Dr. Brian Jakes, Jr. Articles

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What constitutes successful nutritional supplement therapy?	Lessons learned from the development of the diabetic supplement Gymnemosupium.
The Pancreas-The Whole Story	The insidious affects of diabetes can also be seen and best exposed by examining the function of both the endocrine and exocrine sections of the pancreas.
Allergies	Insulin and other Allergic Reactions Does Diabetes make a Difference?
Retinopathy	As we examine characteristics of diabetic retinopathy it shows to have very similar pathologies to that of both nephropathy and neuropathy. Its development seems to be slightly more common in Type II than Type I diabetes, especially at or shortly after the time of the actual diabetic diagnosis. Regardless the type of diabetes, the usual percentage of incidents of occurrences of retinopathy will begin gradually then increase dramatically as the years of disease duration approaches twenty.
The Underutilization of Diagnostic Blood Tests in a	It seems that there has to be more and more justification to do a lab test these days. To help you understand The Underutilization of Diagnostic Blood Tests in a Primary Care Setting, Dr. Brian P. Jakes, Jr., ND, Ph.D., has prepared a review of tests reasons.
Gymnemosupium II	Gymnemosupium II is a combination of two very unique herbs, Gymnema sylvestre and Pterocarpus marsupium, and two trace minerals, chromium and vanadium and biotin, a member of the B vitamin family. Each herb has a history of uses dating back several thousand years for the condition then known as sugar in the urine, which we now know today as diabetes. It was not until nearly the beginning of the 20th century were these herbs scientifically studied to verify their medical benefit. Since that time each herb has been involved in dozens of studies, which demonstrate both their effectiveness and safety in humans as well as animals. Correspondingly, chromium, vanadium and biotin have all been involved in numerous clinical studies and have individually displayed impressive blood glucose lowering ability. Further research has identified a suspected synergistic effect between specific herbal and vitamin/mineral compounds listed above. Also, the combination and grouping of these particular supplements might compliment the pharmacological action each other creating a more comprehensive treatment for the multifactoral condition of diabetes.
Hypertension and Hyperinsulinemia	Hypertension is defined as the sustained elevation of either or both systolic and diastolic blood pressure while at rest. There are several different classifications of hypertension, but the two main categories are primary, also called essential hypertension, and secondary hypertension. The majority of all those diagnosed with hypertension fall under the primary category while only a small percentage are classified as secondary hypertensive. Secondary hypertension is the result of some other condition or disease where as primary
Preliminary results	Efficacy of the diabetic supplement Gymnemosupium II, a combination of the extracts of Gymnema sylvestre, Pterocarpus marsupium, Diachrome and Vanadium administered to patients with Type 2 diabetes.
Allergies	Insulin and other Allergic Reactions Does Diabetes make a Difference?
What constitutes successful nutritional supplement therapy? PART 1	Lessons learned from the development of the diabetic supplement Gymnemosupium.
What constitutes successful nutritional supplement therapy? part 2	Lessons learned from the development of the diabetic supplement Gymnemosupium. Part 2
The Real Science of Hypoglycemia PART 2	Although hypoglycemia affects both types of diabetics, episodes are much more common and frequent in Type I diabetics.
Glycosylation   What is it, how it affects patients with diabetes and what you c	Glycosylation refers to the covalent bonding of blood glucose to the red blood cells. Normally, only a small percentage of blood glucose, usually between 4.5%- 6%, is covalently linked to the red blood cells in hemoglobin of the non diabetes population.
Diabetic Nephropathy	Diabetic nephropathy is the dysfunction of the kidneys that is seen in both types of diabetes, but seems to be more common in Type I patients. It is a vascular complication that affects the tiny glomerular capillaries of the kidney thus reducing the kidney’s filtration ability. This is first indicated by the appearance of protein in the urine.