Holistic Treatment of Diabetes & Prediabetes

According to the American Diabetes Association, approximately every 23 seconds, someone in the United States is diagnosed with diabetes. This is an alarming statistic! 

Here are a few examples of how a typical conversation might go with your doctor if you have a diabetes or prediabetes:

Patient: “I feel tired and stressed, my blood pressure is high, and I can’t seem to lose my belly fat.”

Medical Doctor: “You have diabetes, and you must take medical drugs for the rest of your life.”

Patient: “I have been taking my diabetes drugs as prescribed and my symptoms have not gotten better and my Hemoglobin A1C score has not gone much lower.”

 Medical Doctor: “You’ll need to take more medications and eventually you will need insulin injections for the rest of your life.”

Patient: “I don’t want to be on medical drugs for the rest of my life.”

“I want to explore another option.”

“I want a more natural approach.”

As a holistic doctor in NYC who frequently addresses diabetes and prediabetes disorders, I hear you. And I understand your frustrations! But what if I told you there is another way? A way that addresses the underlying causes of Diabetes and Prediabetes without the use of drugs and makes you feel empowered, inspired, and supported. A way that focuses on you achieving lasting health results.

A way that honors the fact that your body is designed for health!

What is Diabetes, and What are the Symptoms?

There are two main types of diabetes: type 1 and type 2. 

Type 1 diabetes – also known as insulin dependent diabetes – is typically diagnosed in children between ages 4 and 14, although it can also develop in adults.  It is an autoimmune reaction that destroys the cells in the pancreas that make insulin.

Research suggests that this autoimmune reaction may be caused by a viral infection. Genetics may also be a causative factor. Individuals with type 1 diabetes will always require insulin injections. Approximately 10% of all diabetes is Type 1 diabetes.

Type 2 Diabetes and Prediabetes are conditions in which the body is unable to effectively use insulin to bring glucose into your cells. This is because the body’s cells become resistant to insulin. This is known as insulin resistance. When glucose does not enter the cells, it accumulates in the blood resulting in chronically elevated blood sugar levels. This chronic elevation of blood glucose usually leads to a diagnosis of prediabetes and diabetes. Some of the main causes of insulin resistance are:

• – Diet (especially a high carbohydrate diet)
• – Physical inactivity
• – Stress
• – Sleep disorders
• – Food sensitivities
• – Excess body fat
• – Hypothyroidism
• – Adrenal gland imbalances
• – Toxins
• – Some medications

Over time, these elevated blood sugar levels can cause many health problems, including high cholesterol, atherosclerosis, obesity, vascular disease, high blood pressure, heart disease, kidney damage, dementia, neuropathy, and retinopathy.

Advanced symptoms of elevated blood sugar include blindness, amputations, kidney failure, stroke and, in some instances, even death.

The information on this page is focused on the holistic programs for Type 2 Diabetes and Prediabetes.