I am a student midwife and work with herbs. Two herbs helpful for diabetes and safe during pregnancy are buchu and uva ursi. The dosage would be: as a tea, boil a heaping teaspoon of uva ursi in a pint of boiling water for thirty minutes (low boil to prevent evaporation). Remove from heat and add an ounce of buchu leaves. Steep. Do not boil buchu leaves. Buchu is originally from Africa. If you have trouble finding the ingredients, I can help you.
Louise Hay states a probable cause for diabetes is "longing for what might have been; great need to control; deep sorrow; no sweetness left." The affirmation she recommends is, "This moment is filled with joy. I now choose to experience the sweetness of today." I have seen metaphysical work effect healing.
As a fitness trainer, I was taught how exercise and nutrition help diabetes. Exercise promotes the entry of glucose into the cells and so can lower a diabetic's glucose levels. Too much exercise can bring on an episode of hypoglycemia. A safe recommendation, with your care provider's approval, would be: walking, plenty of hydration and the Bradley or Brewer diet (which can be accommodated to vegetarians). One key to stabilizing blood sugar is the required 75-100 grams of protein daily, eaten in six meals throughout the day. Pasta should be cooked al dente. White flour/sugar products should be replaced with whole grains. Carbohydrates break down into sugar, so limit portions.
-Beth
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Reprinted from Midwifery Today E-News (Vol 1 Issue 44, Oct 29, 1999)
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