Diabetes is a growing health concern for many people. There are complications and frustrations that come with dealing with the disease; in addition, diabetes can also have many secondary complications as a result of uncontrolled blood sugar. It is important to find a successful way to treat your diabetes. Alkaline water has many health benefits that should not be ignored.
Types of diabetes
There are two main types of diabetes. The first is Type 1, which is also known as insulin-dependent diabetes. It often occurs in young people and children and is the second most common chronic disease of that age group. Patients with Type 1 diabetes have a pancreas that makes minimal if any insulin, and therefore have to supplement that insulin production with daily injections.
The second type is Type 2, also known as adult-onset diabetes. This type of diabetes is the one that is becoming an increasing problem, particularly with teens and young adults. This diabetes is often triggered by poor dietary habits that lead to fluctuating blood sugar levels that exhaust the pancreas. This type of diabetes accounts for approximately 90 percent of the total diabetes cases in North America yet is also the more easily prevented and treated form of diabetes and the one that alkaline water can help.
Diabetes and your pH levels
The reason that diabetes can be better managed through the use of alkaline water comes down to your body’s pH levels. The pancreas secretes insulin, which has a very high (alkaline) pH level. Insulin helps to lower blood pH and assists your body with the use of sugars and carbohydrates. The pancreas needs calcium to do its job efficiently. However, acidic blood conditions prevent that calcium from being readily used. At the same time, diets that are high in protein can clog the blood vessels of the pancreas, making it more difficult to release insulin.
How alkaline water helps
Alkaline water can help the body manage insulin production (and therefore manage diabetes) in multiple ways. For starters, alkaline water is of a higher pH, meaning that it can help neutralize acidic conditions in the body because ionized, alkaline water has smaller clusters of water molecules which are more easily used by cells to help hydrate and flush acidic toxins. At the same time, alkaline water has the added benefit of containing ionized calcium, which is very easy for the pancreas to use.
When you replace the ordinary water that you drink with alkaline water, you will start to see the many benefits that are available to you. Over time, the alkaline water will help to balance your system out. Doctors in Korea and Japan have been able to use water treatments alone to help reduce and even eliminate the amount of insulin that their diabetic patients needed to use. In addition, by combining alkaline water with an alkaline diet (achieved by increasing the number of fruits and vegetables and limiting the amount of meat and dairy), you can see results even faster.
While the FDA prohibits claims that Alkaline Water is a cure for diabetes, and no such claim is made here, there exists a great many anecdotal accounts from both physicians and patients of the benefits of alkaline water… They are real, and they could be helping you. So the answer is clear – Alkaline Water helps control diabetes. As a side benefit, it can also help you lose weight, which also helps reduce or eliminate the effects of diabetes.
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