Diabetes, as a disease, bears with it many misconceptions which are not only deceptive to the uninitiated victim, but may also impact his health negatively on account of the misguided patterns of treatment he follows. The problems of that half-baked knowledge cause are further compounded by the myriad 'miracle cures' that keep cropping up, almost everywhere you look. The other side of the coin however is just as perplexing. Many alternative therapies are shunned simply because tried and tested allopathic medicine refuses to recognize them, despite the surprisingly encouraging results these treatments have brought about. One such alternative form of Diabetes treatment is Chinese Medicine.



The crux of the effectiveness of Chinese medication lies in the fact that it was one of the very first to isolate the symptoms of diabetes and develop a systematic pattern of treatment based on the degree to which the disease had advanced. The 2,000 year old Chinese medical literature documents all the observations made, as well as the treatments which were administered. These have piqued the curiosity of researchers in recent times, given the fact that the occurrence of Diabetes in the Chinese is only at about 0.67%... a welcome relief from the astronomical American percentage of 2.2%.

Chinese medicine is also known to abide by the principle of treating every stage of diabetes individually and as per the particular characteristics which are typical to it which is also a practice adopted by more modern Western physicians. The Chinese moniker for diabetes is depletion-thirst disease, which refers to the excessive urination that the high levels of blood glucose, which are a basic characteristic of this disease, bring about. What's more, the Chinese method of treating diabetes begins right at the pre-diabetic phase, which is believed to be brought about by an imbalance in the body's yin, yang and qi, which in turn brings about a host of complications.

Chinese medicine characterizes pre-diabetes by a deficiency of yin in the body, triggering the release of a tremendous amount of heat within the body. Treatment at this stage includes herbs like glehnia, adenophora and asparagus root which serve a dual purpose of nourishing the yin and augmenting the fluid levels in the body, while also healing the lungs, heart and stomach. These herbs also prevent the heat in the body from developing into 'Dry Heat' which bears with it a host of more severe implications.

If this yin deficiency is allowed to progress to the next level where dry heat is produced in the body, the qi and yan balances are disrupted, bringing about further yin and yang deficits. To restore the qi, the Chinese use herbs like ginseng, astragalus, and atractylodes, which also counter symptoms like fatigue and digestive imbalances like excessive appetite, bought about by hypoglycemia, or very low blood glucose. The third stage develops rapidly, once the second is attained, and includes further imbalances in the qi, yin and yang. Here, the individual is prescribed herbs like cinnamon, aconite and cornus which function as kidney and liver tonics while also enhancing the blood circulation.

Chinese dietary patterns play a crucial role in keeping the disease from growing into its more mature phases, while also safeguarding the vulnerable from developing this condition. Some of the more influential factors include the absence of saturates found in diary products, which the Chinese rarely consume and the inclusion of the Chinese yam, bitter melon and ginseng tea as a part of their daily nourishment. These three elements alone are powerful allies to diabetes control on account of their blood glucose reducing properties.

Many researchers have concentrated their studies on Chinese medicinal practices, because of the sound scientific principles they are based on and the tremendous results these practices have achieved. Certain Chinese remedies have also been found to dramatically increase the effectiveness of conventional allopathic practices, thus encouraging experts to study this form of treatment in even more minute detail. The Chinese way of treating your diabetes, can be very effective when practiced under the vigilant eye of your physician. And this is only one of the many alternative treatments that you can apply to control your diabetes only if you take the initiative. Why let that one factor retard the very way your life shapes up? Wield the reins of your diabetes today and discover how scintillating life can be!