Irene,
That was an excellent, informative and thought provoking post! I agree with much of what you have written and applaud your culling from various sources. The topic of inflammation and measuring your C reactive protein (CRP) blood level, along with the topic of insulin and how uncontrolled high levels of insulin are very damaging is just beginning to be acknowledged by mainstream allopathy.
The following Life Extension 8/08 article provides current complementary medical thinking on insulin resistance and inflammation.
http://www.lef.org/magazine/mag2008/aug ... ack_01.htm
As you mentioned, you're been busy undoing and preventing further damage from diabetes. I still haven't shown any damage yet, no protein in urine, no retinal damage, no loss of foot pulse, but I know it's only a matter of time which is why I feel the rush to find further homeopathic and nutritional approaches because I average blood glucose around 175. But that is accomplished using Glucophage/metformin and at times Byetta ( the synthetic gila monster saliva drug recently in the news). Basically, it is the Atkins Diet for the first 30 years of my life that has slowed the eventual negative effects of my destined genetic miasm programming for diabetes. It's much more than a tendency.
You didn't mention your A1C blood levels, which will reflects the AGE damage being done. I'd expect they've way dropped since your blood sugar dropped substantially.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HbA1c
You have a superb handle on all of this, be what else can one do, homeopathically? I already have 2 constitutional remedies. (I have a 2nd miamatic illness). I turned to Dr. Ramakrishnan's methods because I realized that one's constitutional remedy is not going to solely "cure" diabetes. You wrote,
How does one KNOW they are receiving proper and correct homeopathic miasm treatment? What is the definition? Taking a constitutional, followed by an anti-miasmatic nosode, followed by a constitutional? How does one know when methylation "happens"?
Dr. Perricone, who became famous for using anti-inflammatory diet and supplements for cosmetic and skin wrinkle issues, does have some interesting info. Because of him, I have been regularly using Brazilian Acai berry, unsweetened of course
Still, Irene, everyone is individual, and not just for homeopathic prescribing. The general guidelines you provide are great but I've found some don't work for me. I don't lose weight unless I'm in ketosis. Acai berry has a very high ORAC value, so my antioxidant levels should be sky high. I don't see it has helped much. The Atkins Diet lowers my insulin level, eating any carbs raises them along with increased blood pressure, increased pulse rate, expected for insulin/metabolic resistance. While standard Atkins dieting can provoke inflammation, it immediately stops the problems of high circulating insulin levels. The Atkins Diet has kept my cholesterol and triglyceride normal and insulin levels LOW. There is also the rarely discussed or explored benefits of being in ketosis. I feel better, all my allergies are greatly reduced, I have more energy and I lose weight. It is a natural diuretic and lowers blood pressure. My heart shows no sign of any problems due to high sat fat intake. I can even keep blood glucose in check if I am careful not to use certain products, like Splenda, which has a negative liver effect for me. Interestingly, while I react violently to aspartame when not on the Atkins Diet, it has almost nil effect when in ketosis. Lastly, I feel better eating animal sat fat, not vegetable sat fat like avocado and coconut and overall will eat much less because I'm not hungry all the time because my insulin levels stay LOW. That's part of my constitution. Plus, I do not handle excess fiber well which is what everyone seems to be advocating for.
Regards,
Susan
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