Juvenile Diabetes

I received something today that made me a bit sad.  I had a friend of mine lately who died from the complications of diabetes and today I received a request from the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation for donations.  I really miss my friend dearly and when they passed away from the complications of diabetes I wanted to do something to help with people with this deadly disease.  24 million Americans suffer from diabetes (5.7 million are undiagnosed - I've seen a bunch of those!).  Mississippi has a higher rate of diabetes than anywhere else in the world and I have a very, very large diabetic patient base. 

One of the treatments for diabetes is, of course, insulin.  This hormone, produced in the pancreas, allows the blood sugar to be used for fuel in a more normal and effective way.  The second way to treat diabetes is with the diet: you must be careful about how many sugar calories are consumed.  The third way is to exercise: you must keep your system healthy so that the muscles are able to burn the blood sugar that is available.  Of course, there are many other things to do for diabetes but those are the main three.  Chiropractic, although VERY helpful for diabetes, will not be very effective without the other three factors. 

There are two types of diabetes: adult onset and juvenile onset (also known as type I and type II).  Both are difficult conditions to treat, but by far the more aggressive of the two is juvenile onset.  That's why the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation has raised more than $1.3 billion for diabetes research since 1970.  Rathburn Chiropractic Clinic, in conjunction with Advance Auto Parts, is helping to raise diabetes awareness this month.  Please consider a contribution to the cause by going to your local Advance Auto Parts store and dropping off a tax deductible donation.  Thanks!

To greater health through knowledge.......

Dr. Alan Rathburn

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