Can you keep glucose levels normal by finding the right foods? The answer is “Yes”. Keeping diabetes under good control requires a lot of daily effort and working with a team of health care professionals who care about you. Having Nadifit in your clinical practice/personal use helps you to understand the root cause of the problem and suggesting personalized diet and life style corrections for your patients.

Diabetes is one of the most prevalent health problems in the world today, and the number of people who have diabetes is growing dramatically. It is estimated that half of all people who have diabetes don’t realize they have it.

Diabetes according to TCM 

According to TCM five element (Panchabhuta) theory and yin-yang principle, it is estimated that, maximum number of people who belongs to these two categories are suspected to suffer from diabetes mellitus.

• Excess dampness retention in Spleen and Stomach
• Empty Heat in Spleen and Stomach due to stress

Excess dampness retention in Spleen and Stomach: When Spleen and Stomach becomes too much damp or wet, makes digestion weak, then fluids will not properly absorbed and not properly transformed, this creates stagnation in the body, and person often gains weight. This undigested stagnated food (glucose) enters blood thereby increasing blood sugar level.  This condition in TCM is called as Spleen/Stomach yang deficiency.

If spleen and stomach contains sufficient yang (Heat/Fire) energy, then only it will digest your food and convert into Rasa or fluid. Jataragni playing very important role in burning the food. When spleen yang deficiency occurs, due to more damp/wetness in the digestion system jataragni becomes weak.

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Many diabetic people complain about urine inconsistency and frequent urination. The reason is because the closing and opening of the urethra depends on yang energy, as spleen dampness increases the same transfers to the urinary bladder which reduces yang energy in urethra resulting uncontrolled urination.

Empty Heat in Spleen and Stomach due to stress: According to TCM, Stomach is called second brain, when person having too much mental stress, an empty heat rises in the Spleen/stomach which intern affects insulin producing cells in the pancreas thereby rising glucose level in the body. The empty heat also increases blood viscosity, resulting in blood stasis, as well as blockage of sinews and channels, hence many diabetic people complain about tiredness and weakness. Due to empty heat, person may often loses weight.

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Many diabetic patients says sugar level reduced because of walking, the reason is because spleen and stomach meridian present on both legs which in turn increases digestion metabolism.

Conclusion

Diabetes can stem from factors like excess dampness retention or empty heat induced by stress. However, various other reasons may contribute to diabetes in individuals. Notably, in these two cases, dietary and lifestyle recommendations differ significantly. In the former, the focus is on recommendations to elevate yang energy, while in the latter, the emphasis is on recommendations to nurture yin energy. It is crucial for individuals with diabetes to understand their body constitution before devising a suitable diet plan. Nadifit not only acknowledges this diversity but also advocates drugless therapies, including acupressure, acupuncture, color therapy, and auricular therapy. These holistic approaches have proven benefits in effectively managing blood sugar levels. To gain deeper insights, explore your pulse using Nadifit.