Today I would like to talk about diabetes. Now there are so many diabetic patients and some of my friends are diabetic. My grandfather had this disease for thirty years and I know firsthand about it. In fact, all this is very scary. But, I want to say any disease is not pleasant. I remember how my grandfather collected herbs in the summer, dried them in order to brew fragrant teas for himself in the winter. He tried to be treated mainly with herbs and eat foods that lower blood sugar levels. He and his grandmother lived in their house, I really liked visiting them, it was quiet, beautiful, there was a forest nearby. Grandmother loved flowers very much, she had a whole front garden of flowers, which were not only roses, and peonies, and buldanesh, lilies, mallow, phloxes, lilacs, but most of all, grandmother loved jasmine. Grandfather was very fond of walking in the forest, picking herbs, mushrooms, I often walked with him along the forest paths.
I really want to talk in detail today about the disease diabetes mellitus, since recently the disease has become much “younger”. Today I want to talk about how to lower blood sugar with folk remedies. I want to share mainly the means that my grandfather used to lower blood sugar. These are herbs and foods. Perhaps this information will be useful for you. True, later, he still had to inject insulin, but not immediately, grandfather did not agree to insulin, but for the last 5 years of his life he still had to give injections.
Every person needs to donate blood for sugar, even if he feels well. Last spring I donated blood for sugar levels, sugar was 3, and this spring I donated blood, blood sugar 5. Let's figure out what kind of blood sugar is normal.
- 3.3 - 5.5 mmol / l is the norm for blood sugar, regardless of your age.
- 5.5 - 6 mmol / l is prediabetes, impaired glucose tolerance.
- 6. 5 mmol / l and above is already diabetes.
So, what are the symptoms that signal high blood sugar to us? And what is worth paying attention to.
Symptoms of diabetes.
- One of the signs of diabetes or high blood sugar is dry mouth.
- In diabetes, constant thirst is noted.
- Symptoms include weakness and fatigue.
- One of the obvious symptoms of diabetes is itching of the genital organs, as well as itching of the skin, especially the scalp.
- With diabetes, visual impairment is observed.
- In the presence of an increased level of sugar in the blood, wounds, cracks, and cuts on the skin heal very poorly.
- Possible weight loss.
- Acetone breath is also possible.
If you notice symptoms that indicate high blood sugar, be sure to go to the doctor's office, take a blood test for sugar. An endocrinologist deals directly with the treatment of diabetes mellitus.
Of course, nothing happens without a reason, everything has its reasons. Let's look at the possible causes of diabetes.
Causes of diabetes.
- Diabetes mellitus can result from pancreatitis.
- Also, hereditary predisposition can contribute to the disease. This is when one of the relatives is sick or had diabetes.
- Very strong stress is one of the causes of diabetes. So try to be less nervous.
- Mechanical injury to the pancreas can lead to diabetes.
Now it is not necessary to donate blood for sugar in the laboratory, you can use the express method (glucometer). Such a blood test can be done without leaving home. And if the results show that the sugar level is elevated, you can always consult a doctor, take an analysis in the laboratory, where the results will be reliable. A blood test for sugar should be taken strictly on an empty stomach.
What to do if prediabetes is diagnosed? This is when the norm of sugar in the blood is from 5.5 to 6 mol / l. This means that you have entered the "danger zone". This is a signal of the body about the violation of carbohydrate metabolism. First of all, you need to lower blood sugar levels, include dietary foods in your diet, limit the consumption of sweets, cook food for a couple. Get rid of excess weight.
How to lower blood sugar without resorting to drugs? Probably this question excites many and I will now try to give an answer to it.
Folk remedies.
With diabetes, all means are good, as my grandfather used to say. He was advised a lot of folk remedies to lower blood sugar. He applied and tried everything. Let's talk about tasty, about products.
Foods that help lower blood sugar.
In parallel with the treatment of folk remedies, give up smoking and alcohol, be sure to follow a diet that should include vegetables, fruits, nuts, and dairy products.
The diet of a diabetic must include beets, onions, garlic, cucumbers, legumes, cabbage, unsweetened apples and pears, oranges, grapefruits, blackberries, raspberries, blueberries, strawberries, walnuts, cereals, buckwheat, oatmeal, beans, non-fatty acids. dairy products, fish, seafood, rabbit meat, poultry meat. Berries, vegetables and fruits should preferably be consumed raw.
To lower blood sugar levels, it is advisable to drink juices in 1/3 of a glass in the morning and in the evening before meals. Potato tuber juice, red beet juice, white cabbage juice.
Every day you need to eat one green apple, one orange. Seasonally include strawberries and blueberries in your diet. Blueberries not only improve eyesight, but also help lower blood sugar levels.
My grandfather, every morning on an empty stomach, ate one onion baked in the oven. Roasted onions help lower blood sugar.
Hawthorn also normalizes blood sugar, my grandfather ate fresh hawthorn fruits in the season, he also collected and dried hawthorn, and in winter he brewed tea from dried fruits. Hawthorn preparations also improve heart function, reduce high blood pressure.
Regular bay leaf helps to lower blood sugar levels. Eight leaves need to fill the floor with a liter of boiling water, insist in a thermos for about 6 hours. Infusion drink warm in a quarter cup before meals.
Herbs that help lower blood sugar.
Helps lower blood sugar levels - chicory. Chicory contains inulin, improves blood circulation, strength and energy will come. For half a liter of water, you need to take two tablespoons of chicory, boil over low heat for about ten minutes, insist, strain, drink half a glass several times a day. Chicory can now be purchased at any pharmacy.
Well reduces blood sugar levels infusion made from bean pods. It is very easy to cook it. A handful of dried bean pods should be poured into a thermos with half a liter of boiling water. Leave to infuse for about 6 hours. It's best to do it at night. Then we filter the infusion and take half a glass before meals three times a day. Grandparents grew beans in the garden, the sashes were never thrown away, but dried. It is best to store dry bean pods in a cotton bag.
A decoction can be prepared from bean pods. A decoction cooks much faster than an infusion. To prepare a decoction, you need to take 4 tablespoons of dry bean pods, pour half a liter of boiling water over them, boil for about 20 minutes. Next, set aside the broth and insist for about one hour. Strain and take half a glass before meals three times a day.
Reduces blood sugar burdock root juice and burdock root decoction. Burdock roots contain about 40% inulin. Preparations from the burdock root normalize the level of sugar in the urine, in the blood, and also normalize the metabolic processes occurring in our body.
Reduces blood sugar levels infusion of blueberry leaves. It's easy to prepare. Two tablespoons of blueberry leaves should be poured with two cups of boiling water, insisted in a thermos for about an hour, filtered and taken half a glass of infusion before meals several times a day.
Strawberry leaves, St. John's wort, plantain, burdock root, blueberry leaves, clover, wormwood, nettle, bay leaf, currant, blackberry, birch buds, lilac buds, chicory, walnut partitions, immortelle, hawthorn normalize blood sugar levels.
I hope that the recipes in the article will be useful to you and help you lower your blood sugar, I'm talking about folk remedies, mostly herbs and foods. I told what folk remedies my grandfather used to lower blood sugar levels. But, remember, for all questions you need to consult a doctor and consult a doctor.
How do you lower your blood sugar levels? What products, herbs, folk remedies do you use? Please share below in the comments. Be healthy.
