Diabetes mellitus type 2

Insulin Injections More Than Double Risk Of Death In Type II Diabetics

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NaturalNews March 27 2013

Diabetes mellitus type 2According to the World Diabetes Foundation, nearly one-third of all Type II diabetics take daily insulin injections as part of their prescribed treatment protocol. But a new study published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism reveals that this quintessential diabetes therapy option may be responsible for more than doubling the risk of death from all causes among those with Type II diabetes.

Compiled by researchers from the U.K., the new study involved carefully scrutinizing the safety of insulin injections in order to gain a more thorough understanding of the treatment’s many possible side effects. Utilizing data from the U.K. General Practice Research Database, which included nearly 85,000 patients with Type II diabetes, researchers compared the side effects of insulin injections alone with four other common treatment protocols for the disease.

Using metformin monotherapy as the baseline referent, the research team discovered that the risk of having a major cardiac event, developing a first cancer, or dying jumped by more than 30 percent when insulin was simply added to metformin treatment for Type II diabetes. Sulfonylurea monotherapy was found to be associated with a roughly 44 percent increased risk of these same conditions, while insulin monotherapy alone was associated with an overall 80 percent increased risk.

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Improve Immune Function And Blood Sugar Regulation With Zinc

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Natural Society February 6 2013

Research has indicated that zinc, a powerful trace element responsible for more than 300 enzyme functions, can counteract the negative effects of diabetes mellitus. According to study results, zinc improves glycemic control in both type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Zinc naturally encourages insulin secretion and may help improve blood glucose levels. But zinc may play a role for additionally, lesser known reasons as well.

“Zinc supplementation of animals and humans has been shown to ameliorate glycemic control in type 1 and 2 diabetes, the two major forms of diabetes mellitus … Zinc seems to exert insulin-like effects by supporting the signal transduction of insulin and by reducing the production of cytokines, which lead to beta-cell death during the inflammatory process in the pancreas in the course of the disease.”

The pancreas is an endocrine gland responsible for producing numerous hormones, including insulin. The insulin is secreted by beta cells, which must always have high concentrations of zinc to work optimally. If the cells are unable to store zinc due to beta cell issues and polymorphisms, however, type 2 diabetes may be the result.

“…Furthermore, zinc might play a role in the development of diabetes, since genetic polymorphisms in the gene of zinc transporter 8 and in metallothionein (MT)-encoding genes could be demonstrated to be associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus. The fact that antibodies against this zinc transporter have been detected in type 1 diabetic patients offers new diagnostic possibilities.”

Over 25 million people in the United States are stricken with diabetes. This is a staggering 8.3% of the population. In addition to hampering everyday life, diabetes is capable of causing a host of serious health complications including kidney failure, blindness and lower-limb amputations. As a major cause of stroke and heart disease, diabetes ranks number 7 in the list of top killers in the United States. While research continues, natural remedies are available, many of which can cure or prevent diabetes.

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