"Many physicians treating diabetics apparently are not aware that there are numerous herbs that can improve glucose metabolism, lower blood sugar levels and reduce sugar in the urine and other complications of the disease." says Frank Murray, author of Natural Supplements for Diabetes.

Overcoming Diabetic Complications
High blood sugar is the greatest single danger to people with Type II diabetes, because over time the presence of too much sugar in the blood is linked with long-term complications such as heart disease, kidney failure, blindness, amputations, and nerve damage. Numerous research studies have conclusively documented that improving blood sugar control reduces the risk of developing these complications. Many times diet and exercise alone are not enough to reduce blood sugar to healthy levels. 

Scientific studies have shown that specialized herbs and nutrients have been proven to normalize blood sugar and combat insulin resistance. Flourish Wellness is a leader in educating the public in the natural approach to normalizing blood sugar. They have developed a product called Glucobetic that combines 11 of the most effective, natural ingredients that have helped tens of thousands of diabetics worldwide with a 97% success rate. Learn more about this highly effective product for blood sugar control. Read Article 

Understanding Diabetic Neuropathy 
Neuropathy is a type of nerve damage that affects approximately two-thirds of those with diabetes. Since nerves connect to all tissues of the body, diabetic neuropathy can affect the feet, joints, heart, muscles, stomach, intestines and bladder. When the feet are affected, loss of sensation usually occurs. This can start subtly with numbness or cold feet. When neuropathy attacks the muscular system, weakness, clumsiness or muscle wasting can occur. Neuropathy can also damage the nerves that control blood pressure, bladder emptying and sexual functioning. Finally, when it attacks the stomach and intestines, it can cause poor stomach emptying (gastroparesis), diarrhea or constipation. Read Article The good news is that it’s not too late to delay or prevent the onset of neuropathy. Specialized neuro-protective nutrients have been identified that promote nerve health and support the body’s nerve regeneration process. All these nutrients are available now in the amounts recommended by scientific research with Neuro-Betic from Flourish Wellness. Neuro-Betic is an impressive product that uses the most advanced nutritional technology to protect the health of your nerves. Find out how to combat the progression of this diabetic nerve disease with Neuro-Betic. Ingredient Profile 
Diabetes and Heart Disease
Diabetics are two to four times more likely to get heart disease. Elevated blood sugar levels accelerate the rate of atherosclerosis – hardening and loss of elasticity of the arteries. Diabetes is also associated with “sticky” platelets that make the blood thicker and more prone to clotting. In fact, more than 65% of people with diabetes die of heart attack or stroke. Read Article This is a major reason why so much emphasis is put on helping people with diabetes achieve normalized blood sugar levels. Sometimes keeping blood sugar levels under control is easier said than done. 

Fortunately, effective help available through the use of natural remedies to make controlling blood sugar a simpler task. Glucobetic from Flourish Wellness provides you with a cutting-edge product that incorporates the latest research in its formulation and development to bring you a product with proven effectiveness in normalizing blood sugar levels. Many would do well to consider the use of herbs and nutritional supplements, which can complement conventional medicine and help prevent the complications of diabetes. For more information on diabetes and the natural approach to blood sugar maintenance, visit www.FlourishWellness.com. 

Overcoming Diabetic Complications

If I Don't Feel Sick, How Can High Blood Sugars Hurt Me?
Author: Janette Kirkham, RN, CDE, EMT for the American Diabetes Association
Excerpt from: Mastering Your Diabetes (Before Diabetes Masters You) 

I was told about all the problems my diabetes could cause, but nobody explained why. Had someone explained these things to me, I might have tried harder to do what I had been told to do. Complications from diabetes come on over time, and damage has often started before we realize something is wrong. The belief that "as long as I feel well I must be well" does not hold true for the complications of diabetes; they come on quietly.
Cardiovascular System
The heart actually has the largest blood vessels in the body so why is it damaged? First of all, it is the job of the heart to pump the thick, sticky blood through all the narrowed vessels in the body. That is like canoeing in Jell-O compared with canoeing in water. The heart also has many small vessels that feed and nourish it. When blood sugars are high, they do not get the circulation they need. So not only are we asking the heart to work twice as hard, we are depriving it of nutrition to give it strength. Cardiovascular Disease is the most common cause of death in people with diabetes. But there are prevention and treatment strategies that have been proven effective.
Nerve Damage and Disease
Amputations and ulcers, especially in the feet, are more frequent in patients with poorly controlled diabetes. Decreased circulation to feet and legs leads to damage and loss of nerve function. The nerves lose their ability to sense pain, pressure, touch, or temperature correctly, which results in tingling and numbess of the feet and toes (fingers, too). This condition is called peripheral neuropathy.
Autonomic neuropathy occurs when there is nerve damage affecting the automatic processes in your body such as heart rate or sweating, so they do not work as they should. The stomach may not process food correctly. The heart rate or blood pressure does not speed up or slow down in response to exercise, exertion, rest, standing, or sitting. Autonomic neuropathy also contributes to the absence of chest pain with heart attack, and can cause sweating at inappropriate times or in specific areas, leaky bladder, pupils that do not constrict or dilate as needed, sexual dysfunction, and decreased ability to sense an infection or hypoglycemia.
If you already have numbness in your feet, is there any point to controlling blood sugars? Absolutely. Numbness and burning in the feet are signs that nerves have been damaged. Evidence has shown that nerves, when only damaged, can learn to trasmit messages through different pathways. If your feet are so completely numb that you cannot tell where they are because you cannot feel them, managing your blood sugars most likely will not get any sensation back. But it can prevent the numbness and nerve damage from spreading farther up your leg. And controlling your blood sugars will give your damanged nerves and your immune system a fighting chance to help your feet stay healthy.
Vision Problems
Retinopathy, macular edema, glaucoma, and cataracts are the more common eye disorders related to diabetes.
Eye disease is typically progressive, and there are usually no symptoms until damage has occurred. You may have 20/20 vision yet one day have complete vision loss due to a hemorrhage. This is the reason a yearly eye exam is so important. An eye doctor will be able to see the changes occurring before vision is at risk. Laser surgery can destroy the abnormal vessels in the eye and prevent their regrowth.
So What's The Good News?
Believe it or not, there is some good news. The whole process of long-term complications started with sticky red blood cells. The good news is that red blood cells only live two to three months. That means that in three months of keeping your blood sugar levels nearer to normal, you have a whole new set of unsticky red blood cells. This turnover eliminates the cops, slow cars, and semi-trucks from the freeway, and prevents further damage to the road. When blood sugar levels come down, the stickiness decreases on the walls of the arteries and veins, and triglycerides and cholesterol levels are reduced. So where lanes of traffic were closed, we now have open roads. Where damage has been done, we may not be able to repair it, but with improved control, we can prevent further complications and slow or stop the progress of any existing ones. Keeping blood sugars close to normal is the best way to prevent complications. Unlike genetics, age, or sex, it is the one component we have some control over.