Dr. Donald Phillips, your local San Antonio chiropractor physician with over 25 years of clinical experience, believes that ultimate health starts from the inside out. It's why he and his team at Dr. Phillips Chiropractic promotes nutrition and wellness as part of recovery from disease. He especially takes this holistic "whole body" approach for the management of one of the most common diseases faced by Americans today: Type 2 diabetes.
Diabetes causes hyperglycemia, or increased levels of sugar (glucose) in the blood. About 29 million Americans have diabetes. With type 2 diabetes--the most common form of diabetes--the body cannot properly use an important hormone called insulin. This "insulin resistance" leads to hyperglycemia. Significant health problems associated with chronically elevated levels of blood sugar include damage to the heart, nerves, kidneys, and eyes.
1 in 4 people with type 2 diabetes don't know they have it! Here are the main signs and symptoms of this disease:
Unfortunately, sometimes there are no symptoms. So, it's essential to be screened periodically by a doctor, especially if a person has any known risk factors, including family history, obesity, lack of exercise, and poor eating habits.
For most people, type 2 diabetes can be well-managed with lifestyle changes and medications. With their services, Dr. Phillips and his team promote important lifestyle changes for their patients with diabetes, including:
Do you or a loved one have Type 2 diabetes? Are you looking for safe and effective ways to improve or perhaps even naturally reverse your diabetes? To contact your San Antonio, TX nutritionist and to learn more about our nutritional services, call us at (210) 545-1144. Let Dr. Phillips and his team help you get your health back on track!