Acupuncture for Diabetes
“In recent studies on physiological mechanisms, both with humans and laboratory animals, scientists have found that acupuncture provided significant improvements for diabetes with few or no side effects.”…
“In recent studies on physiological mechanisms, both with humans and laboratory animals, scientists have found that acupuncture provided significant improvements for diabetes with few or no side effects.”…
Perhaps you had a routine physical exam and blood testing with your Medical Doctor or Naturopathic Doctor and discovered that your blood sugar was uncomfortably high. Maybe you’re concerned about your family history of diabetes or heart disease and already recognize that prevention is key. It’s a common scenario in my office, perhaps because an estimated 22% of Canadians have pre-diabetes. For the most part, type 2 diabetes is a lifestyle illness, but not always in the way we think it is.
Insulin is a hormone produced by our pancreas that helps sugar (i.e. glucose) enter our cells. It has a major impact on our metabolism and how our body gets energy. When our muscle, brain and tissue cells stop responding to insulin this causes a condition called insulin resistance. If our cells become resistant to insulin then our pancreas needs to create even more insulin to get the glucose inside those stubborn cells. This can become a slippery slope