Diabetes Weblog

Dear Folks,

I’ve been in the herbal health field most of my life, and am constantly in awe
of what the body can do when given the raw materials it needs to build and
cleanse itself. I’ve worked with many diabetics, and they’ve had great success,
but admit I still wasn’t following my own advice until I joined their ranks. My
conquering of hypertension was a pleasant bonus, too!

That day I learned my fasting blood sugar was over 400 was the LAST time it ever
did that. For 3 days it was in the 200’s, then dropped in the 100’s, and
occasionally into the 90’s. I was taking a very small amount of medication the
first 4 months, but I knew exactly what to do and why. I have a most unusual
vested interest here: my mother died a horrible death from diabetic
complications and my 31 year old daughter was showing symptoms of heading down
the same road. I had to prove that all my theories would work ON MYSELF before

I could help others.

First thing, though, I knew that responsibility for this rested solely and
squarely on ME - this wasn’t some fluke of fate. It was many years of eating
the WRONG FOODS, NOT EXERCISING ENOUGH, following diets that DON’T WORK, and
becoming OBESE that produced this. So only I could correct it.

My doctor has shared with me that almost all of his diabetic patients will NOT
take responsibility for themselves and what they put into their mouths. As a
result, they must depend on steadily increasing amounts of medications, which
overtax the pancreas, until it finally gives up and they go on insulin.

For myself, all the complications of diabetes unchecked start to kick in.and I
had a bunch of them, myself, including neuropathy in my feet, a mild stroke, and
a silent heart attack. Last March I also had to undergo catheterization,
angioplasty, and a stent implant. I was definitely going down hill.

But things have CHANGED!!!My blood lipid profile is dramatically improved, the
neuropathy in my feet is only a fraction of what it was, I’ve lost over 80
pounds, I haven’t taken medications AT ALL after the first 4 months, and my
fasting blood sugars are usually in the 90’s - once in a while in the low 100’s.
These are astonishing figures. But I knew they would reflect my commitment to
reversing what had put me here. I believe totally in our body’s ability to heal
itself. I also don’t put much faith in the medical profession, though we do
need them in times of emergency and for diagnosis. I’ve learned the hard way
that most doctors do NOT really know that much about non-medicinal control of
diabetes, nor do their diabetes clinics in hospitals, and the worst offender
I’ve found is the American Diabetes Association. Their carbohydrate
recommendations are far too high, in my opinion. I’ve also used as a bedrock
for my conquering of the disease the work of Diana Schwarzbein, MD, and
recommend that as a first step to taking personal control of your disease you
get, read, and thoroughly study and understand her groundbreaking book, "The
Schwarzbein Principle". Here’s a link to learn more about it:

Next, I believe in utilizing natural supplements to give our bodies what they
are lacking. I’ve found that, as good as our western herbs and supplements may
be, the ancient Ayurvedic ones seem to work even better.

In any event, I have an extensive online program laid out to educate diabetics,
using primarily references from Medical Doctors so they can in turn enlighten
THEIR doctors. It’s a lot to read, so I will be putting it on this forum slowly
over the next few months.

Mastery over diabetes, to me, is a process of learning how to control your carb
intake, mild exercise on a regular basis, using wonderful supplements such as
our Gourdin, Mukta Vati, Turmeric, or Shilajit, totally avoiding Aspartame, diet
sodas, as well as ALL sodas, avoiding junk food, living as unpolluted a life as
possible as regards air and water, de-stressing your life or taking natural
stress relievers, loving yourself, and committing to an easy, step by step
program to overcoming diabetes and reversing its horrible side effects.

I’ve found some things that REALLY WORK, and though I am absolutely not a
medical person, and have zero medical training, I do come from a position of
intelligently learning how my body operates and being its friend, at long last,
instead of its enemy.

I also believe ANYBODY can learn and do these things, easily, but with a
commitment to reverse the progress of this disease.

Let’s have as many people as we can getting in on this info from the start! I
welcome your thoughts, comments, hopes and dreams for what we can accomplish
here. It’s going to be an exciting, challenging, and transformational year!

Linda Yates, Herbalist

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