Type 2 Diabetes

Also known as adult-onset diabetes, type 2 diabetes can often be managed by carefully monitoring your diet.

• Keep an eye on the GI Follow a low-glycemic-index diet by avoiding sweet snacks and processed foods, and emphasizing healthy carbohydrates from whole grains, beans, vegetables, and whole fruit, to help keep blood sugar levels stable.
• Fight back with fiber    In addition to eating plenty of high-fiber fruits and vegetables, consider using a fiber supplement such as glucomannan or psyllium with meals.
• Energize insulin function with weight loss and exercise Lower your blood sugar and improve insulin function with weight loss and regular exercise.
• Check out chromium Improve glucose tolerance by taking 200 to 1,000 mcg of this essential trace mineral every day.
• Improve and protect with ALA Take 600 to 1,200 mg a day of an alpha lipoic acid supplement to improve insulin sensitivity and help protect against diabetic complications such as nerve damage.
• Try a topical ointment An ointment containing 0.025 to 0.075% capsaicin four times a day might help control nerve pain.

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