Diabetes
The Truth about Diabetes
By
Dr. Robert Goldstein, VMD, and Susan Goldstein
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Specific supplements
to consider
You can start your
animal back (or keep him) on the road
of good health with a daily multivitamin
and mineral supplement. And, since high
sugar levels thicken the blood, impeding
both the transportation of nutrients as
well as the removal of toxins and wastes,
you can counteract this effect with a
daily dose of vitamin E. Vitamin E increases
circulation and helps reduce inflammation
in the pancreas. Your animal can take
the full daily dose of vitamin E at a
single meal. Just pierce the capsule with
the tip of a knife and squeeze the oil
on to your animal’s food.
Once your animal is
stable and her diet and medication are
well-established, add chromium and goldenseal
to the diet. Chromium picolinate has been
shown to decrease blood sugar levels and
lessen the secondary effects of diabetes.
Break open a capsule in the appropriate
dosage over your animal’s food.
ALSO, the herb, goldenseal, can reduce
the amount of insulin necessary to control
blood sugar. Mix alcohol-free goldenseal
tincture with 1-2 tsp. of water and administer
twice daily.
| |
Vitamin
E
(once daily) |
Chromium
Picolinate
(once daily) |
Goldenseal
(twice daily) |
| Cats & Dogs (up to 14 lbs.) |
200 iu
|
25 mcg |
5 drops |
| Dogs (15-34 lbs.) |
400 iu |
50 mcg |
7 drops |
| Dogs (35-84 lbs.) |
600 iu |
100 mcg |
10 drops |
| Dogs (85+ lbs.) |
800 iu |
200 mcg |
12 drops |
In addition to supplements,
you may want to include the following
in your animal’s diet:
• Finely cut raw green beans or
green pea sprouts, both of which contain
enzymes that have insulin-like activity
• Chopped parsley or other chlorophyll-rich
supplements, which act as a blood cleanser
• Garlic, which helps purify the
intestines, and makes them more efficient
• Flaxseed oil, which is rich in
essential fatty acids, and for cats, cold
water fish oil.
Diabetes is
never a diagnosis you want to hear from
your veterinarian. HOWEVER, once you get
past the gloomy myths surrounding this
disease and arm yourself with some good
holistic information and an open-minded
practitioner, your animal’s outlook
can actually be quite bright.
Susan Goldstein
and holistic veterinarian Dr.Robert Goldstein,
have been working with alternative therapies
and animals for 30 years. Susan and Dr.
Bob are the editors of "Love of Animals"
newsletter. Susan is President of Earth
Animal in Westport, CT. and Dr. Bob is
Director of Veterinary Services for Bio-Nutritional
Diagnostics, Inc., also in Westport, CT.
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Published
in the Fall 2001 issue of Animal Wellness
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