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The Connection between Diabetes and the Spine Dr. Dan Durrieu Family Health Chiropractic 5015 W. Waters Ave. Tampa, Fl. 33634 PH. 813-882-8181 The possibility for chiroprac c care to help people with diabetes is an up and coming area of research. One out of every three men and two out of every five women born in the year 2000 will suffer from diabetes in their life me. Research shows evidence that chiroprac c care may make a valuable contribu on to a wellness protocol that helps those diagnosed with diabetes. Diabetes is the fi h deadliest disease in the United States. What does the back have to do with blood sugar? O en, an electrician understands this faster than most people. If there is interference with the current flowing through the wires, then the appliances or areas of the house lose normal func on or might even catch fire. If the nerve supply from the neck and middle back (the two areas that supply the pancreas) are disturbed, the pancrea c func on suffers. The pancreas can lose it's ability to produce enzymes to digest proteins, fats and carbohydrates, or maybe insulin produc on or both. Blood sugar and diges on become unbalanced, which causes diabetes or hypoglycemia. A case study published in the scien fic periodical, the Journal of Vertebral Subluxa on Research, followed a case of a 48-year-old man who had undergone recent blood and urine tests that indicated the early onset of diabetes mellitus. This pa ent received chiroprac c care to try to prevent the need for injectable insulin. The pa ent received chiroprac c adjustments to correct vertebral subluxa ons (misalignments of the bones that protect the spinal cord and nerves). The chiropractor was able to determine through X-rays the exact loca on of the subluxa on that affected the pancreas. Within one month of the ini al chiroprac c visit the indicators used to monitor correc ons of subluxa ons showed improvement. The pa ent's medical physician also noted the pa ent's blood and urine sugar levels were also balanced. The doctor determined that he would not need insulin at this me, or in the immediate future if his condi on con nued to maintain itself. Chiropractors are also well trained in nutri on to help the pa ent with any changes they might need to maintain proper sugar levels. Most diabe cs are overweight or obese and their pancreas cannot produce insulin properly. So diet and exercise are also a big part of the equa on. The conclusion to the research that has been done on the benefits of chiroprac c with diabetes suggest that diabe c sufferers can see a major change with their overall health. If chiroprac c care can offer assistance in treatment of 5% of the diabe c condi ons commonly presented to health care providers this alone could offer significant life style changes for those pa ents that suffer from diabetes. Page 10 | Abby's Magazine - www.AbbysHealthAndNutrition.com Page 10 | Abby's Magazine - www.AbbysMag.com