How The Use of Functional Medicine Helps Diabetics

Diabetes is one of the most prevalent diseases in America. Over 29 million men, women, and children live with diabetes and the effects the disease has on their bodies each day. One of the reasons diabetes is one of the deadliest diseases on the planet is because it sneaks up on its victims. Many people who currently have diabetes go to work or school every day, and they have no idea they have the disease. Here at Nichols Chiropractic, our Manhattan KS Chiropractor and his team want people to know that there are non-traditional ways of dealing with many of the neurological effects caused by diabetes.

Diabetes Is Expensive and an Epidemic

The cost associated with diabetes is often worse than the disease itself. Diabetes costs associated with diabetes costs Americans over $327 billion dollars per year. Many Americans throw their hands up in frustration because they don’t have the means to pay for the medication to keep their blood sugar levels stable and maintain a healthy A1c. This places a huge burden on our already fragile health care system in the United States due to hospitalizations, amputations and aftercare support.

Here in our office, our Manhattan KS chiropractor uses the practice of functional medicine to help improve the lives of people living with diabetes. Functional medicine places a focus on the interaction the environment has on the immune, gastrointestinal, and endocrine systems in the body. The premise behind Functional Medicine is if the root cause of a disease can be identified it can be treated.

We Don’t Take The Cookie Cutter Approach

Our team believes that diabetes does not present itself the same in everyone. Medical treatments that might work for some, may not necessarily work for others. We are dedicated to understanding what has happened to each of our patients that could have caused the onset of diabetes. For instance, there have been studies conducted that have shown that there is a direct correlation between sleep deprivation and the onset of diabetes. There are also studies that have shown a direct correlation between diet and diabetes. It is possible for a person to eat healthily and still end up with diabetes, this is why our chiropractic team is dedicated to helping our patients reach their dietary goals. It is also possible a person could have more than one trigger for the onset of diabetes.

Call Nichols Chiropractic Today To Learn More!

Here at Nichols Chiropractic, we are here to help get down to the root cause of your disease using the functional medicine approach and provide chiropractic treatment modalities to help manage the symptoms associated with diabetes. To learn more about the services we offer, give us a call at 785-537-2211.