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Diabetes -- It's Reversible
Both juvenile and adult-onset diabetes can be successfully treated with
minimal insulin injections once you bring the pancreas, adrenals, and liver
into balance again using diet and herbs.
by Daniel Dunphy, P.A. N.D.
ABOUT 95% of the country’s 15 million diabetes cases are preventable
and can be treated successfully with diet, nutrition, and herbs. While
juvenile diabetes can have a genetic factor, adult-onset diabetes, in most
cases, is produced by a combination of factors such as high stress, faulty
diet, impaired digestion, and an overworked pancreas. That is why I maintain
that diabetes is primarily a dietary disease.
UNDERSTANDING DIABETES
Diabetes mellitus is a degenerative illness involving the pancreas and
the hormone insulin. Normally, the pancreas releases insulin to regulate the
level of blood sugar, or glucose, absorbed from meals, and to move it into
the body’s cells and tissues for nourishment. In people with diabetes, the
pancreas is unable to fulfill its function and normal glucose blood levels
cannot be maintained.
Insulin is a protein comprised of 51 amino acids (protein building
blocks); its chief role is to enable the body to use glucose as energy.
About 25% of diabetics requiring insulin receive daily injections of insulin
derived from pigs or cows; the remaining diabetics can use any of 38
different types of genetically engineered human-based insulin (called
“humalin”), also by injection.
There are two forms of diabetes. In Type I diabetes, also called
insulin-dependent juvenile diabetes (which represents 5%-10% of
diabetes cases), the pancreas is unable to make insulin. Glucose builds up
in the bloodstream, but cannot be delivered to the body’s cells, which begin
to “starve.”
Type II diabetes, also called non-insulin-dependent adult-onset
diabetes, represents 90%-95% of all cases and develops in middle age.
Statistics indicate that about 85% of all Type II diabetics are overweight
when diagnosed. Here the pancreas produces insulin, but the body’s cells do
not respond to its action and cannot absorb the glucose from food. When the
glucose levels in the blood continue to rise because the body does not
respond to insulin, the pancreas releases even more insulin to deal with the
excess blood sugar. The result is both a state of low blood sugar (in that
the cells cannot receive energy) and too much insulin (hyperinsulinism).
Both types of diabetes, if not controlled, can lead to even more
serious health conditions, such as heart and kidney disease, high blood
pressure, strokes, nerve damage, cataracts, blindness, coma, and even death.
(Note: I have excluded in this mirror a case study on Type 2 Diabetes
in which the N.D. used Cactus herbs.)
REVERSING JUVENILE DIABETES IN 2 WEEKS
Perhaps 5% of all cases of diabetes begin suddenly in childhood. When
Billy came to me at age 5, he had been diagnosed with acute
juvenile-onset diabetes. His blood sugar level was 700 (compared to a
normal range of 70-120) and already he had been hospitalized a few
times. His health history revealed the causes of his diabetes. When Billy’s
mother gave birth to him, she had a Candida infection (candidiasis). This
meant Billy was born with an internal fungal infection. When he drank his
mother’s breast milk, the candidiasis became seated in his intestines and
blood.
When he was 6 months old, Billy had a series of ear infections for
which he received antibiotics over a 4-month period. After that, he
periodically had allergy symptoms, rashes, nasal congestion, sinus problems,
and more ear infections. When he was 3, he started having excessive thirst
and frequent urination, which are often early signs of diabetes. By the
time he was 5, Billy was drinking 6-7 glasses of fruit juice every day. He
craved sugar. The sugar in these juices fed his Candida and made him
hyperactive and hypoglycemic. The antibiotics supported the Candida, rather
than helping to remove it. Billy may have had a genetic predisposition to a
weak pancreas, but by the time he was 5, the combination of these three
factors—candidiasis, ear infections, and antibiotics—had exhausted his
pancreas and sent him into a diabetic crisis.
Billy’s insulin levels were so high (he was taking 30 units daily)
that he became irritable, developed heart palpitations, and perspired
heavily. The high insulin levels nearly sent him into a diabetic coma every
day. His mother was frantic; meanwhile, his doctor was trying his best to
manage the sugar swings with insulin. Yet, we got Billy completely off his
insulin in less than 2 weeks.
Here’s how we did it. We eliminated all fruit, fruit juice, and dairy
products from Billy’s diet, except for one slice of apple or a cup of
berries per day. We put him on a diet of proteins, vegetables, and whole
grains, thereby replacing sugars with complex carbohydrates. We made sure he
had frequent small meals instead of large ones. This is called an
insulin-sparing diet.
Then I put him on vanadyl sulfate (7.5 mg, 2 times daily) and chromium
(in picolinate form, 200 mcg, 3 times daily). Chromium is a coenzyme that
enhances the cellular activity of insulin and the enzymatic processes
necessary for it to function smoothly; chromium is also found in high
concentrations in the pancreas and is considered a sugar regulator. Vanadyl
is a form of vanadium, an essential trace element that may have activities
that mimic insulin. Billy would need to take both these supplements for many
months.
Next, I gave Billy a homeopathic remedy for the Candida infection;
specifically, this was a nosode of Candida itself (Candida 6c, 3 times daily
for at least 2 months). In addition, I gave him acidophilus and bifidus to
fortify his intestines with “friendly” bacteria (called probiotics). To
supplement this, I put Billy on a bowel and liver-cleansing program, using
UltraClear™.
We monitored Billy’s blood sugar levels carefully and very slowly
reduced his daily insulin. Within 3 days, his intake was 50% reduced, and
within a week he was taking no insulin. I then instructed his mother not to
give him any insulin unless his blood sugar went above 200. This happened
only once in the first 3 months, when Billy had some fruit juice. Three
months into this program, when Billy was stronger and his diabetes reduced
and under control, I prescribed a single dose of Diptherinum 200c, a
homeopathic remedy that was indicated because Billy’s father had suffered
from diptheria and there was still a taint or energy residue of this illness
in Billy’s system. This case shows that it is possible to significantly help
manage and reverse childhood diabetes using herbs and nutrition.
by Daniel Dunphy, P.A. N.D.