However, learning how to control diabetes naturally will go a long way to help those suffering with the disease.

There are two types of diabetes, namely type 1, which is genetic and only curable with prescription medication, and type 2, which can be controlled by simply making a few adjustments to your lifestyle and eating habits.

Since your body is not producing sufficient insulin, it is unable to turn the sugars you consume into the energy it needs to function properly. This causes the sugars to remain in your blood, so your kidneys have to work much harder than they normally would, which results in frequent urination, the most common symptom of diabetes.

Diabetes can lead to stroke and heart disease, but this can be prevented with a few adjustments to your daily lifestyle and eating habits. The following natural methods of controlling diabetes are so effective, that many people feel incredibly healthy, and believe that their diabetes has been cured completely.

If it’s bitter, it’s better for you

According to research, consuming an excess of anything bitter is good for controlling diabetes. Bitter melon for instance, is known to be an effective aid to lowering sugar in the human body. Squeeze, strain, and drink the juice of a bitter melon every morning before breakfast.

Neem leaves are equally as bitter, and just as effective as bitter melon at controlling the illness. Dry and crush neem leaves until almost a powder. Drink a glass of warm water every day, to which a tablespoon of powdered neem leaves has been added.

Change your eating habits

Cut out starch and carbohydrates, as well as bad fats. Bad fats, which are found in foods like potato chips, pizza, burgers, and so forth, are bad for you. Good fats on the other hand, are foods which are rich in omega-3 fatty acids and good for you, so diabetics can increase their intake of such foods in order to control their diabetes.

Cut down your intake of sweets drastically, eat plenty of raw fruits and vegetables, and if you’re a smoker, then try to quit the habit as soon as you possibly can. Also, include foods rich in magnesium, calcium, zinc, and chromium, because they help to control the levels of blood sugar in the body, and help the body’s cells as well, to respond to insulin.

Exercise

Exercise is yet another natural and healthy way to control diabetes. However, too much exercise in some diabetic patients, tends to have the opposite effect, and instead of lowering blood sugar levels, actually increases them. Speak to your doctor about which types of exercise you should do, to make sure that you will only do those exercises which will benefit you health wise, as far as your diabetes is concerned.