DIABETES-HOW TO HELP HEAL IT WITHOUT DRUGS OR SURGERY

By Dr. Bernarr, D.C., D.D.
Diabetes mellitus is now the number 5 cause of death. About 12 million
Americans suffer from diabetes. 200 million world-wide are effected by
diabetes. Most cases of diabetes occurs in people over 40. The word diabetes
is from the Greek word, meaning to siphon and refers to the marked loss of
water by urination, polyuria. The word mellitus is derived from the Latin
word for sweet and thus diabetes mellitus-sweet urine disease.
When you become enervated (fatigued) due to unhealthful living habits, a
state of systemic toxicosis develops. Diabetes is a symptom and result of
this total body toxemia. By toxemia, I mean autogenously poisoned, that is,
poisoned from within by toxins taken in, from without. Only when there is a
deficiency of the excretory function, does body waste accumulate in the
fluids and tissues of the body in sufficient quantity, to constitute a menace
to the integrity of the body. Toxemia arises out of inhibited elimination
(excretion), which in turn, grows out of enervation, a state of lowered nerve
force. Enervation is the result of a mode of living that uses up nerve force
in excess. When the pancreas of an enervated and toxemic individual is
overworked by excessive eating of starches and sugars, there is, first,
irritation, then inflammation, then enlargement and finally degeneration
(destruction) of the islets of Langerhans, with loss of power to oxidize
sugar. This is diabetes. The toxemia of the pancreas is secondary to this
entire bodily toxicosis. Being continually stressed because of these bad
living habits, you become exhausted. This leads to decreased insulin output.
Diabetes is a disorder associated with an impaired metabolism of
carbohydrates.
Diabetes is a degenerative disease wherein the beta cells of the islets of
Langherans in the pancreas have been impaired or destroyed. The beta cells
secrete the sugar carrier called insulin. Impairment or destruction of the
beta cells and the islets of Langherans results from toxic substances or
drugs. The islets of Langerhans are little organs within the pancreas
(sweetbread). The pancreas is a tongue-shaped gland located behind the
stomach.
There are 2 types of diabetes. Diabetes Type 1 is juvenile diabetes, i.e.,
childhood onset diabetes or insulin-dependent diabetes in children. Type 1
produces too little insulin. 10% of all diabetics are Type 1. Diabetes Type 2
is adult onset diabetes, i.e., noninsulin-dependent diabetes. This produces
near-normal levels of insulin. 90% of diabetics are Type 2. They both have
high levels of glucose in the blood.
The pancreas secretes a hormone called insulin directly into the bloodstream.
Insulin picks up sugar in the bloodstream and must first transport the sugar
through the interstitial walls. The cells are bathed by interstitial fluid.
Insulin enhances the transport of glucose through the cell membrane, into the
cell, particularly the skeletal muscles, adipose tissue cells, the heart
muscle, the uterus and other smooth muscle organs. The only areas where it
does not enhance transport of glucose, is into the brain cells, through the
intestinal mucosa, or through the tubular epithelium of the kidney. Insulin
plays a highly important role in the metabolism of glucose inside the cell.
In this manner, glucose is used by the body for energy and heat. Insulin
enables the body to store glucose as glycogen in muscles and the liver. If
the insulin does not pick up the sugar in the blood, it will go to neither
the interstitial fluid nor the cells. Since the body tissues are not properly
nourished by the lost sugar and starches, the diabetic is always hungry and
eats constantly. When sugar is not made available to the cells, several
events and changes occur.