Diabetes/Blood Sugar Imbalance
Shocking Reality
We are having a serious problems of Obesity & Diabetes in USA. One out of three is either Diabetic or pre-Diabetic. This is for the entire age group of USA population.
But if we just look at people age over 35, it is most likely more than half of the population would be Diabetic or Pre-Diabetic. Then, if we just look at the people over age 50, it may take a while to find a person who does not have any of the following conditions.
We are having a serious problems of Obesity & Diabetes in USA. One out of three is either Diabetic or pre-Diabetic. This is for the entire age group of USA population.
But if we just look at people age over 35, it is most likely more than half of the population would be Diabetic or Pre-Diabetic. Then, if we just look at the people over age 50, it may take a while to find a person who does not have any of the following conditions.
- Reactive Hypoglycemia (Low blood sugar spikes)
- Pre-diabetes (Insulin resistance; High blood sugar spikes)
- Diabetes (Disease level of blood sugar imbalance and may be concurrent with other complications)
- Abnormal lipids
- Overweight
- Hypothyroidism
- On multiple medications
Can you think of why many people in USA are unhealthy even when we spend the most money on healthcare in the world?
The Truly Big Reasons are:
1. Bad food habits
1. Bad food habits
- Too many process foods (toxic food additive, nutritionally deficient, enzyme empty)
- Skipping meals & over-eating (Being overly hungry when a meal is missed.)
- Completely wrong kind of foods (sugary, starchy, stimulatory)
- Waits for people to become chronically ill.
- There is a general lack of intent or focus on disease prevention or optimization of health state.
- Treats symptoms with medication and never address underlying and root of problems.
Variety of symptoms due to Diabetes/Blood sugar imbalance
Many people with Diabetes/blood sugar imbalance suffer from a variety of musculoskeletal - neurological complaints, such as Peripheral Neuropathy, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Frozen Shoulder Syndrome, Muscle cramps/weakness/aches/tenderness/stiffness, joint pain/stiffness/swelling, Headaches, Low back pain caused by obesity, poor recovery from muscle/tendon injury, and other issues that lead them to see the care of a chiropractor.
But many people don't realize these musculoskeletal symptoms are contributed by Diabetes/ blood sugar imbalance. It is not uncommon for us to run lab work and identify underlying problem if there are indication from the patient health history and exam. Many of these patients don't know that they are already in Pre-Diabetic state. They also complaint of a lack of energy, sleeping problem, poor concentration, and poor recovery from minor injury.
Many people with Diabetes/blood sugar imbalance suffer from a variety of musculoskeletal - neurological complaints, such as Peripheral Neuropathy, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Frozen Shoulder Syndrome, Muscle cramps/weakness/aches/tenderness/stiffness, joint pain/stiffness/swelling, Headaches, Low back pain caused by obesity, poor recovery from muscle/tendon injury, and other issues that lead them to see the care of a chiropractor.
But many people don't realize these musculoskeletal symptoms are contributed by Diabetes/ blood sugar imbalance. It is not uncommon for us to run lab work and identify underlying problem if there are indication from the patient health history and exam. Many of these patients don't know that they are already in Pre-Diabetic state. They also complaint of a lack of energy, sleeping problem, poor concentration, and poor recovery from minor injury.
Our goal and role when working with people who have Diabetes/ blood sugar imbalance
The duly licensed doctor of chiropractic is not trained in just spinal manipulation, but also in proper differential diagnosis. Differential diagnosis is a list of possible medical causes behind the symptoms (complaints) or signs (physical findings). Laboratory diagnosis is a part of primary focused area of education in chiropractic school, beside anatomy, physiology, histology, pathology, diet and notion, physical examination, and radiology.
We understand that the treatment for a disease of Diabetes is to seek a medical doctor, and if we identify such a disease, we refer the patient to a medical doctor.
If you have Diabetes/ blood sugar imbalance, our role is to detect underlying functional health problems and improper life style, and provide guidance for a healthy lifestyle, proper nutrition, and a good diet. Very commonly a majorities of patients with diabetes/ blood sugar imbalance have functional problems with multiple organ systems, such as Adrenal, Thyroid, Gastro-Intestinal, Liver/Gall bladder, etc. We know that health comes from within, and trust that the body will heal itself if we correct underlying health problems.
Our goal is not to treat the disease, but to support and optimize your metabolic function thru a specific nutritional supplementation and guidance for a healthy lifestyle. This approach can greatly improve function and quality of patient life. This also greatly helps to manage musculoskeletal complaints caused by Diabetes while we may provide a chiropractic or soft tissue care on the area of complain.
People who have Diabetes need proper management with a medical doctor, but they also need to change their diet, nutritional status, and lifestyle to put themselves in their best environment to maximize their healing ability and achieve a better quality of life.
The duly licensed doctor of chiropractic is not trained in just spinal manipulation, but also in proper differential diagnosis. Differential diagnosis is a list of possible medical causes behind the symptoms (complaints) or signs (physical findings). Laboratory diagnosis is a part of primary focused area of education in chiropractic school, beside anatomy, physiology, histology, pathology, diet and notion, physical examination, and radiology.
We understand that the treatment for a disease of Diabetes is to seek a medical doctor, and if we identify such a disease, we refer the patient to a medical doctor.
If you have Diabetes/ blood sugar imbalance, our role is to detect underlying functional health problems and improper life style, and provide guidance for a healthy lifestyle, proper nutrition, and a good diet. Very commonly a majorities of patients with diabetes/ blood sugar imbalance have functional problems with multiple organ systems, such as Adrenal, Thyroid, Gastro-Intestinal, Liver/Gall bladder, etc. We know that health comes from within, and trust that the body will heal itself if we correct underlying health problems.
Our goal is not to treat the disease, but to support and optimize your metabolic function thru a specific nutritional supplementation and guidance for a healthy lifestyle. This approach can greatly improve function and quality of patient life. This also greatly helps to manage musculoskeletal complaints caused by Diabetes while we may provide a chiropractic or soft tissue care on the area of complain.
People who have Diabetes need proper management with a medical doctor, but they also need to change their diet, nutritional status, and lifestyle to put themselves in their best environment to maximize their healing ability and achieve a better quality of life.
