The Diabetes conundrum

Diabetes is the sixth most common cause of death and the second leading cause of blindness in the USA. Diabetes may have a genetic cause; it may occur as a side effect of drugs; or it can be triggered by emotional stress. This occurs when there is not enough insulin to cope with the incoming glucose, or when the pancreas fails to produce any insulin. In either case, sugar accumulates in the blood and is released in the urine, rather than being transformed into energy for the system. Insulin has to be provided either through a change in diet or through insulin injections, depending on the type of diabetes.

Just as diabetics cannot integrate the sugar in the food, so it is hard for them to integrate or accept love. Diabetes is particularly related to feeling either a lack or an over abundance of sweetness in our lives. This may be through loss or loneliness.

In the case of children they can develop diabetes at a time of parental conflict, such as divorce or death, feeling that they are the cause of the loss or that the parent no longer loves them; or due to a smothering, excessively loving parent or partner.

In the case of an adult or teenager and diabetes develops later in life, it is often associated with obesity, and this shows the link between overeating to make up for the lack of love or nourishment, and an inability to receive love.

It is hard to be independent if there is a constant dependence on insulin. This creates a dependence on the home. In the case of diabetic children, they may live at home longer than others. They may also have difficulty in making personal relationships last.

There is also resentment at having to take responsibility for ourselves, a desire to be loved but not to have to love, to be cared for without having to give. When the inner sweetness passes straight through and leaves in the urine it causes sadness or a sense of loneliness. Diabetics often feel emotionally isolated, unable to give of themselves. Diabetes is also about being able to give love, to both ourselves and to others.

In other instances the diabetic is often able to attract a partner or potential partner to themselves, but they remain aloof until such time as the potential partner “proves” them selves to the diabetic. The diabetic does however always remain on the outside looking in – almost like a silent external viewer – and observes what is going on. For the diabetic it is feels that this is how life is and the way you do it.

Healing diabetes is therefore about loving ourselves, and finding balance by developing the ability to both give and receive love. This is an extremely difficult thing for diabetics to do. It is generally a totally foreign concept. Many of the diabetics that I have dealt with can do this in their head but cannot do it in their heart.

The diabetics session

It is extremely important for the diabetic to understand the concept of how they cut themselves off from those around them at huge personal cost to themselves. To understand the concept it is important to understand what goes on inside of them as it is a direct representation of what goes on the outside.

The pituitary gland is the CEO of the body. It is the one who directs affairs in the body. It is the one who send instructions around in the body on what needs to happen. After eating a meal that contains carbohydrates or protein, the blood sugar normally rises. This normally triggers a release of insulin from the cells in the pancreas called Beta-cells. The insulin “opens the doors” of cells throughout the body, allowing glucose to enter them. As glucose enters the cells, the blood sugar level falls back toward normal levels and the release of insulin tapers off until the next time protein or carbohydrates are eaten.

Every day, every hour, blood sugar levels vary, even in people who do not have diabetes. If blood sugar levels are too low (hypoglycaemia) then a person’s ability to reason becomes impaired. If blood sugar levels are too high (hyperglycaemia) then the person has diabetes. 

The pituitary gland monitors the situation and issues necessary instructions as it goes along.

In the case of the diabetic type 1, the signals are given but the pancreas simply refuses to produce insulin. The body turns to the pituitary gland and says “Hey you up there, we need some insulin to do this work, please tell the pancreas to produce the insulin quickly” The pituitary gland turns around and says to the body “Hey you guys, I have already spoken to the pancreas about this, and he won’t listen to me. He has built a wall around himself or he is not “there” and we cant get through to him”. “He has cut himself off from us !!!!” The body says to the pituitary gland “Well we need insulin urgently and if we don’t get it quick there will be a system failure or a crisis”. And also says to the pancreas “Hey wake up you could cost the system here you nitwit”

The pancreas turns around to the pituitary gland and the body “Hey you guys I simply don’t understand what it is that you want and why are you bothering me?, Get what you need from an injection or something, don’t bother me anymore, I am safe, have a nice day”. The body in turn says “Hey if you don’t produce insulin then I will show you what a crisis is”. The pancreas says well go ahead “I don’t feel part of you anyway”. And so a crisis develops and the client may end up in hospital or something else as dramatic develops or if the disease is known then they realise that they must inject themselves. There is a huge inability to feel part of the whole and give and receive in a balanced way.

This is also a representation of what goes on in the family of the diabetic. The diabetic is unable to give and receive in a balanced way for the overall good of themselves and the family unit. The same will go for love in the family unit, it is generally just one way - or may vacillate between the one way or the other – but generally the diabetic usually demands to be loved without having to give back. Balance and stability is simply out of the question. The diabetic, themselves, simply don’t see the problem, or if they do they know what it is that they are doing, they don’t know how to change it. It takes control of them. They have lost the ability to independently manage themselves. Invariably, in the family unit, there is a situation where boundaries are not set or able to be put in place properly, for whatever reason, and this also facilitates the continuance of diabetic behaviour.

Diabetics do not know what it is like to have fun and be spontaneous for the sake of having fun and enjoying life. They often feel that they must give and that this is fun for them. The joy of life just somehow escapes them. There purpose in life is just a dream or worse non existent.

Not every Diabetic is exactly as described above, but there is a general theme amongst them.

To heal this, the diabetic must start to discover where the source of the program occurred in their lives, and go back and address the issues at that stage. They must then look at where it was that they gave away their personal independence in favour of abandoning the self. This must be reversed and the program undone. The disassociation or wall around the deepest feelings of them must be undone as well. They must make friends with the concept that they need to learn to love themselves first before they can learn to love others. 

In the case of the diabetic (type 1) where the body does not absorb insulin, the issue is normally one of not trusting the process of life or just life. They tend to be very wary of life and there is a constant checking is everything OK  - this may be due to fear, trust, disappointment, loss, abandonment, singularly or a combination of.

The client needs to urgently find a sense of the “I” internally and realise that all the parts need to work together. I use special techniques to find and address these issues in a very short period of time. Working within the family unit is also very helpful, as this facilitates discovery of where in the family unit, the problem lies and healing is facilitated.

Of all diseases, diabetics are the most complex to uncover completely, but once done generally healing takes place very rapidly and usually is Permanent in nature.  Generally about 15 hours of therapy would solve this Disease, and many have been cured – you too can be cured.

The physical side of diabetics

The pancreas produces essential enzymes that breakdown carbohydrates, fats and proteins. Enzymes enable change to take place. Without the enzymes produced by the pancreas, we are unable to properly digest incoming nutrients and so they pass through in an undigested form, causing indigestion, nausea, bloating and even diarrhoea. Here are some indications of the feelings that you may be feeling that need to be addressed.

The pancreas also produces insulin and glycogen which maintains the right level of sugar or glucose in the blood. The body needs glucose at all times as a source of energy for the cells. Glucose is obtained from food and is broken down by the digestive system. When ever glucose enters the bloodstream, and there is a glucose demand from the body, a message is sent via the beta cells to the pancreas to start to produce insulin. Insulin enables the absorption to take place; if there is too little glucose then glucagons is produced to maintain the balance. Blood sugar levels are affected by excess adrenaline, particularly when we are confronted with stressful situations. Pancreatic issues are, therefore, connected with maintaining right balance in our lives – a balance of giving and receiving, of working and playing, of love and fear.

There are two main types of diabetes

Type 1 - This form of diabetes is insulin dependent - that is regular insulin injections are needed. This type of diabetes usually affects younger people.

Type 2 - This form of diabetes is non-insulin dependent and usually affects older people. It can often be treated effectively with a diet and regular exercise, though medication may be necessary. Paradoxically, a few people with Type 2 diabetes may eventually need a small amount of insulin, as well as their tablets.

Symptoms for diabetes Type 2

It is important to be aware that you could have diabetes and diabetes related problems without symptoms.

Hypoglycaemia

This can occur when the blood sugar level drops, whether due to excess exercise, a lack of food, or from too much insulin. It may be that we have given out so much to others that there is nothing left for ourselves; we need to replenish, to come back to our own being, to receive nourishment. This condition also tends to indicate a desire for affection and a constant need for reassurance that we are loved.

Here we need to develop the skill of nurturing the self, to give oneself love and to nurture the deep inner wounded part of ourselves (may be an inner child, adolescent or adult who is completely ‘given’ out). Once this is done then healing can take place on an emotional level as well as a physical level.

Please note that there is a journey in healing diabetes. This is the same for any disease. The journey always has ups and downs along the way. These dips in the journey are to facilitate a learning process to take place within ones’ self, to gain deeper insights, to discover what it is that we have missed, and how we have put ourselves down, and how we have isolated ourselves, and most importantly what it is that we have cost ourselves in terms of life, joy, fun, being here, laughter, independence, growth, self discovery etc etc. The journey is always rewarding and enlightening.

In my experience the discovery of the cost for the diabetic has always been huge and never worth it. Once their purpose in life is discovered, our role in the dynamics discovered and a way out is found, then suddenly, it dawns on them how to heal themselves. Once this is discovered the diabetic normally just wants to move on and sort out matters. This is when magic can happen both emotionally and physically. 

Please note that all of the above does not fit 100% to each and every diabetic, but there are large parts of the above that fits most diabetics. It is up to you to find those and work with it. If you do that, you will find your own healing.

Positive thinking on it’s own will not solve all of your problems, however it is one of a series of things that we all have the power to implement which will get us on the path to leading the life we want. I have designed a workshop or a series of sessions to work through healing Diabetes. I call it “Healing Diabetes the Smart Way”. Please find it here.

About the Author:

Peter has particular effective techniques in identifying what is going on within oneself, why is your life like this, what is going on, what is your thinking pattern and belief systems. Once identified, we then decide what it is that you want to do about your life situation. This is where you take control, take personal responsibility and choose to change what ever it is you want to, you then replace them with something substantially better. Peter has seen many clients’ lives change completely within weeks of a consultation. You can also do it.

Peter’s sessions are powerful, quick to resolution and bring about long term healing. Peter does not believe in long term therapy and in most cases between 10 to 15 hours of process work can sort out most problems be they business, personal or illness.

Peter is a Business Consultant, Life Coach, Healer, Teacher as well as a Business & Personal Coach. He is an expert in the areas of Leadership, Self Empowerment, Healing and Personal Development and in integrating these several, seemingly different, disciplines, Peter is successful at this as the result of personal experience - a solid business background combined with a passion, and gift, for personal development and helping others.

To find out how Peter can help you to move your life forward, check out his web site at http://www.iempowerself.com/index.html, and contact him directly by e-mail on peter@iempowerself.com

Please read these articles hyper linked below. They contain gems that will assist you to gain some insight into yourself and why this happened to you and how you got there. The real crucial thing is for you to understand, in some way – unconsciously – you put it there. All you need to do is discover how you did it then you can undo it. You can overcome it, many have already around the world. Because we are all constructed in the same way, we all have access to the same healing possibilities, if they can heal so can you. The final issue is that it is your choice!!.

Here are the articles on the web site, enjoy and ponder – these are pointers for you.  God bless you.

My Unconscious Belief Systems.

The Universal Laws and how they affect you. Once you understand them you can get them to work for you. Look also at the Universal Law of Belief Systems – it will amaze you.

The wonderful world of Quantum Physics. See how this actually is the mechanics of the laws and the belief systems. Once you get this and use it to your advantage you will never look back. Never!!

Also look at the law of attraction and your belief systems. You will see how it is that you have attracted this to yourself to facilitate your growing. Learn it, the sooner you do the sooner you get better.

Now you may or may not fully understand all of the above. Contact us to teach you how to overcome it. If you can do it in your own – well done and God bless you. Please pass your insights and learning on.

Thank you – Peter