Diabetes Patients Benefit From Naturopathic Care

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When I read this study, I knew my inboxwas going to be full of emails about “see naturopathic care works.” Some were polite and just asked me to read this and a few wereproclaiming their wares and few were not so pleasant in theirlanguage. If this study was not so small, and an obvious attempt toget more funding, it could have been more interesting.
The other part that I must point out isthat conventional medicine was part of the study and patientscontinued to take their medications. There was not any controlgroups so that comparisons could be made. For those that stillbelieve that their naturopathic ways cure diabetes, I think you needto reread this study and understand that the two disciplines,conventional medicine and naturopathic practices, worked together toachieve the results. The largest flaw in the study is that it was anobservational study, which could distort the figures any way desired.
If there was true collaboration betweenconventional medicine and naturopathic medicine, I say this couldbecome valuable when the correct types of studies are done using thismethod. I will continue to denounce situations as I did in this blog, when patients throw conventional medicine out because theybelieve there is a cure. Seeking only alternative medicine is notthe answer.
The other sticking point is whenpatients do not list the alternative medicines and supplementsbecause they are “natural”, and their doctor has no need to know. Many patients may not have problems with this until they needcertain prescription medications that conflict with these supplementsand several can cause severe health problems and even death. Somesupplements may even mask certain health conditions and prevent theproper treatment.
At the same time, I will denouncedoctors that are so full of themselves that they will not recognizesupplements, herbal medicines, and naturopathic medicines. Thesedoctors often belittle a patient for mentioning these, and somedoctors even bully their patients to stop taking them. When thishappens, patients should do themselves and their health a favor andseek out another doctor. It is sad that these doctors cut off linesof communication that affect the health of their patients.
There can be advantages when doctors ofall types of medicine work together, but too often each type ofmedicine thinks they have the only solution. When the whole patientis treated, and not just the disease, more patients will have greaterhealth benefits. Many doctors of all medicine types do not treat themind-body-soul part of the patient.