Unfortunately, medication alone cannot adequately control blood glucose levels and keep you in the best of health. Eating appropriate foods at regular meal times is an important part of diabetes management and control.

Answer: Insulin can't be taken as a pill. You will give yourself shots every day or use an insulin pump. Insulin pumps are small machines that connect to narrow tubing, ending with a needle just under the skin near the abdomen. Insulin is delivered through the needle. Some diabetes pills are taken once a day, and others are taken more often. Ask your health care team when you should take your pills. Be sure to tell your doctor if your pills make you feel sick or if you have any other problems.

Janka HU, Plewe G, Riddle MC, et al. Comparison of basal insulin added to oral agents versus twice-daily premixed insulin as initial insulin therapy for type 2 diabetes. Diabetes Care 28:254­–259, 2005.

No. Currently, insulin only comes in a liquid form. Experiments with pill forms have shown that our saliva and stomach acid damages the insulin and decreases its effectiveness. Diabetes pills help your body produce more insulin or use your own insulin more effectively, but they do not contain insulin.

Millions of people around the world are inflicted by diabetes mellitus, or more commonly called diabetes. You may be suffering from this chronic disease without even knowing you have it. Even though it an incurable disease, you can lead a long, normal healthy life if the diabetes is properly controlled...

If you normally take pills orally for diabetes twice a day, on the day prior to your exam take the AM dose but skip the PM dose. You will be on a strict clear liquid diet and you will not need to take the PM dose. On the morning of the exam, wait to take your AM dose after the exam is completed and once you start eating regular solid food again. If you normally take one pill orally for diabetes once a day, on the day prior to your exam take the dose in the morning.

Oral agents for diabetes should generally be discontinued at the time you begin the fasting program. Otherwise within just a few days after starting the program, your blood sugar may become too low.

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Despite careful attention to diet some women's blood sugars do not stay within an acceptable range. A pregnant woman free of gestational diabetes rarely has a blood glucose level that exceeds 100 mg/dl in the morning before breakfast (fasting) or 2 hours after a meal. The optimum goal for a gestational diabetic is blood sugar levels that are the same as those of a woman without diabetes. There is no absolute blood sugar level that necessitates beginning insulin injections.

There is no single diet that is appropriate for everyone with diabetes. There are several methods of meal planning a person with diabetes can follow, such as the exchange system, carbohydrate counting, calorie counting or the food guide pyramid. The meal planning method you choose should be one that fits your lifestyle and nutritional needs. A Registered Dietitian (RD) can help you select a meal planning method that is right for you.

If you are taking medicine prescribed by a doctor, then use common sense. Medicines will lessen the effect of the diet, but before you stop taking them you should be in agreement with your doctor, preferably a doctor who is open to and knows about natural healing methods. It is better to do the Lemon Detox Diet while still taking medicine than not to do it all.

Medications taken to treat diabetes should be used cautiously in the immediate post operative period because you will be taking in fewer calories. You should also be careful during the pre-operative period when you are taking Optifast. Regular monitoring of your blood sugar level will help guide the need for these medications. Please consult with the clinic or your family doctor for guidance on these medications.

Whether you buy your Hoodia products from us or not, you should protect yourself by always checking for a certification statement. This document shows the results of independent tests done on the Hoodia product. This is how you confirm that the pills actually contain Hoodia. Read our certification from Nutralab, our manufacturer by Clicking Here (PDF File).

No negative or unpleasant aftereffect has ever been noted with anyone using these products. Not to mention, the San people of South Africa have used Hoodia for thousands of years without any unwanted side effects. Fact is, they also use it as a "cure-all" for many ailments and illnesses.

Diet pills are not safe. They are only artificially effective meaning they only work while you take them. It is not safe to take them forever so when you stop, the weight comes back on and sometimes it returns with a vengeance -- it brings along a few more unwanted pounds!

Yes, many can, especially in the early stages of diabetes when blood sugars are only mildly elevated. I think nothing is more important for effective blood sugar control than eating a nutritious well balanced diet. I'm not suggesting that you "go on a diet." The healthy diet I'm talking about could best be described as the total of all nourishment you supply to your body. It includes materials for activity, growth, repair, and enough energy to complete that work.

Managing type 2 diabetes means making some changes to how you live. Your doctor will ask you to eat healthy, be more active, lose weight if you need to, and quit smoking. He or she may also prescribe one or more medicines. It may seem like a lot to do. But keeping your blood sugar under control now can help reduce the risk of health problems from diabetes later. Being overweight and inactive also increase the chances of developing type 2 diabetes.

When you have Insulin Resistance, your body is trying to produce too much insulin because the hormone is not getting the response it should from your cells. This can go on for many years before type II diabetes sets in. Diabetes occurs when your body's ability to produce insulin begins to fail. Another difference is that Insulin Resistance does not require daily medication to control the disease.

If you do nothing about it, there is a real danger that Insulin Resistance will lead to type II diabetes. However, the right combination of nutrients, diet and moderate exercise can reverse Insulin Resistance and prevent the onset of diabetes. This is the scientific basis of the Insulite System.

No, with proper nutrients and diet and a moderate exercise plan, you can REVERSE the conditions of PCOS and Insulin Resistance which ultimately will ensure the prevention of Diabetes.

Exercise helps your muscles increase their ability to transport glucose and to become more sensitive to the insulin in your body.

A - No, insulin resistance is not the same as diabetes. In diabetes, the blood sugar level is abnormally elevated. However, people with insulin resistance are at higher risk of developing diabetes.

No, no forms of oral anti-hyperglycemics are useful in cats, and some may even make the disease worse. The best, most conservative approach is to treat aggressively, and early, to restore the patient to normal health. The only oral approach to feline diabetes that works is removing all high carbohydrate foods from the cat’s diet. As you will read in the protocol, this is the key to controlling and curing diabetes.

The water is very important because Hoodia is also as powerful at supressing your thirst as it is your appetite.

Insulin is a protein hormone that is produced by special cells located in the pancreas (beta cells). It has many metabolic effects, but the most important effect is to turn on transport pathways in cells that carry glucose from outside the cell to inside the cell, where it can be oxidized as fuel. There is no difference. “ Blood sugar” is medical slang for “blood glucose”.