American Diabetes Month
Wanted: Alternative Treatments for Diabetes
Many people look for complementary and alternative medicine.
The General Nutrition Center (GNC) at St. Louis Mills sees a regular flow of customers looking for a more natural way to control their blood sugar. Brian, a GNC associate who asked Hazelwood Patch not to reveal his last name, said they're seeking complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). "Many diabetic customers come in looking for alternatives to use alone or with prescribed medications," he said. The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine describes CAM as "...a group of diverse medical and health care systems, practices, and products that are not generally considered part of conventional medicine... also called Western or allopathic medicine." "Popular examples of non-traditional treatments customers seek (…
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