There are two types of diabetes, namely diabetes insipidus and diabetes mellitus.

Diabetes insipidus is a rare metabolic disorder in which the patient produces large amounts of urine and is constantly thirsty. It is due to a deficiency of the pituitary hormone vasopressin, an antidiuretic hormone that regulates water reabsorption in the kidneys. Treatment consists of administering vasopressin to the patient and cannot be treated with Cupping and Pure Salt therapy as the pituitary glands are located deep within the brain.

Diabetes mellitus affects approximately 7% of the general population and can be divided into type 1 (insulin-dependent) and type 2 (non-insulin-dependent). Type 1 accounts for about 10%, while type 2 accounts for 90% of all diabetes mellitus. Type 1 typically affects children and adolescents who have little or no ability to produce the hormone insulin, and patients are completely dependent on insulin injections for survival. The hormone insulin is produced by the pancreas and helps regulate the level of blood sugar when it exceeds a preset limit. Type 1 is thought to be caused by damage to the insulin-producing tissues of the pancreas due to a misplaced attack of the pancreas by the patient’s own immune system (autoimmune attack). Cupping therapy and Shin Gum Pure Salt cannot treat type 1 due to permanent damage to the pancreas.

Type 2, being the most common diabetes, was prevalent among middle-aged and older patients. However, in recent years the number of young people suffering from type 2 diabetes has increased. It can be found in young people in their twenties and thirties. Type 2 diabetes is due to inadequate production of insulin to meet the patient’s needs or the result of the body becoming resistant to the effects of insulin. The accumulation of sugar causes its appearance in the blood (hyperglycemia) and then in the urine. Symptoms include thirst, excessive urination, aging and itchy skin, loss of sensation, loss of teeth, blurred vision, constant hunger, and weight loss due to the use of body fat as an alternative energy source to sugar. Risk factors include incidence in family members (genetics), obesity, lack of exercise, sedentary lifestyle, diabetes during pregnancy, and unhealthy eating habits (too much sugar, excess carbohydrates, overeating ).

Long-term complications of type 2 diabetes include increased risk of heart attack (myocardial infarction) and stroke (stroke), increased incidence of blindness due to damage to the blood vessels that supply the optic nerve (diabetic retinopathy) , leading cause of kidney failure requiring dialysis (diabetic nephropathy), thigh pain and progressive weakness of knee extension (diabetic amyotrophy), pain or numbness in the feet due to nerve damage (diabetic neuropathy), amputation of the legs due to gangrene and impotence due to damage to the nerves in the penis (erectile dysfunction).

Type 2 diabetes can be treated with cupping at points 2, 3, 6 and 8 with a success rate of only 30% due to the fact that the pancreas lies deep in the viscera behind the liver. However, a much higher success rate is achieved by applying combinations of aggressive cupping with pure salt therapy. For type 2 diabetes, pure salt therapy consists of one hour daily exercise, gradual reduction of food followed by fasting, daily half-body pure salt bath, pure salt intake (preferably 200 hours of pure salt or minimum 30 hours of pure salt), stress reduction techniques and adopting a positive mental attitude towards diabetes.