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The best way to heal any open wound—including burns, lacerations, scrapes, bedsores, and diabetic ulcers—is with sugar dressings. Here are step-by-step instructions for treating open wounds with sugar.

People with type 2 diabetes are two to four times more likely to die of heart disease or stroke than adults without diabetes. Learn more about how diabetes affects the heart and puts people at high risk of heart-related problems.

Most doctors treat diabetes-related heart problems with invasive procedures like angiography, angioplasty, and bypass surgery. However, two noninvasive complementary therapies are even better treatment options. Learn more about these two therapies.

To treat or protect against diabetes complications related to liver health, I recommend supplementing with nutrients that enhance liver function. Learn about those liver-supportive supplements.

Diabetic neuropathy is related in large part to the impaired circulation that most people with diabetes experience. Learn more about diabetic neuropathy and the problems that often result.

Diabetes, and insulin resistance in particular, affect the health of the liver. Learn how and why diabetes and insulin resistance damage the liver.

Severe kidney disease that results from diabetes requires being followed by a nephrologist. However, early disease can be slowed and often reversed with natural therapies. Learn about these therapies and how to best protect your kidneys.

About one-third of people over the age of 50 with type 2 diabetes also have peripheral artery disease, which occurs when blood vessels in the legs narrow or stiffen due to the accumulation of plaque. Learn more about this diabetes complication.

Periodontal disease is common in people with diabetes. These therapies can help keep your gums healthy, prevent diabetes-related periodontal disease, and even treat it.

The best way to protect your eyes from diabetic retinopathy and other conditions like cataracts and glaucoma is to support the blood vessels in your eyes with targeted nutrients.

Several nutritional supplements can provide extra support to your cardiovascular system, especially if you have heart problems as a result of type 2 diabetes. Learn about five supplements that are particularly helpful.

There’s no effective conventional treatment for diabetic neuropathy, a common complication of diabetes. Fortunately, there are nutritional supplements that can help slow down, stop, and even reverse the progression of diabetic neuropathy.

People with diabetes are at much higher risk of suffering from heart disease or stroke than adults without diabetes. But conventional methods fail at controlling diabetes-related heart problems. Learn why and what the best treatment options are.

Type 2 diabetes can cause a host of health complications because elevated glucose levels in the blood attack all the cells throughout the body, leading to conditions like diabetic neuropathy, diabetic retinopathy, heart disease, and more.

Diabetes can cause major eye problems as a result of imbalanced blood sugar. The three main eye conditions commonly associated with diabetes are diabetic retinopathy, cataracts, and glaucoma. Learn more about these complications.

Up to one-third of people with diabetes develop kidney disease as a result of their diabetes. Learn how and why this diabetes complication develops.

People with diabetes are at higher risk of developing periodontal, or gum, disease than people without blood sugar problems. Periodontal disease occurs when the gums become infected and inflamed. Learn more about this diabetes complication.

Diabetic neuropathy is related in large part to the impaired circulation that most people with diabetes experience. Learn more about diabetic neuropathy and the foot problems that often result.