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My husband was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes a couple years ago and he's been struggling a lot. He's of course taking pharmaceuticals to attempt to keep the blood sugar down, but lately they haven't been working. He's afraid that the doctor is only going to want to prescribe insulin injections and that his options are running thin. What are some natural remedies that seriously work?
He has seen a holistic doctor and both times she has been able to bring his blood sugar down and get him back on track, but I'm not sure what happens because it only lasts a few days or a week or two and then he's back to the blood sugar struggles. Now his diabetes is worse than it has ever been and it's concerning. It's super difficult to watch because he gets horrid headaches, doesn't feel well in his gut, and it's hard to do much because he doesn't usually feel well.
Lately, since we've all been ill and forgetting to take supplements, it could have set him back a bit. He usually takes Lugol's Iodine Solution in water and a tsp of Bragg's raw ACV in water. He did order "Sensolin," but it was left out in the heat one day when the mail carrier dropped it off. Inside the bottle heated up to 175 degrees F so we figured that must've destroyed a lot of the useful vitamins and it wasn't working for him, but he's been hesitant to order another bottle. We should've returned it, but didn't want to have to bother with shipping it back and everything and they assured us that the supplement wouldn't have been ruined by the heat.
His stress levels are off the charts...always...not sure how to even help him there (former child abuse victim).
At this point, he has lost quite a bit of weight, but he still has a lot to go. So, his blood sugar isn't coming down much at all, even with intermittent fasting and the weight just isn't falling off. Are there natural remedies that could possibly help with this?
I don't think gyms are open here right now and after being sick, there's been a lot less movement, of course. What exercises are best for diabetics? We used to go for walks in the evenings when it was warmer, but I'm not sure how much that even helped. It wasn't intensive - only a 20-30 minute walk every evening. I would think his exercise may need to be a bit more rigorous to help, but I could be wrong...
We have some CBD on the way - not sure how much it helps with diabetes, it seems like the information I'm trying to find in that area is limited, but he's willing to try whatever natural remedies that aren't going to give him the terrible side effects his medications do.
I really think that a grain free diet would help help (no wheat, corn, etc.) and elimination of high carb foods like rice or potatoes. A lot of the foods he grew up on and foods that are appropriate in his culture to enjoy are mostly high carb. While he has cut back a lot on these foods, he still eats quite a lot of wheat and corn and I think this is doing him in. He hates that he has to go without and I think he's been in denial about his diabetes...like serious denial. I think he's finally coming to terms that it's not going away any time soon. When he was first diagnosed, he would roam the store for quite a while trying to find "what he could have" and I would pretty much say that we shouldn't be in the frozen food aisle unless it was for veggies and need to stick to the outer edges of the store and he'd just get a little annoyed and keep browsing. It's only been recent that he's been trying to stay away from rice because he knows it doesn't help him at all. I remember once upon a time we went totally grain free and has a farm nearby that had a nice sized, good priced CSA share each week and he was a bigger guy still, but wasn't even pre-diabetic. He said he felt so great during that time period and I did as well. I'm discovering that I have issues with wheat - I itch terribly when I eat it and feel awful in my stomach. We both were feeling so awesome and I'm hoping to get to that point again where I feel good and I hope that he gets to the point where he feels good again and will avoid those foods completely again. He doesn't feel like he can "enjoy" food anymore.
He has extreme hunger cravings and I assume that's the stress and blood glucose issues. Generally, when I make dinner for everyone, it's never enough. He'll eat seconds, thirds, fourths. He waits until everyone is served and has had enough, but I rarely have leftovers to put away. He could eat dinner and be hungry 20 minutes later. It has costed us an awful lot of money when I make a family dinner and less than an hour later he's driving out to Taco Bell to buy dollar menu burritos. He is always apologetic about it and says he's sorry "but he's just sooo hungry." He says he's looking for something "cheap" to fill his gut so he doesn't put us in an even worse position buying more expensive menu items when he feels he has to go out and get more food (the get more for less type idea). We don't eat out nearly as much as we used to, it has been cut back a lot, but he'll still be eating plenty at home - it's cheaper, but still doesn't last as long as it should at times (we haven't been eating many places because we have plenty of food sensitivities in the family that inhibit us). Is there anything that can help him stomp the extreme hunger cravings? I figure he's not going to lose much weight when his appetite quite a few times seems like he's starving to death or something.
I don't want to keep seeing him go on like this and getting worse. I would love to see him get better and be more energetic again. It's breaking me to see him this way because I can tell it's hard on him and it's a real struggle
TL;DR : Need natural remedy suggestions for: Type 2 Diabetes, extreme hunger cravings, losing weight, and what the best exercises for diabetics are.
He has seen a holistic doctor and both times she has been able to bring his blood sugar down and get him back on track, but I'm not sure what happens because it only lasts a few days or a week or two and then he's back to the blood sugar struggles. Now his diabetes is worse than it has ever been and it's concerning. It's super difficult to watch because he gets horrid headaches, doesn't feel well in his gut, and it's hard to do much because he doesn't usually feel well.
Lately, since we've all been ill and forgetting to take supplements, it could have set him back a bit. He usually takes Lugol's Iodine Solution in water and a tsp of Bragg's raw ACV in water. He did order "Sensolin," but it was left out in the heat one day when the mail carrier dropped it off. Inside the bottle heated up to 175 degrees F so we figured that must've destroyed a lot of the useful vitamins and it wasn't working for him, but he's been hesitant to order another bottle. We should've returned it, but didn't want to have to bother with shipping it back and everything and they assured us that the supplement wouldn't have been ruined by the heat.
His stress levels are off the charts...always...not sure how to even help him there (former child abuse victim).
At this point, he has lost quite a bit of weight, but he still has a lot to go. So, his blood sugar isn't coming down much at all, even with intermittent fasting and the weight just isn't falling off. Are there natural remedies that could possibly help with this?
I don't think gyms are open here right now and after being sick, there's been a lot less movement, of course. What exercises are best for diabetics? We used to go for walks in the evenings when it was warmer, but I'm not sure how much that even helped. It wasn't intensive - only a 20-30 minute walk every evening. I would think his exercise may need to be a bit more rigorous to help, but I could be wrong...
We have some CBD on the way - not sure how much it helps with diabetes, it seems like the information I'm trying to find in that area is limited, but he's willing to try whatever natural remedies that aren't going to give him the terrible side effects his medications do.
I really think that a grain free diet would help help (no wheat, corn, etc.) and elimination of high carb foods like rice or potatoes. A lot of the foods he grew up on and foods that are appropriate in his culture to enjoy are mostly high carb. While he has cut back a lot on these foods, he still eats quite a lot of wheat and corn and I think this is doing him in. He hates that he has to go without and I think he's been in denial about his diabetes...like serious denial. I think he's finally coming to terms that it's not going away any time soon. When he was first diagnosed, he would roam the store for quite a while trying to find "what he could have" and I would pretty much say that we shouldn't be in the frozen food aisle unless it was for veggies and need to stick to the outer edges of the store and he'd just get a little annoyed and keep browsing. It's only been recent that he's been trying to stay away from rice because he knows it doesn't help him at all. I remember once upon a time we went totally grain free and has a farm nearby that had a nice sized, good priced CSA share each week and he was a bigger guy still, but wasn't even pre-diabetic. He said he felt so great during that time period and I did as well. I'm discovering that I have issues with wheat - I itch terribly when I eat it and feel awful in my stomach. We both were feeling so awesome and I'm hoping to get to that point again where I feel good and I hope that he gets to the point where he feels good again and will avoid those foods completely again. He doesn't feel like he can "enjoy" food anymore.
He has extreme hunger cravings and I assume that's the stress and blood glucose issues. Generally, when I make dinner for everyone, it's never enough. He'll eat seconds, thirds, fourths. He waits until everyone is served and has had enough, but I rarely have leftovers to put away. He could eat dinner and be hungry 20 minutes later. It has costed us an awful lot of money when I make a family dinner and less than an hour later he's driving out to Taco Bell to buy dollar menu burritos. He is always apologetic about it and says he's sorry "but he's just sooo hungry." He says he's looking for something "cheap" to fill his gut so he doesn't put us in an even worse position buying more expensive menu items when he feels he has to go out and get more food (the get more for less type idea). We don't eat out nearly as much as we used to, it has been cut back a lot, but he'll still be eating plenty at home - it's cheaper, but still doesn't last as long as it should at times (we haven't been eating many places because we have plenty of food sensitivities in the family that inhibit us). Is there anything that can help him stomp the extreme hunger cravings? I figure he's not going to lose much weight when his appetite quite a few times seems like he's starving to death or something.
I don't want to keep seeing him go on like this and getting worse. I would love to see him get better and be more energetic again. It's breaking me to see him this way because I can tell it's hard on him and it's a real struggle
TL;DR : Need natural remedy suggestions for: Type 2 Diabetes, extreme hunger cravings, losing weight, and what the best exercises for diabetics are.