July 25, 2007
Natural Foods and Supplements to Reduce Your Blood Sugar
Did you know that there are many natural foods and supplements that you can take that will help lower your blood sugar level naturally? Diabetic patients are usually made aware of the countless pharmaceutical products that are available…but what if you want to naturally lower your blood sugar level?
Let me just start out by saying that I am not against the use of pharmaceutical products to control diabetes. I myself am taking Metformin, also known as Glucophage, and Glipizide, also known as Glucotrol, to help regulate my blood glucose levels. Although I’ve stopped taking the Metformin because it gave me serious stomach cramps, gas and diahrea.
Right now taking these drugs is a must for me. If you knew me personally you would know that I’m not keen on taking medication. I’m always looking for a more natural approach to treating my diabetes.
What I have been finding is that there are foods and supplements that will naturally lower blood sugar levels. By incorporating these foods and supplements into your already diabetes friendly diet you are upping your chances of a longer healthier life.
Food And Supplements That Lower Blood Sugar Levels
Cinnamon: Researchers are finding that cinnamon reduces blood sugar levels naturally when taken daily. If you absolutely love cinnamon you can sprinkle the recommended six grams of cinnamon on your food throughout the day to achieve the desired effect. If you are not that big a fan of cinnamon there is another alternative…cinnamon capsules. This gives you the recommended cinnamon dose all in one tidy capsule.
Chromium: To help your body’s cells respond properly to insulin you can use Chromium. There are studies that are finding that people with diabetes have lower Chromium levels that people without the disease. So how do you add Chromium to your diet? Well it is a trace mineral so the best bet it to take a Chromium Picolinate dietary supplement.
Zinc: The mineral Zinc plays a huge role in your body’s production and storage of insulin. It is now being brought to light that people with diabetes have a Zinc deficiency. You can go about increasing the Zinc in your diet by either taking a supplement or by eating foods that are high in Zinc. This would include lamb, oysters, pecans, almonds, chicken and sardines.
Salacia oblonga: Also something interesting I read about and also heard from someone on a podcast they were taking in Sri Lanka. Salacia oblonga is an herb that’s been used for centuries which is native to regions of India and Sri Lanka, binds to intestinal enzymes that break down carbohydrates in the body. Ohio State University, researchers saw insulin levels drop 23 percent and blood sugar levels drop 29 percent in patients who took a 1,000-mg dose of the herb. Amazing!
These are just a few of the natural foods and supplements that will lower your blood sugar level naturally. One thing that is very important is that you keep your health care provider up to date on any supplements that you will be utilizing as a natural way to lower your blood sugar. They will be able to help you safely figure out what does and does not work for you.
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Dave S
October 18, 2008 at 6:28 pm
Could this be an actual cure???
I’ve recently run across a site that looks very promising for everyone here. I’ve just begun to check things out, but from what I’ve seen so far, it makes a lot of sense and the best part is, I’ve found only one place that mentions money – they suggest that you purchase a copy of the seminar. This is by no means a requirement to make full use of the information on the site – as far as I’ve found so far, everything else is totally FREE!
No matter what, it’s definitely worth a look-see.
http://www.watercure2.org/
wallace
November 3, 2008 at 3:21 am
Hi All,
i have stumbled here at 2:58a.m….feeling a little scared and unsure.. i was diagnosed earlier this year with type-2 diabetes..i had a blood sugar of 876..after a 3 night stay in ICU and and a couple of months on Metformin(500mg) it got to the point where my doc wanted me to take about 2000mgs of Metformin and i broke and just gave up taking them all together..i peridiocally had been monitoring my levels…for a long time the levels reamained within target range..i checked my levels tonite..and the levels were at 204..i then took a walk…when i returned the levels dropped slightly to 181..then i aight,,nothing healthy..lol..and the levels shot up to 224 then hr later 289..so as u would guess i am a little bit nervous..so nervous that i took a pill of 500mg of metformin.should i wait to see if the metformin works or should i go to the hospital immediatley..did i mention i hate hospitals..lol.ok here is some interesting news..i was watching the local news here and boston, they said there was a possible cure for some diabetes patients..so of curse i was glued to the tv..come to find out the “cure” was gastric bypass..for some individuals this has completely cured them..damn huh?
Dave S
November 5, 2008 at 2:01 pm
Wallace-
Gastric bypass cure?
I’ve heard of that one. It works just like the high fructose corn syrup cure – both involve “cutting” of some kind.
Seriously, did you see the entire report on TV? I just read that one of the most common side effects was gastrointestinal upset, which sounds like it could be cured with a gastric bypass.
My advice would be to find a natural/alternative health practitioner. There’s a good chance that you could get off of the Metformin, since it only relieves your symptoms and doesn’t really cure anything, anyway.
Also, look for foods that naturally lower blood sugar such as cinnamon, sweet potatoes (surprise, surprise – both terms in that food suggest otherwise), plums, etc.
Ken
November 5, 2008 at 9:23 pm
well I don’t know maybe you should go to the hospital.If there is something wrong you might want to know about it right?
I have been drinking some artificial sweeteners and my blood sugars have been around 250-300 so then i went to drinking water and they have come down to like 150-80 so I would suggest drinking plenty of water and exercise alot!
well thanks for reading my message bye!
Ceci
November 13, 2008 at 1:03 am
I was told I’m right around the corner from diabetes so I have been checking my blood sugar all the time. It was 68 2 hrs after I ate dinner, so I drank some herbal tea (no caffine) with lots of stevia. I checked it 15 min after I drank the stevia and it was up to 135? I always heard stevia doesn’t raise your blood sugar, but indeed it did in my case, anyone have any info about that? thanks, Ceci
Dave S
November 13, 2008 at 1:48 pm
For those who drink artificial sweetners and diet drinks, three simple words:
WATER, WATER, WATER!
Dave S
November 13, 2008 at 2:00 pm
(CONTINUING…I must have hit a wrong key in error)
Your bodies are begging for water. De-hydration is the main culprit in developing diabetes (and most other diseases). People don’t drink enough water and therefore, the body robs the water from the food we eat, leaving none for proper digestion and use by cells, organs, etc.
To determine how much water you need to drink per day, take your body weight and divide it by 2. This is the number of ounces you should be consuming. For example, a person weighs 300 lbs. Divide this by 2 and it shows that he should be consuming 150 ounces of water PER DAY. That’s over 4 1/2 quarts PER DAY.
I don’t know any of you personally, but I know none of you drink that much water.
If, by chance you DO drink that much water (and I’m wrong – as if) then there’s something else causing your problems. In that case, I would highly reccommend checking out the website http://www.miraclemineral.org.
This and the water cure mentioned in an earlier post is something I strongly believe in.
Mel
December 12, 2008 at 3:13 pm
Well after being out of shape for about 8 months, I got the scare of my life the other day. My blood sugar level is at 285. the doctor has scheduled further testing on Jan 2009 for possible diabetes.
I saw on many medical and diabetes sites some of the symptoms of diabetes and I have none thus far. I do drink a lot of water though but I do that on purpose. I have always drank at least 10 cups per day. I just like water.
I hope and pray that my results come back negative, I had the blood sugar test about 2 weeks ago and I have been on a strict diet since then and also joined a gym and walk 2 miles a night on the treadmill and weight lifting.
Even hough I don’t know if I have diabetes yet, I started a diabetic diet I found online and I hope it works. I saw where certain vitamins and vinegar can help also. I am open for anything that can help me.
Can anyone share their experiences with me about what has helped you and how did you react when you got the bad news? I have been on pins and needles all week about this, to be honest it scares me to death. Thanks.
Jeri
March 1, 2009 at 12:01 pm
I have had numerous blood tests for fasting blood sugar. The first one came back at 120. The doctor gave me a monitor to check my levels. My fasting blood sugar varies between 100-135. I take no medications other than natural remedies of chromium picolinate, alpha lipoic acid, cinnamon, banaba leaf, bitter melon, and gymmena sylvestre (not sure of spelling). I try to watch my carbs, but lately it seems any carb I eat raises my levels. Is there anything else I could take to bring my levels below 100?
Dave
March 1, 2009 at 2:50 pm
I strongly believe that diabetes (even those on the needle) is totally curable. I have only just discovered this website, but everything in it seems so “right on the mark”: (It is not my website; I just placed it in the URL box option to get noticed more easily.)
watercure2.org
Maybe it’s coincidence, but I was diagnosed with chronic dehydration and a salt deficiency.
Caffeine is notorious for causing dehydration.
According to the above website, the almost predominant cause of all disease is dehydration and a mineral deficiency that eating today’s over-processed and junk foods cause. Many of these minerals can be gotten from using natural, unprocessed sea salt instead of the stuff that you buy off the shelf at Wal-mart.
The website does not sell the salt, so it isn’t like they’re just trying to hawk a product. They do, however offer a book called, “Your Body’s Many Cries For Water” (which I recommend – though haven’t yet purchased for myself…but I’m meaning to), although purchase isn’t mandatory to get the benefits that the website offers. Other than the (optional) book, the rest of the information is totally free.
dorothy
March 18, 2009 at 5:07 am
with fasting, my blood sugar is around 5.1-5.6, but after meal within 1 hour sometime my blood sugar was around 7.2-9.00 depand on what kind of food i ate. after 2 hours later then became 5-6, if i went to dinner at restaurant within 1 hour my blood sugar up to 14-16. after 3 hours then back to normal. am i diabetic? can u tell me? every time after meal within 1 hour why my sugar will go so high then back to normal wihtin 2-3 hours.
Dave
April 3, 2009 at 12:41 pm
dorothy: Most of your blood glucose levels seem to fall within the normal range with one exception. Although the usual “1 hour after” reading of 7.2-9.00 is only 1 point over the normal range, I wouldn’t worry too much about that. However, the 14-16 readings are a bit concerning. Where are you eating at, a bakery? Considering the consistency of the other readings, a spike like this doesn’t sound like “the norm”, but I wouldn’t worry if it was like, a very infrequent thing. I’d suggest, however, that you find somewhere else to eat and stay away from the desserts and other sweets.
The normal range for someone WITHOUT diabetes is:
before breakfast : 70-105 mg/dL 3.9-5.8 mmo/L
Before lunch/dinner: 70-110 3.9-6.1
1 hr after meals: Less than 160 Less than 8.9
2 hours after meals: Less than 129 Less than 6.7
Between 2 & 4 am Greater than 70 Greater than 3.9
Source: One Touch Ultra strips (blood glucose monitor)information insert.
Rob
April 21, 2009 at 2:18 pm
The cure requires some research.
Google the following …..
John Smith Medical Researcher and
Jon Barron
Both will help you get out of the medical web of drugs to treat symptoms, and into a cure using diet, vitamins, herbs and exercise….which is the only way.
Good luck.