If you cannot control your diabetes through diet and exercise, you may be prescribed diabetic medicine. Type 1 diabetics cannot make the hormone insulin naturally, so they inject it medically.  Insulin is what your body uses to transfer sugar into you cells to give them energy, and without it you cannot survive. Oral drugs may also be administered to type 1 diabetics. According to the Mayo Clinic, these include:

High blood pressure medicine – Even if you do not have blood pressure problems, your doctor may prescribe diabetic medicine to help keep your kidneys healthy. They will also do this to keep your blood pressure lowered because it is recommended that people with diabetes keep their blood pressure less than 130/80 mm/Hg.

Cholesterol-lowering drugs – Diabetics also must keep their cholesterol level lower than most people do because of their risk of heart disease. Therefore, your doctor is not going to wait until you cholesterol is elevated before he begins to ensure that it stays within range.

 

Ayurvedic Medicine for Diabetic

 

Ayurvedic medicine is a system of traditional medicine from India. Today it is considered a form of alternative medicine in the United States and other countries where more conventional medical treatments are used. There are safety concerns about this treatment because U.S. studies have found some of the treatments to contain toxic levels of heavy metals like lead, arsenic, and mercury. Also, some alternative treatments can act adversely to certain medications. So, be sure to speak to your doctor before trying any new treatment.

That being said, ayurvedic treatments for diabetic medicine have been found to be very helpful for type-1 diabetics, in particular. Ayurvedic uses a cleansing practice called Panchakarma to clear away the auto antibodies which attack the pancreas, causing type-1 diabetes. This program consists of herbal massages, herbal steam sauna treatments, and fasting to cleanse the body. A colon therapy is also used to cleanse the digestive track as well.

Along with a healthy diet and daily exercises, such as yoga, this treatment is known to help type 1 diabetics control their blood sugar and decrease the need for insulin, according to OnlyMyHealth.com. You cannot find much about ayurvedic practices in a diabetic medical journal. Studies that have been made of the herbs used do usually conclude that the results yielded are worthy of further study however.

Ayurvedic diabetic medicine uses a number of herbal remedies such as:

  • Shilajit
  • Gudmar turmeric
  • Neem
  • Amalaki
  • Guggul
  • Arjuana