Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Ozone Therapy

Type 2 DM is a chronic inflammatory and progressive disorder that accompanies insulin resistance and is accompanied by an increase in TNF alpha and IL 6, which are insulin-dependent inflammatory cytokines.

The functional approach to Type 2 DM is primarily to protect people from the development of Diabetes, but the life we do in patients diagnosed with diabetes is also important. and dietary changes, phytotherapeutics we use  We can reach more balanced blood sugar levels by reducing the number of medications used, but why is ozone therapy my indispensable complementary treatment method to protect diabetic patients from long-term complications?  Here are the answers

Medical Ozone is Used in Treatment

• Ozone is a molecule with 3 atoms. Oxygen is broken down with high energy to form ozone.
• Since it is an unstable molecule, it is produced instead of medical ozone and devices equipped with ozone generators are used for this.
• Approximately 0.05-5% of medical ozone is ozone (o3) and the rest, that is, 95-99.05% is oxygen. In other words, it is not a gas composed of 100% ozone as it is in our minds.
• Ozone therapy is an application approved by the Ministry of Health. It is a complementary treatment method.

Patient Appropriate Methods May Be Preferred

• Major ozone: a certain amount of blood is taken into a glass vial. It is mixed with medical ozone. Or physiological saline solution is mixed with the appropriate amount of ozone. Ozonated blood/saline is given back to the patient through the vascular access. This is done in a completely closed and sterile environment.
• Minor Ozone: A small amount (2-5cc) of blood taken in the syringe is mixed with ozone-oxygen mixture and injected into the muscle from the hip or arm.
• Rectal ozone: can be defined as the careful delivery of ozone directly to the body through absorption through the intestinal mucosa. We cannot use vascular access for major ozone  It can be used in diabetic patients.
• Bag ozone: It is the application of ozone gas locally to the area to be treated. The hands and feet are moistened by placing them in a special bag and the skin is allowed to absorb the ozone. It is a complementary method used especially in diabetic foot wounds.

Ozone Therapy increases oxygen transport to cells and its use by tissues

Long-term complications in our patients with diabetes occur due to impaired circulation and decrease in end organ oxygenation. Circulation regulation is achieved with ozone therapy, it has some blood thinning effect, that is, it ensures that oxygen is delivered to the tissues more easily, and at the same time, it ensures that the oxygen circulating in the blood is released to the tissue more easily, that is, the existing oxygen is used in a better quality. For this reason, diabetic foot, diabetic neuropathy, nephropathy  In the treatment and prevention of diseases such as  ozone treatment priority  It is a complementary method. It thins the blood. It triggers blood production. Thus, it stimulates the mitochondria: With ozone therapy, the patient's energy level increases and their cells are renewed. It repairs cartilage and tendons in the joints and improves joint fluid. It increases mobility. According to our patients, it has a doping effect.

Ozone therapy has a blood sugar regulating effect

Ozone therapy O3 increases G6PD activity and by stimulating the Pentose phosphate cycle and aerobic glycolysis through its effect on the hexose mono phosphate shunt;

It increases the penetration of glucose into cell membranes and thus reduces blood glucose levels.

Ozone therapy  It is an anti-inflammatory treatment

It is a cytokine modulator. In case of excess, it protects from cytokine bombardment. It is as powerful as cortisone in reducing TNF-α. It is anti-inflammatory and therefore very useful in diabetes, which is an inflammatory disease.

Ozone Therapy increases nitric oxide production

One of the most important molecules when it comes to the health of our blood vessels, blood pressure and heart health is nitric oxide.

Nitric oxide levels decrease under many conditions, the most important of which are disease and the aging process.

With the increase in nitric oxide production, circulation is regulated, hypertension, which accompanies most of our diabetic patients, becomes easier to control, sleep quality improves, blood circulation increases, and memory improves.

Ozone therapy stimulates antioxidant enzymes

The cause of every chronic degenerative disease such as diabetes and even the aging process itself is damage caused by extremely dangerous molecules called free radicals.

But our cells are designed with antioxidant enzyme systems to protect us from free radical damage.

However, as we age, these enzymes decrease. The result is that we become more susceptible to disease and age faster.

Studies have shown that ozone therapy increases antioxidant enzymes by up to 300%.

Ozone therapy stimulates detoxification

All chronic inflammatory diseases, such as diabetes, increase our toxin pool. It appears after it is filled.

Detoxification covers the process of removing toxic substances from our body, such as waste products produced by our body, drugs we are exposed to from outside, heavy metals and all environmental chemicals.

Detoxification mechanisms are slowed down in diabetic patients.

Ozone therapy improves the detoxification ability of diabetic patients; Reduces symptoms due to toxin accumulation.

Ozone therapy is effective against pathogens

Diabetic patients are more susceptible to infections and, in the future, due to repeated antibiotic use. They are also exposed to resistant factors.  Ozone therapy is an effective complementary method during these infection periods.

Ozone therapy is a safe treatment

The person who will perform the application must be a physician who has received the Ministry of Health Applied Ozone Certificate and has a GETAT Certificate. Complications are not caused by ozone itself, but by incorrect applications.

There is a small mass for which ozone therapy is not suitable

• Those with favism disease
• Uncontrolled hyperthyroidism diseases
• Uncontrolled hypertension patients
• Recent heart attack, organ transplant
• Those with severe anemia and blood-related diseases (hemophilia, leukemia, clotting problems)
• People with active bleeding

Ozone treatment proceeds in sessions

Although it varies depending on the patient, his/her complaints and other treatments applied, treatment is initially started twice a week and then can be reduced to once a week if necessary. Often 12 sessions are sufficient.