Response to Irene: was (Pre)-diabetes - was Perha

[McPhee Family]

I have held back on sharing this as I have not followed the post entirely and my information is premature. But in the hopes it may help someone I would like to share. I was diagnosed with diabetes earlier this year - the initial blood glucose was 145. I had been experiencing symptoms for about 4-5 months. Pains in both feet (worse in the morning), intermittent swelling hands and feet, huge swings of blood sugar, trembling, numbness in arms, just to a name a few. Anyway, I was researching to learn more about diabetes since my knowledge is extremely limited. I found a blurb about the new allopathic diabetes medicine made from the Gilamonster (Heloderma). Since I have a long history with this remedy I decided to investigate it further.
When I say long history, I mean when I was in homeopathy school, we took a live case which I really connected to. I won't go into the details of the case but I will say after much study, I felt the case was calling for Heloderma. For several months afterwards, I had many dramatic synchronicity experiences relating to that case and the remedy even though it was never given.
Given my nature to self-prove remedies, and after a review of the symptoms indicated a match, I began the Heloderma. (daily doses, LM1) One week after beginning the remedy, I was retested. My number was 80 and my A1C was 5.3, non-diabetic. And within another week, my physical symptoms were improved. Obviously I was at the early stages. My doctor was floored and just said, "I don't care what you are doing, with numbers like that, do whatever you want." (Ah, PPO care - it's heartwarming.)
I have not continued on the remedy because I have other issues more precedent (read urgent) right now (prolapsed uterus and complex ovarian cyst which I have had for over a year) and I don't feel the choice was completely homeopathic although it is hard to tell because the literature on the remedy is quite slim. However, my "diabetes" symptoms remain at bay (it's been just over one month now). If it is useful, my symptoms overall seem to indicate Sepia (although does not ameliorate and creates dissimilar aggravation), Lachesis (which also does not ameliorate and creates dissimilar aggravation), and now Murex ... notice a trend? I guess I just resonate with animal poison.
Please know this is NOT how I practice homeopathy for others, but for myself, I experiment. Yes, my homeopath (read me) is a fool - do as I say, not as I do. But I thought the information was worth sharing in case there is some value in it. (Please - no stones.)
Truly,
Erica

[Joy Lucas]

Why would there be any stones? You followed sx matching, sx similarity, which leads to the simillimum and then, when necessary the next stage of the disease process comes to the fore if the broader totality has not been encompassed. Listed comparative rx to Helod are Lach and Crot-h but both, as you would expect have a strong haemorrhagic tendency, if that is absent then they are not to be considered.

Personally I think the remedy sx picture of Helod well established, not too slim

Joy

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[Irene de Villiers]

Dear Erica,

This isn't a "stone"
.... but a suggestion to re-do the A1C test to really show proof of
what your remedy did. Here's why:

I'm not sure if you are aware, but the A1C test measures (also called
Hb A1C for Hb=hemoglobin) the amount of glucose sticking to your red
blood cells. Since these cells live an average of three months, the
A1C only gives an idea of your AVERAGE glucose level over the past
three months. It gives an average, whether it is mostly high, mostly
low or fluctuates wildly. So basically, one week of normal blood
glucose (assuming the remedy achieved that for you) out of 13 weeks
of red blood cell life, would make no significant change in your A1C
reading!

Also, although the American Diabetes Assoc calls 5.3 non-diabetic,
(they call 5.7 and up diabetic) it is a lot higher than a person
with no pancreas damage would have. An A1C reading of 4.4 to 4.7
corresponds to a glucose average of 79 to 90 units on the USA scale.
5.3 corresponds to an average glucose reading of 111 over the past 3
months before the A1C test.
(So even if you dipped down often to 80 during those 3 months, your
average is still 111 per your A1C test.)

Here is a conversion chart in USA units:
http://www.geocities.com/diabeteschart/ ... chart.html

So in your case, if you re-do the A1C reading at least 3 months after
using the remedy you will get a REAL measure of any help it offered.
Your test was too soon to show any difference.
If your average glucose is 80, you can expect an A1C reading of 4.4
(not 5.3)
This is great:-)

Namaste,
Irene
--
Irene de Villiers, B.Sc AASCA MCSSA D.I.Hom/D.Vet.Hom.
P.O. Box 4703 Spokane WA 99220.
www.angelfire.com/fl/furryboots/clickhere.html (Veterinary Homeopath.)
"Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt one doing it."

[McPhee Family]

Thanks Irene,
This is very helpful! My doctor did not share *any* of this info!
This is why I said the case was premature in sharing. I am scheduled for retesting in September (also the "deadline" for when my OB/GYN wants to schedule a hysterectomy). I'm working hard to avoid that at all costs.
Joy, thank you for your comments. I like there to be enough cases to review to get a bigger sense of how the remedy looks in "real life" that's what I meant by slim picture. I was able to read quite a bit in the "Old and Forgotten Remedies" book and find a few cases in old homeopathy books but no cases in the past couple decades. Also, for example, Heloderma MM states "women's issues" but nothing elaborated. It would be nice to know if it covers the prolapse and ovarian cyst/tumor. Given my symptoms related to such are quite dramatic, I needed to find a remedy which I knew for sure covered the symptoms and would ameliorate. Redosing the Heloderma did not (although I did not have a higher potency and didn't have time to up the LM). The situation also includes adenometriosis (from previous C-section and VBAC) in which the uterine lining is growing into the stomach muscles. On a scale of 1-10 I would say the pain rates about a 9 when in its acute phase.
One of the remedies you mentioned, Lachesis, took the pain away *immediately* with the last episode. But dosing also brought dissimilar symptoms and did not address other symptoms (similima but not simillimum). The modalities of Lachesis don't fit either, however, Crot-H is a definite consideration (my daughter's remedy) as is Crot-Casc, and Naja. Some may recall previously in Jan. a blood clot in the leg was an issue for me (after a sprained ankle) but I would say hemorrhaging is making an appearance now. Now that the acute exacerbation is under control, I am considering upping the LM of the Heloderma to give it another go before moving on.
Thank you for the feedback!
All I can say is turning 40 has been a "you-know-what"! I will repost numbers after my retest for A1C and glucose in September.
Truly,
Erica