Do you know……………… Diabetes is a metabolic disorder that is present around the globe. The statistics on the CDC’s (The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) site are indicative of a growing diabetes epidemic in the United States and throughout the world. There are three major types of diabetes:

Type 1 Diabetes: Also known as Juvenile Diabetes, occurs when the body fails to produce insulin (a hormone that regulates the movement of sugar into our cells ). People with Type I Diabetes are insulin-dependent.

Type 2 Diabetes: is the most common type of diabetes and affects the way body uses produced insulin. It’s called insulin resistance.

Gestational Diabetes: This type occurs in women during pregnancy and usually resolves after giving birth.

Diabetes can have very serious and life-threatening complications, from poor wound healing to

               Essential Oils and Diabetes

peripheral neuropathy to cardiovascular problems, if not managed properly in timely manner. Besides prescribed medications to control diabetes effectively and minimize the diabetic complications, people diagnosed with diabetes, should educate themselves about the disease, limit sugar intake, have balanced diet, and follow proper daily exercise routine. Another holistic approach is to incorporate Essential Oils for diabetes, used in various ways for overall wellness though,  more research is required to prove the validity of Essential Oils in stabilizing blood glucose level. Essential Oils have been used since centuries in one form or another to alleviate different ailments and we all know that several chemical compounds isolated from Essential oils have been used successfully to manufacture many western medicines.

Diabetes is a complex disease that has many contributing factors and can create different symptoms in different people like; poor diet, high blood pressure, obesity, stress, and physical inactivity. Therefore, for diabetes, several Essential Oils are used synergistically (with proper dilution and safety precautions – refer to aromawellness.net) to reap the proper benefit. Some of the Essential Oils said to be beneficial are:

Cinnamon, Fenugreek, Cumin, Oregano

Geranium, Rose,

Sandalwood

Clary Sage

Lemon, Orange

Thyme

Vetiver

Pine

Diffuser Blend for Diabetics:

25 drops  Orange Essential Oil (gentle, uplifting)

15 drops Lavender Essential Oil (calming, ease anxiety)

8 drops  Rose  or Geranium Essential Oil (soothing, relieve guilt anxiety)

2 drops Vetiver Essential Oil (grounding)

Add Essential Oils to a dark coloured glass Euro vial/bottle, close the bottle, label, and mix well by rolling the bottle in between hands. Now add the 4-10 drops of this blend to a diffuser (per manufacturer’s instructions) or a candle warmer as you desire.

Sources:

Jean Valnet, MD,  The Practice of Aromatherapy
Robert Tisserand, The Art of Aromatherapy

Shirley Price, The Aromatherapy Workbook

https://www.cdc.gov/features/diseasesconditions.html

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed

Om Healing………..Uma
(Founder of AromaWellness)
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