by Colin Wed Jun 26, 2013 2:58 am
Hi Sandip
Reiki always works towards bringing balance, so:
Yes, a Diabetes patient can be given a Reiki session.
The effect will be to help the patient return to balance, although how long it may take for complete balance depends on many factors such as how far out of balance they are and whether they take steps to avoid further imbalance.
Blood sugar levels will depend on sugar intake but over a period of time (bearing in mind the previous sentence as well) there may be a decrease or increase, whatever it needs to return towards balance. This is why it is recommended that diabetics who are undergoing a series of Reiki sessions should have their levels monitored closely by their GP (or themselves if they have a meter).
It is also stated, by Mrs Takata, and in the Healing Guides of Chujiro Hayashi and Mikao Usui that if a technique known as Ketsueki Kokan Ho (or Nerve Stroke or Reiki Finish, as Mrs Takata called it) is used on someone with Diabetes then the stroke should be reversed (i.e. upwards towards the head rather than the usual down from the head direction).
However, after asking one of my Reiki teachers (Tadao Yamaguchi) about this, I understand that this instruction probably refers to people with untreated Type I diabetes, where the downward stroke may aggravate the already disrupted flow of ki in the meridians along the spine. Untreated Type I diabetes is not very common nowadays. Most Type I Diabetics are on medication and the most common form of diabetes in the West is now Type II Diabetes.
Hope that helps