catheter inserted into the body subcutaneously \nThe insulin pump delivers a single type of fast-acting insulin in two ways :\n\na basal (small) dose that is delivered constantly \na bolus dose that is delivered before meals or to correct high blood glucose levels \n \nInsulin pump in useBecause a single type of insulin is used, it is easier to determine the effect of a given dose by looking at the delivery profile of that insulin. Insulin pumps also make it possible to deliver much smaller amounts of insulin than can be injected using a syringe. This provides tighter control over blood sugar and Hemoglobin A1c levels, reducing the chance of long-term complications associated with diabetes.\n\nThe amount of insulin delivered for a bolus is determined by the bloodsugar level and the grams of carbohydrates consumed. In all cases, delivery rates are determined by the user in consultation with his endocrinologist. Currently there is no means to automatically control the insulin delivery based on the blood glucose level of the user. However, the two main manufacturers of pumps, Medtronic (Paradigm, Minimed), and Roche Diagnostics (Disetronic H-Tron and D-Tron) are testing the concept of a closed-loop system but even if the concept is as promising as it appears there remains the legal problem of what happens if the system is incorrect. For example, continuous blood glucose monitoring technology can report very wide variances of blood glucose. Using the non-US measuring system of mmol/l a closed-system that detects glucose of say, 15 mmol/l might dispense 10u of fast acting insulin. If the patient has an actual glucose of 6 mmol/l (within the accepted glycaemic range), those 10 units of insulin could very quickly lead to hypoglycaemic coma which if not recognised and treated can kill very quickly. There is a lot more research to do on CBGM technology but the first closed-loop systems may be made available for clinical trials by mid-2006.\n\nUse of insulin pumps is increasing as it provides an easier means to deliver multiple insulin injections for those using intensive insulin therapy. It's also interesting to note that because of differences in health insurance and public funding, the US has about 150,000 pump users. In the UK, where public funding is limited, most patients have to self-finance their pumps. Because of this, there are maybe 1100 pump users in the UK by comparison.
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First of all when a person is diabetic, using tight control of blood sugars will help a lot with neuropathy pain. If blood sugar is out of control, even a little, it makes the neuropathy a lot worse. \n\nMy Neurologist has me taking Cymbalta 60mg once a day and Lyrica 50mg three times a day. \nCymbalta helps with stabbing pain. \nLyrica with burning. \n\nCymbalta and Lyrica work very well together for peiripheral neuropathy. In my experience, narcotic type drugs like hydrocodone don't help this condition very much at all and are a waste of money.\n\nFor out of control pain, I soak my feet in icy cold water for about 20 minutes. that really helps when my feet burn really bad. I also ice pack them. If you don't have ice packs, a bag of frozen veggies work nicely. Distrtactions will sometimes help as well. Not passive things like TV, but something that will keep my mind busy enough to ignore the pain. It doesn't always work, but is worth a try. For stabbing pain, I try to massage the spot where the pain is. Sometimes it is so bad I fall. For me Cymbalta has really helped here.\n\nAnd even though it hurts, walking as much as I can even just up and down the block or around the house can help. (But it sometimes hurts like the dickens)\n\nNeuropathy is a miserable condition, and my best wishes go to both you and your son. It is hard to live with chronic pain, and hard to care for someone who has this condition. Bless you both.
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I think you are a bit confused. You think that a cure exists and it is being hidden?\n\nType II Diabetes, which used to be called adult-onset diabetes, almost always results from lack of exercise and obesity. It can be easily prevented by controlling one's weight and by exercising. Even people who have it can often "cure" themselves by exercising and eating sensibly. This is far easier than waiting for some magical medicine or treatment to appear. \n\nType I diabetes appears to be an autoimmune disease. We are slowly understanding the immune system, but it is very complicated and we are making only slow progress against many of them, like lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, etc. With so many diseases to deal with, it is hard to know which diseases to put our scarce research resources towards. Everyone believes that the disease they are personally most interested in is the the most important.
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I'm sorry to have to tell you that, at this time, there is no proven cure for diabetes.\nThere are a lot of claims for "cures", but, so far, none have stood up to rigorous testing.\n\nSome forms of diabetes (type 1) will require treatment with insulin, other forms (type 2) may respond to changes in diet and exercise, or may need oral medication..  but be aware that you are only treating the effects, you are not curing the disease, and it will need constant care and monitoring.  \n\nIf you suspect you are diabetic, then consult a reputable doctor as early as possible.
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Metformin is a drug used to treat type II (non insulin dependent) diabetes.  Type II diabetes is typified by insulin secretion that is appropriate for the plasma glucose (blood sugar) and intestinal stimuli but a lack of responsiveness to the insulin by the cells it acts on.  The normal response to inslin would be to cause these cells to take up glucose for use as energy, or to store as fat.  Since this does not happen, the glucose builds up in the blood and even "spills over" into the urine (the kidney is limited in it's ability to prevent this).  This glucose enters cells that are not controlled by insulin and causes the damage in those cells.\nMetformin is a 'sulfhydral'chemical bonds (chemical bonds are the union of two atoms).  It acts on bonds between two proteins that each have a sulfur mulecule chemically bonded to the sulfur molecule of the other.  The insulin receptor has several sulfhydryl bonds and this is where metformin works.\nSince most proteins - including the enzymes involved in digestion, the molecules infolved in absorption, etc. - have sulfhydryl bonds, metformin can interfere with any protein.  Diarrhea is the most common problem with metformin.  It is caused by inhibition of digestion and absorption. This results in malabsorption of food.\nMalabsorption is very common.  It occurs in people who have salivary, gastric, pancreatic, intestinal, liver, gallbaldder, bile (or related) duct, and pancreatic problems; people genetically lacking certian enzymes and absorption proteins; people with intestinal infections; people who eat indigestible foods, and; people with food allergies.  \nFood that is nor absorbed may retain fluid in the small intestine, causing bloating, cramping and increased motility.  In the large intestine undigested food is acted on by bacteria that produce gas, lactic acid, short chain fatty acids, and other chemicals.  These chemicals cause the colon to secrete fluids and cau also cause cramping and bloating.  The overall result is bloating, cramps, gas and diarrhea.
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I personally don't think that diabetes can be "cured" by yoga. Diet, and a change in life style and yoga could help but not cure.
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You can not simplify diabetes management to which is the best and cheapest drug.  There are different classes of diabetes pills and insulins that work in different ways.  They are selected based on your individual situation - ie are you skinny or fat?  do you have liver disease or kidney problems?  what other medications do you take that may interact? how bad off is your diabetes to begin with?  these are all questions that need to be addressed regardless of which country you are in.