Do you believe in alternative medicine?
By chriskong57
@chriskong57 (27)
Malaysia
August 9, 2007 10:26am CST
I was diagnosed with fasting blood sugar of 14.5 mmol/L last December 2006. The doctor at the clinic wanted to put me on medication straight away. i pleaded with him to give me some time to try alternative medication. Very reluctantly he obliged and allow me to do so.
After a month of guava juice, cinnamon stick soaked in hot water, bittergourd(juiced with juicer),my blood sugar come down tremendously from 14.5 to 8.8 mmol/L and to the present and latest reading of 5.8mmol/L this morning.
I personally believe that self disciplined on food intake and alternative medicine especially from food and natural sources can keep type 2 diabetes under control for as long as we want.
Right at the moment I am not taking any western medication at all. I am still taking all the above mentioned food except cinnamon sticks faithfully.
So do you all believe in alternative medicine or would you rather trust western medicine with all the scientific researches behind them?
2 responses
@myfanwy65 (1030)
• United States
10 Aug 07
Yes, I do believe in alternative medicine. I am also taking cinnamon for my diabetes and also chromium. I am, however, on metformin. I also exercise regularly and drink lots of water. I got pretty sick all at once. I had a horrible throat infection and went to the dr and found out I had diabetes, extremely high blood pressure, high cholesterol and high triglycerides. I am taking medication for the HBP and diabetes. But, I do believe in using alternative medicine along with conventional therapies.
@chriskong57 (27)
• Malaysia
10 Aug 07
Nice to know that yu too believe in alternative medication. Heard from my former students who is now a pharmacist that metformin is the mildest of all diabetic medication.
Yes, do keep up your exercises. I am cycling 30 minutes every day in order to maintain my BMI within the normal range and I have lost 14 kg since I was diagnosed with type-2 diabetic. Food is equally important..cut down on starch
Be happy and be positive .
@chriskong57 (27)
• Malaysia
10 Aug 07
Yes , I am a firm believer of chinese medicine but must be from registered physician and not anybody who claim that they know chinese medicine because they are a lot of bogus physicians around. Sometimes it is these bogus people who spoils the good reputation of chinese medicine.
