Monday 16 July 2012

This is a common herb useful in treating both type 1 and 2 Diabetes. Gymnema stimulates the Pancreatic cells to produce more insulin.
Gymnema takes away the desire to eat sweet foods, reduces the amount of sugar and carbohydrate that is digested from the food you eat, stimulates the production of insulin and increases cellular sensitivity to insulin. It has been shown in animal studies to reverse the damage that high blood sugar sugar can do to the liver.”

Asian Ginseng – this herb stimulates the pancreas to release more insulin, and also increases the number of insulin receptors in the body.

Bitter Melon or Balsam Pear - it contains polypeptide-P and a insulin-like polypeptide, which when injected into a type 1 diabetic patient, helps in lowering blood sugar levels.

Diabetes among common population is on rise. It is more a disease related to lifestyle apart from some cases due to genetic factors. However, if you have diabetes, you need not panic. You can very well enjoy your life. You just require to change some of your habits related to diet and activity. A of us know that in diabetes, the blood sugar levels rise and body could not produce enough insulin- the hormone which regulates the sugar levels. So, what we need to do is manage our diet so that the sugar in blood doesn't rise or fall beyond normal levels. Apart from this, regular exercise (mild and not heavy workouts) are needed to control diabetes.