Complaints often associated with problems involving glucose (sugar) metabolism can include,

• Truncal obesity (where the fat is distributed more on the abdomen and chest, and less on the legs and arms)*
• High Insulin levels (hyperinsulinemia)*
• High blood sugar levels*
• High blood pressure*
• High triglycerides*
• Male hair growth patterns in women (facial hair, line of hair under belly button, male-pattern thinning of the hair on the head, etc.)*
• Darkening of the skin under the arms, under the breasts, and in the groin*
• Skipped periods, Infertility*
• Complications of high blood sugar*
  
  

Review of Blood Sugar Problems
Let's review some blood sugar problems so we can better see how DB Care may help. Very briefly,

Type I high blood sugar imbalances usually begins in childhood and is due to the pancreas not making enough insulin. Insulin is what causes sugar to go from the blood and into the cells where it can be burned. And when there isn't enough insulin, the blood sugar goes up.

Type II high blood sugar usually begins in adulthood and is often due to insulin resistance, or the body not responding properly to insulin produced by the pancreas.

Hyperinsulinemia is a condition that often turns into high blood sugars. In other words, patients can develop elevated insulin levels before they develop elevated blood sugar levels. The body makes excessive amounts of insulin, presumably, in an effort to compensate for the insulin resistance that may eventually lead to chronically elevated blood sugar levels. Hyperinsulinemia can often lead to skin tags and darkening of the skin under the arms, breasts and in the groin.

Metabloic Syndrome X is hyperinsulinemia especially associated with high blood pressure and high triglyceride/cholesterol levels.

Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) includes hyperinsulinemia, and can include darkened areas of the skin, stopped periods, infertility, and male-patterned hair growth.

Stress can lead to problems with the thyroid system (Wilson's Temperature Syndrome) and the adrenal system. Stress can cause cortisol levels to rise which can:

• Decrease the conversion of T4 to T3 which can lead to decreased utilization of sugar, and increased obesity. Obesity can cause insulin resistance and high blood sugar levels.*
• Cause hyperinsulinemia, truncal obesity, and high blood sugar levels directly as well.*

With perhaps the exception of Type I, all of the problems mentioned above can have a lot in common and can be thought of almost as a continuum of essentially the same problem(s).*

Organs Involved in Blood Sugar Regulation
The pancreas, liver, and adrenals all play a role in glucose metabolism. When any of these components malfunction, similar problems in glucose metabolism can result. As an analogy, suppose 4 people were holding up a triangular couch, one person in each corner. If all 3 started to get tired, the couch would start to go down. If just 1 person gave out, the other two would get tired faster and the couch would start to go down. In a similar way, problems in any one of the organs or systems important in glucose metabolism can cause a similar constellation of complaints.

DB Care works by supporting all three of the organs important in glucose metabolism, the pancreas, liver, and adrenals. That's why it can be so helpful in such apparently varied circumstances. If the thyroid system appears to need help the WT3 protocol (or maybe ThyroCare) can always be implemented. DB Care is not a drug that lowers blood sugar, rather it is aimed at strengthening the organs so that they function better so that the blood sugar decreases. Therefore, the effects of DB Care can't be seen within one hour. Its effects are usually evident within about a week to a couple of months.*

What to Expect
Studies have shown that only about 25% of patients on oral diabetic medicine are able to achieve good control (not even perfect control) of their blood sugar levels on those drugs. On the other hand, many patients that are managed with the WT3 protocol and DB Care are able to do quite well without negative effects and maintain good control of their blood sugar levelsl.

If Type I (juvenile-onset) is caught early enough especially within the first two months people can sometimes see amazing results and their insulin requirements may be reduced to zero.

The recommended dosage is at least one capsule three times a day, but doubling or tripling that dose can be helpful in some cases where blood sugars are higher than 150 mg/dl.*

Side Effects
There are no adverse side effects and no contraindications to DB Care. Although DB Care is most helpful for supporting healthy blood sugar levels, it may be helpful in patients with low blood sugar as well. We have not seen any patients taking DB Care who have had their blood sugar levels go too low, even when patients are also taking prescription medications at the same time to lower their blood sugar.

Actually, the only side effects are side benefits. The secondary complications, such as vision and kidney function, of chronically high blood sugar levels may improve. There are a lot of anti-oxidants in DB Care which help eliminate free radicals which are largely responsible for the secondary complications of high blood sugar levels. Click here for more detailed information.*

WT3 protocol In The Management of Blood Sugar Problems
Raising the body temperature by one degree can often,

• Quickly lower blood sugar levels in patients with high blood sugar sometimes to normal*
• Quickly lower insulin levels in patients with hyperinsulinemia by 30% and sometimes to normal*

Almost all patients with high blood sugar and hyperinsulinemia have low body temperatures and can benefit from the WT3 protocol. In itself WT3 is an important and effective management tool, probably more important than drugs such as Glucophage and Glyburide. And the best thing about the WT3 protocol is that it doesn't have to be taken for life. The WT3 alone may not bring the insulin levels all the way down to normal, but as far down as they go they tend to stay down.*

Diet and Exercise In The Management of Blood Sugar Problems
People with blood sugar problems should remember to try to eat a good diet and get plenty of exercise. Good diet and exercise alone can often work wonders in bringing down blood sugar levels. We recommend a very strict diet with the patient eating nothing with a glycemic index of greater than 50. Patients can do a search on the Internet for "glycemic index chart" to find the kinds of foods one might eat. If patients want to eat anything with a glycemic index of over 50 they should do at least a half-hour of exercise that day. Such a strict diet gets great results by itself, but is very hard to stick to for many people.

Many people say they have tried diet after going to dietitians but many diets prescribed by dieticians are often too lenient to help very much.*

Uses of DB Care

Example Case
One patient's blood sugar was around 300 even though she had been taking Glucophage and Glyburide for the past 15 years. She took herbs in very high doses (6 capsules three times a day) for about two years; but three years later, her blood sugars are around 115 mg/dl and she's on no drugs and no herbs. Milder cases are usually more easily improved.

Weaning Off Drugs
Once people record a significant decrease in blood sugar they might consider starting to wean off their prescription drugs, if any, under the supervision of their physicians. Some people may be able to start weaning after two weeks of being on DB Care, while others may be able to start after eight weeks.

Physicians might recommend that patients whose blood sugars aren't really that high (<140 mg/dl) to just stop the drug because many people taking DB Care won't really notice much change.

It's usually not best for patients to stop their drugs when their blood sugars are consistently over 150 mg/dl.

Weaning Off DB Care in High blood sugar and Hyperinsulinemia

Initially, patients should try diet and exercise to see if they can keep their blood sugars normal for two months in a row. Then they can start decreasing the dose of DB Care to see how low they can decrease it while still maintaining normal sugars. Some people will actually be able to go all the way down to 0.

To summarize, people may obtain support for their blood sugar levels by...

• getting their temperatures to normal with WT3*
• watching their diets*
• exercising*
• taking DB Care for 3-4 months (or longer, if desired)*