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I have diabetic retinopathy, which is not progressive at the moment. I 
have
a specialist's appointment in 2 weeks to check.The diabetes is not juvenile
onset type. It was diagnosed last year and i'm in my late 50s. I am managing
to keep it well controlled
Hana
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From: "gratefuldeb67" <deborahfederlmt@...>
To: <>
Sent: Friday, September 10, 2004 5:54 PM
Subject: [nosdiet] Re:Hana/Diabetes and weight loss, more about TCM


> > I am diabetic and monitor my blood sugar before going to bed 
and
> on getting
> > up.I do have some natural insulin left and raw veggies aren't
> hurting the
> > levels.I'm running tight as I've got some eye problems which 
I
> don't want to
> > get worse.
> > Hana
>
> Dearest Hana,
> Diabetes is now considered to be an official epidemic in the US,
> sorry you have to go through that..I had Gestational Diabetes when 
I
> was pregnant and that was probably one of the most difficult
> experiences I have ever had..I have ENOUGH mood swings without my
> sugar levels making things worse...I was a raving be'otch if I
> needed something to eat and even put it off for only say an hour or
> so..Then I'd have something and I felt like an entirely different
> person.
> It came from being so overweight but then, after consulting with the
> hospital nutritionist and they told me simply to, drum rolll.....
>
> Tada!
> CUT OUT SUGAR (no S, no S, no S they chanted in unison!)
> After that change I was cool! Didn't need insulin, just a healthy
> way of eating.
> Hopefully your weight loss will help with the Diabetes...Unless you
> have juvenille type, sometimes weight loss can completely reverse
> the disease...I'm scared because, they told me that if I gained my
> weight back (which I did this year) I might become diabetic again,
> so Thank God for No S and all of your great support! It's a terrible
> condition to live with.
>
> By the way, back to my pet topic, the acupuncture approach, the eye
> is the external sense organ which is the manifestation of Liver
> Chi...People with any Blood issues usually have liver issues. Don't
> worry though, it is a very common thing..The liver does so much all
> the time, it is really easy for it to get overwhelmed. So do
> whatever you can to make life easier on your liver, maybe that will
> help your eyes? The Liver is the "Master Planner" in traditional
> Chinese medicine (TCM) and even planning too much can cause this
> imbalance. In addition, Anger is the emotion associated with the
> Liver..excess anger, whether expressed or suppressed will harm the
> Liver Chi. So much of this is hereditary.
> I am virtually blind without my contacts.
> I have heard that the herbal suppliment Milk Thistle supposedly
> helps the Liver. The job of the Liver in Western understanding is 
to
> Store and Detoxify the Blood.. In Eastern translation this means it
> is in charge of regulating the "Smooth Flow of Chi" Chi being 
our
> energy. When things aren't running smoothly, due to emotional or
> physical ups and downs, it can have an adverse effect on liver chi,
> and conversely when the liver chi is deficient, things don't "run
> smoothly" All Eastern approaches are what I like to term "Chicken
> and Egg" relationships, very hard to tell what came first.
> Diabetics blood sugar fluctuations is a form of this uneven flow of
> Chi.
> I love Traditional Chinese Medicine..To me it is fascinating to see
> how everything functions and manifests. Hope I'm not boring you
> guys :)
> Again, Kudos for your veggie snacking, I'm sure it's doing you no
> harm and you are well in control of your insulin checkins
> God Bless
> Debbie
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