Major Blood Metabolism Disorders
Quick Reference
| Blood Metabolism Disorder |
Major Signs and Symptoms | Key Laboratory Tests |
Conventional Therapies | Naturopathic Therapies |
| Diabetes Type I | Weight loss | High Glucose High Glyc Hemoglobin High fructosamine levels |
Insulin | Insulin |
| Diabetes Type II | Obesity | High glucose High glyc Hemoglobin, High fructosamine levels |
Sulfonylurea Biguanides | Botanical medicine, low glycemic diet, chromium, vanadium sulfate, exercise |
| Hyperinsulinemia | Acanthosis nigracans (darkening of the skin) Obesity |
High insulin levels, possibly high glucose levels | Biguanides | Botanical Medicine. Low glycemic diet, chromium, vanadium sulfate, exercise |
| Reactive Hypoglycemia | Irritable when missing meals | none | none | chromium, vanadium sulfate, botanical medicine |
