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Six Diabetic Misconceptions (Part 2)
Posted by: | Comments4. All Doctors Know How To Treat Type II Diabetes
There’s a saying that goes something like this…
Hammers hit nails… M.D.’s prescribe medication…
Expecting a different approach from your medical doctor will only lead to disappointment. That’s why I wrote this guide – to help type II diabetic sufferers just like you.
Before we go any further, let me stress to you that there is a place for medication, but more importantly, the cause of the problem must be identified because the wrong diagnosis = the wrong therapy.
And, if your medication fails you’ll probably get even stronger medications where the side effects may be even more harmful to your health.
Since none of the treatments your doctor may be giving you are meant to actually correct the true cause of your problem, logic says your diabetes will only get worse. You’ll continue to be given more and more drugs until one day your diabetes gets to a point where you need insulin, unless you are already at this dreaded stage.
5. The Only Organ In The Body That Is Involved In Sugar Regulation Is Your Pancreas
This is probably the most serious misconception. Sure your pancreas is an important organ in the regulation of blood sugar, but there are other organs that need to be evaluated in order for proper therapy to be applied.
The four main organs that play a role in regulation of blood sugar and therefore play a role in your diabetes are: Your Liver, Pancreas, Adrenal Glands, and Thyroid. When was the last time your doctor evaluated these organs or ran the appropriate tests to find out if they are impacting your disease?
6. Blood Tests Need To Be Monitored Only 2 Times Per Year
This is very dangerous. Let’s think about this logically for just a minute. If you are taking medications that are supposed to heal the body from diabetes, then wouldn’t it make sense that you monitor the blood tests more regularly?
In my opinion the answer to that question is YES! You must monitor your bio-chemistry about every 45 days to make sure things are going in the right direction. To make sure that the body is healing and moving in the right direction. To make sure adjustments to therapy are being made when necessary.
Most of my diabetic patients were lucky if they were being evaluated by their doctors once per year before they started seeing me.
Is Your Doctor Doing Everything Possible For Your Condition Leaving No Stones Un-Turned?
If you answer “No” then it is likely your doctor is a road block to you reclaiming your health and living a life that you deserve. At the very least he or she is leaving stones unturned.
If you are suffering from Type 2 Diabetes and need help getting it and keeping it under control, please fill out the form to the right and we can help get you the information you need.
Article by Dr. Jade Malay, Type 2 Diabetes Professional, Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX
Six Diabetic Treatment Misconceptions (Part 1):
Posted by: | Comments1. Type II Diabetes Is Genetic
Could you have been born with a genetic fate to develop type II diabetes? Absolutely yes. However, this is just one factor. Your genetic predisposition or your “genotype” is just one factor in your future health profile it is not the only one. You can certainly have the genetic potential to develop type II diabetes, but other factors such as lifestyle choices, diet, exercise, ability to handle stress, etc. will determine whether or not you express that genetic potential.
This mis-understanding of the role of genetics has led the medical establishment to have a “give up attitude” towards the treatment of type II diabetes. “You’re mother and father have diabetes so it’s no surprise that you now have it.” This point of view is extremely dangerous because it limits your possibilities for treatment and healing.
2. Type II Diabetes Is Irreversible
It’s a death sentence of sorts…There is nothing that can be done short of managing the symptoms and complications of diabetes.
The people who beclieve it to be irreversible have given up on you… They have forgotten the innate wisdom of the body…That the body can and does heal itself if given the right tools and circumstances.
This point of view leads doctors to continually prescribe expensive and dangerous diabetic drugs…Not to mention all the high blood pressure and cholesterol lowering drugs…And when those all fail they will bombard your body with increasing levels of insulin.
3. Prescription Drugs Are The Cure All For Diabetes
If that were the case we would have found a “cure” by now. With all the money spent on diabetes “research” and drug therapy you would think you would be completely healed of diabetes by now.
One of the things that angers me and maybe you have had the same experience… Your doctor gives you a diagnosis of type II diabetes… gives you a prescription… tells you to change your diet and exercise then is gone in a flash on to the next patient.
Never spending the time with you to discuss how you might have gotten to this place in your life…
Never giving you any dietary or exercise advice. How are you supposed to know what to eat and what not to eat. You are not a doctor or an expert in nutrition.
You are left to your own devices. . . Sure you could do your research on the internet or read a book on the latest fad diet, but do you know how much conflicting dietary information is out there. GOOD LUCK trying to wade through all that information.
And what about exercise? What type of advice did you get there? Did you know there is a special exercise strategy for type II diabetics? Do you know what it is?
If you don’t then you are missing a critical piece of the puzzle…
You need a doctor who can bring it all together for you.
So that’s 3 of 6…stay tuned for “the rest of the story.”
If you are suffering from Type 2 Diabetes and need help getting it and keeping it under control, please fill out the form to the right and we can help get you the information you need.
Article by Dr. Jade Malay, Type 2 Diabetes Professional, Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX
