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Diabetes dry eye and saline water cure

Reference #: 1,040
Submit Date: 02 Aug 2007
Browse Category: diabetic dry eye
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Treatment used: saline solution
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Country of Remedy: USA
Remedy Source: folklore
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Remedy Description

Put a few drops of saline solution (from contact lens) in your eyes twice a day.

Billberry is also very good for your eyes. Saline water is very clean compared to

all the chemicals in commercial eye drops.





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Sorbitol and the eyes of Diabetics



Source: Diabetics and Hypoglcemia, Murray,Prima Publishing,

Rocklin, CA, pp. 20-21



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http://www.amazon.com/Diabetes-Hypoglycemia-Vitamins-Minerals-Exercise/dp/1559584262





Sorbitol Sorbitol is a by-product of glucose metabolism.

It is formed within the cell with the help of an enzyme,

aldose reductase. In nondiabetic individuals, sorbitol can

be metabolized, with the help of another enzyme (polyol

dehydrogenase), into fructose. This conversion to fructose

allows the sorbitol to be excreted from the cell if con-

centrations increase. Unfortunately, in the diabetic with

routine hyperglycemia, sorbitol accumulates and plays a

major role in the development of chronic complications

of diabetes.



The mechanism by which sorbitol is involved in the

development of diabetic complications is best understood

by considering its involvement in cataract formation. Al-

though the lens does not have any blood vessels, it is an

actively metabolizing tissue that continuously repairs itself.

Since the lens membranes are virtually impermeable to

sorbitol and lack the enzyme polyol dehydrogenase, sor-

bitol accumulates to high concentrations. These high con-

centrations persist even if the glucose level returns to

normal. The accumulation of sorbitol creates an osmotic

gradient-water is drawn into the cells to maintain an equal

concentration of water inside and outside the cells. As the

water is pulled in, the cell must release small molecules-

such as amino acids, inositol, glutathione, niacin, vitamin C,

magnesium, and potassium-to maintain osmotic balance.

Since these molecules protect the lens from damage, their

loss results in an increased susceptibility to lens damage.

As a result, the delicate protein fibers within the lens become

opaque and a cataract forms.



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more Sorbitol links..



http://www.revoptom.com/handbook/SECT59a.HTM

http://diabetesmonitor.com/dqa/dqa2004/dqa200411/2004110018.htm

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