As the number of people suffering from diabetes is growing, type 2 diabetes is no more a disease of grandparents in US and even outside. About 33 percent of increase in the number of diabetic patients has been reported in US in the recent years as compared to 1990s, and the highest increase has been in the number of children suffering from it. The increase is mainly due to the failure of the functioning of b-cells and the insulin resistance capabilities of body tissues, on the other hand, other causes include sedentary lifestyle and obesity. In children the symptoms include thickening and hyper pigmentation across the neck which happens mostly due to insulin resistance. Diet and exercising are recommended for patients suffering from this chronic condition, at the same time, other kinds of holistic treatment include ayurvedic anti-diabetic powder and yoga.
Herbal powder to control blood glucose levels e.g. Diabgon Powder can provide the human body with certain phyto chemicals to improve insulin production and enhance its absorption into the human body. The natural cure contains herbs such as Gymnema sylvestre, Pongamia Glabra, Coccinia Indica, Myristica Fragrans, Asparagus Adscendens, Swertia Chirata, Cassia Occidentalis, Citrullus Colocynthis etc., as many of these herbs have the capability to revive the functioning of pancreas and beta cells.
Gymnema sylvestre is a potent plant and its extracts can be found in anti-diabetic herbal powder to control blood glucose levels as it is believed to be effective in offering diabetes treatment in a natural way. It blocks the taste of sweetness and regulates blood sugar by blocking the absorption of sugar in the intestines. Also, it stimulates insulin release by the pancreas.
Human studies on the use of the plant extract show about 400 mg of the herb extract was able to reduce insulin levels in blood. The extract was administered on 27 diabetes patients suffering from insulin dependent conditions and tests were done on fasting blood glucose, glycosylated hemoglobin and glycosylated plasma proteins. The study found the herb to be effective in helping human body to regenerate and reproduce beta cells that are responsible for body’s ability to produce insulin. The powder to control blood glucose levels containing Gymnema sylvestre helped in reducing serum lipids and its regular intake was able to enhance endogenous insulin which was assumed to be due to the regeneration of beta cells.
Coccinia Indica is normally used to prepare a range of vegetable dishes. It is available as kundru and has been approved in ayurveda to be used for regulating blood glucose levels. It was tested in laboratory on 60 human subjects where it was able to reduce blood glucose level by more than 16 percent after 90 days of regular intake. The fruit of the plant is rich in antioxidants and can work as immune system modulator.
Myristica Fragrans shows anti-obesity and cardio-protective effects. It is used in the preparation of ayurvedic anti-diabetic powder as it can help to reduce serum sialic acid in type 2 diabetes patients. A study on 48 patients suffering from diabetes showed the diet including the herb was able to regulate blood glucose, plasma glucose and levels of glycohemoglobin.
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