Diabetes research – Chinese herbs help control blood sugar levels
By Diabetes Affected | October 17, 2009
The quest to find chemicals or molecules that can help in the lowering of blood sugar levels is one of the most important ongoing areas in diabetes research. Both for people who are at a high risk (people with sedentary lifestyles as well as those who are obese and have a rich diet), there is a need to find artificial or naturally occurring chemicals that can help reduce blood sugar levels. This is particularly important for those people who have a blood sugar level that is a precursor to full blown diabetes. Recent research has shown that Chinese herbs can play an important part in such efforts (link to article):
When the researchers pooled data from eight of the studies, they found that adding an herbal remedy to lifestyle changes doubled the likelihood of participants’ blood sugar levels returning to normal. What’s more, people using the remedies were two-thirds less likely to progress to diabetes during the studies, which ran for an average of nine months.
The results, say the researchers, are “quite promising.” However, they also stress that the studies had shortcomings in their methods that make it hard to draw firm conclusions.
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