Diabetes / Prediabetes / Metabolic syndrome

Diabetes Mellitus is characterized by elevated blood glucose levels. Diabetes Mellitus type 2, the most common form of diabetes, typically begins in adulthood. Conventional medicine attributes it simply to overeating and under-exercising, prescribing cursory and non-specific diet and lifestyle advice, accompanied by an ever-growing list of expensive medications focused on lowering glucose levels. Metabolic Syndrome and Diabetes Mellitus type 2 have become practically synonymous over the last few years, characterized by abdominal obesity, elevated glucose levels, an abnormal lipid profile, and hypertension.

Integrative and Functional Medicine, however, traces the causes of Diabetes Mellitus to not just poor diet and insufficient exercise, but also an interplay of genes, numerous vitamin and mineral deficiencies, and metabolic malfunctions. It recognizes abnormal gut microbiome, mitochondrial impairment, systemic inflammation, and persistent organic pollutants -- such as pesticides and plastics, as significant contributing factors to the disease.

We use clinical and functional medicine lab tests to uncover nutritional and metabolic abnormalities, chronic infections, dysbiosis, and toxicities leading to diabetes. Using information obtained from the tests, we create an individually tailored medical regimen, including instructions on lifestyle modifications, nutraceuticals, and detoxification. These measures may safely and effectively correct the common risk factors of Diabetes Mellitus type 2, preventing and often reversing the disease’s progression.

If you want to discuss how we can help you stop and reverse the disease, please contact us.