"I
’ve been told I may have diabetes," said the pleasant,
55 year-old lady to me in the very early days of my practice
as a medical herbalist. “I’m to have a battery
of tests and an appointment at the hospital, but no one has
really told me very much about it.” After we spoke for
a little while longer, I realized this woman shared the same
concerns that many of my patients diagnosed with diabetes
have: How did they get diabetes and how was it going to affect
their lives? Would they have to take medicine, and if so,
would it help? Would exercise or a change in diet benefit
in any way? A few conducted their own research and discovered
that while plenty of theories abound, there are almost no
concrete facts. Was there anything, really, this wom-
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