Re: Re: Anemia/Diabetes

[Guest guest]

Hi Dave,

Yes, diabetes does run in my father's family.......not on my Mom's side.

However all of my fasting glucose test have been normal.

My anemia is most likely caused by a lot of heavy menstrual cycles that are

irregular and frequent as I'm going thru menopause (hell)! thanks for the

suggestions on chlorophyll sounds like I need to add that to my diet. I'm

curious about what relation anemia has to diabetes.......... my husband is a

diabetic.

thanks again, Dee

[Guest guest]

Hi Dee,

No real connection between diabetes and anemia except for the fact that

everything is related and interconnected to everything else. My reference to

diabetes was based on the symptoms you described. The craving for ice (the

Chinese definition of diabetes is " extreme thirst " ), light headedness, etc. The

fact that you crave ice but are cold most of the time is a bit curious. I have

seen this before in endocrine dysfunction. Your " menopausal " symptoms would

also point in this direction. I mentioned the possibility of a diabetic link

because the physiological manifestation (Syndrome X, how do you like that for a

definitive medical term? ha, ha) that would lend one to gallstones would also be

at high risk of diabetes. I figured that if you were going to see the doc for a

blood test it might be prudent to eliminate the possibility of diabetes while

you were there.

Endocrine tonics: Sheng ma (closely related to black cohosh), ho shu wu,

saw palmetto (as good for women as for men), cubeb berry, prickly ash bark,

schizandra berry, licorice.

Blood tonics (in Chinese medicine, anemia is a blood deficient condition):

Rehmannia, dong guai, placenta (what could be more blood building? You can get

it in capsules of lyophilized tissue), white peony root, lycium berry ( $6 per

pound at the herb store $40 pound from the multi-level as " go gi " berry).

Hope this helps. Always, in all ways, -Dave

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Sent: Saturday, April 29, 2006 8:03 PM

Subject: Re: Re: Anemia/Diabetes

Hi Dave,

Yes, diabetes does run in my father's family.......not on my Mom's side.

However all of my fasting glucose test have been normal.

My anemia is most likely caused by a lot of heavy menstrual cycles that are

irregular and frequent as I'm going thru menopause (hell)! thanks for the

suggestions on chlorophyll sounds like I need to add that to my diet. I'm

curious about what relation anemia has to diabetes.......... my husband is a

diabetic.

thanks again, Dee