I enjoyed a wonderful conversation this morning with a prospective Reflexology student.
English: Prevalence of diabetes worldwide in 2000 (per 1000 inhabitants). Photo credit: Wikipedia
Our discussion turned to Reflexology and Type 2 Diabetes. She astutely asked whether Reflexology was contraindicated given the foot conditions associated with diabetes. Notwithstanding her logic was right on please read this information from our Dealing with Diabetes course in the Progressive Reflexology post-graduate Diploma program.
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Hi
I am just about to qualify as a Reflexologist. One of my case study client’s has Type II Diabetes, insulin dependent, amongst other health problems. She really enjoyed the Reflexology and found it had a therapeutic and relaxing effect on her.
I was always mindful of the pressure I used as she bruises very easily, luckily I didn’t cause any bruises. Due to the nerve damage caused by the diabetes she has a ‘dead toe’ as she calls it which feels dead most of the time but sometimes she experiences sharp pains like pins in her toe. Her dead toe felt less dead after some Reflexology treatments and caused her less pain. It was fascinating how she often felt tingling in her dead toe when I worked on the reflexes on her foot.
Thanks Beth,
This is absolutely great.
Suggest you invite her back for more sessions if she will bring her gluco meter with her (nearly all insulin dependent diabetics carry these). As soon as she enters your clinic (before the session starts), have her take a blood sugar reading and write it down. Then do her Reflexology session. Immediately following the session and before she gets up, have her take another blood sugar reading and record that number.
That way, the only difference in her life between readings was a reflexology session. Do this every time she comes for a session.
Please keep me informed.
Jack