Fri 30 Oct 2009
I know that they are an alternative medicine type doctor, and that they can’t write prescriptions, which for a doctor sounds a little suspicious to me, but wondered specifically what a chiropractor doctor believed about diabetes control? Do they believe/ support insulin for treatment or have the belief that diabetes can be controlled with back adjustments and a better diet?
October 30th, 2009 at 8:53 pm
They are not Drs they are just certified drs given the title because their profession lobbied for it. Not all Chiros believe in alternative and even if they do believe in alternative meds they may not be doing it properly, most chiros that I have worked with are into the money more than they are getting people well…..well at least not until their insurance visits run out.
October 30th, 2009 at 9:19 pm
Chriopractors refer often to vertebral subluxations, or symptoms caused by misaligned spinal segments. These symptoms can be pain, or indegestion or just poor health in general. For over 100 years, chiropractors have maintained that correcting these misalignments can affect organ system function and general health. I have worked for 2 chiropractors and I do beleive that it can work to a degree for some patients. I would strongly urge anyone wishing to support diabetes control to have their chiropractic care coordinated by a primary care physician, who will stay on top of testing to be sure that if insulin is needed as control for the diabetes then it is given and it does not go too long with out. But if it works for that patient, it would be great. Much better for the whole body than to have to control diabetes with insulin.
I hope I helped.
October 30th, 2009 at 10:02 pm
They are not M.D.s; only physicians, dentists and (surprisingly) podiatrists can write prescriptions. Also in some states pharmacists and optometrists. Nothing suspicious about that, especially since they don’t use drugs in their treatments.
They don’t consider it a cure (at least the legit ones don’t), but rather that it can be used as part of integrative treatment.
October 30th, 2009 at 10:49 pm
Chiropractors are specialist in backbones alignment and helps eliminate pain due to bad posture etc. There are however many who have better control of diabetes through special nutrition, lifestyle and they are able to take charge of their life.