Neem Leaf May Reduce Your Insulin

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Originating in India, the neem tree has been used for centuries to treat various diseases
and conditions. Although the nutrients located in its bark and seed oil are valuable, the
most beneficial part of the tree comes from its leaves. The neem leaf possesses cancer-
fighting compounds rich in powerful antioxidants and is used as an herbal supplement to
treat urinary tract infections and promote oral health. Like many other natural
supplements, the neem leaf may also possess anti-diabetic properties.

Neem leaf extracts reportedly reduce the need for insulin by 60 to 70%; however, more
conservative studies suggest between 20 and 50%. Neem for diabetes may help control
high blood glucose levels by stimulating insulin production in the Beta cells. This is
beneficial for people with an insulin deficiency because it helps the pancreas distribute
sugar throughout the body to provide energy.

For people with diabetes, poor circulation is a common problem. Fortunately, the neem
leaf can improve poor circulation by making it easier for blood to travel through your
system. When your blood sugar rises, blood flow slows down, possibly causing artery
damage. Severe artery damage may lead to amputation. This link between blood sugar
levels and blood circulation explains why people with diabetes account for over half of
new amputees every year. In addition to decreasing your risk for amputation, increased
blood circulation can prevent you from experiencing a heart attack or stroke.

Fresh and dried varieties can be purchased at Indian food stores, but you can also shop
online for neem leaf capsules and tablets. By researching various websites, you can find
the best quality and price. Drinking bitter neem leaf tea is another option because it is
relatively easy to make. You can buy neem leaf teabags at health food stores or add neem
leaves to boiling water. Researchers recommend drinking two cups per day in order to
receive all the benefits associated with the neem leaf.

There have been no possible side effects that have been reported; however, as with any
form of diabetes treatment, you should consult a physician before adding neem leaf to
your daily routine. In the end, the most effective way to manage diabetes is by living a
healthy lifestyle.

1. Fenugreek Remedies for Diabetes

Many researches have established that fenugreek is effective in lowering fasting
blood sugar or glycated hemoglobin (HBA1C) levels in diabetic patients. Some
clinical trials conducted with Type 2 diabetics showed fenugreek could reduce the
rate at which sugar is absorbed during the process of digestion. It can also
stimulate the cells in pancreas gland as a result of which production of insulin is
increased. These wonders are said to be done by an amino acid called 4-
hydroxyisoleucine which is present in fenugreek. Long before these researches
were done, fenugreek has been used as one of the best home remedies for
diabetes. Here is how you can have fenugreek to manage your diabetes.

Ways to use Fenugreek for Diabetes

Take 4 tablespoons of fenugreek seeds and soak them in 250 ml (1 cup) water
overnight. Crush the seeds in the morning and strain to get the water. Have this
water everyday in the morning for at least two months.
Soak 2 tbsp fenugreek seeds in water overnight. In the morning chew the seeds
and drink the water along with it. Do it on an empty stomach everyday for few
months.
Take 2 tbsp of fenugreek seeds powder and add it to a glass of milk or warm
water. Have it everyday.
Take 100 g fenugreek seeds (6-7 tbsp) and 50 g turmeric powder (about 3
tbsp). You may add a little white pepper too with this mixture. Add 1 teaspoon of
this powder mix to a glass of milk and have twice daily.
You can also add fenugreek powder to your flour that you use to make breads
or chapatis.

2. Amla Gooseberry Remedy for Diabetes

Amla or the Indian gooseberry is one of the richest sources of vitamin C. It helps
your pancreas to produce optimum so that your blood glucose levels remain
balanced. The study that established fenugreek to be beneficial in lowering
fasting blood sugar also stated that Emblica Officinalis or the amla has this same
effect on glycated hemoglobin (HBA1C) levels. When you consume gooseberries
orally in any form,it can reduce your sugar levels by stimulating the production of
insulin in just half an hour! When the seeds of amla are taken in powder form, it
works slowly to reduce glucose levels in blood.

Ways to take Amla for Diabetes

Take 2-3 gooseberries and discard their seeds. Now grind the amla to get a fine
paste. Either using a fine cloth or a sieve, squeeze out the juice from this amla
paste. You should get two tablespoons of amla juice. Mix these 2 tbsp of amla
juice in a cup of water, mix well and have it every morning on an empty stomach.
Take a cup of bitter gourd juice and 1 tablespoon of amla juice. Mix them well
and have it daily for few months.
When fresh amla is not available, the powder of amla fruit can be be taken
mixed with water. Use 1- tbsp of such powder in a glass of water.
Take tsp turmeric powder, 1 tsp amla powder and tbsp fenugreek seeds
powder. Mix them in half a glass of water. Have this daily in the morning on an
empty stomach.
Include amla in your daily diet.
You may also have raw amla.

3. Bitter Gourd Remedies for Diabetes

Many Asian countries including India has been using bitter gourd as one of the
effective remedies for diabetes. Now many researches too have established the
effectiveness of bitter melon on blood sugar levels. Bitter gourds belong to the
Momordica Charantia fruits that can repair damaged beta cells, increase insulin
levels as well as enhance the sensitivity of insulin. Bitter gourd fruits and the
whole plant is rich in plant insulin-polypeptide-P. Polypeptide-P is a bio-chemical
which is effective in reducing blood sugar. Bitter gourd contains many beneficial
compounds including bitter glycosides, saponins, alkaloids, phenolics, oils, free
acids, polypeptides, sterols, 17-amino acids and p-insulin. Apart from having
hypoglycemic activity, bitter gourd is also a fine blood purifier.

Ways to have Bitter Melon or Bitter Gourd for Diabetes

Take 4-5 bitter gourds and peel them. Also remove the seeds. Crush the peeled
and de-seeded bitter gourds to paste. Place this paste into a sieve and extract
the juice. Drink this fresh bitter gourd juice on an empty stomach every morning.
If you wish, add some water.
Cook bitter gourd in ghee (clarified butter) and have this frequently. If possible,
have it daily for at least three months.
Include at least one dish made from bitter melon daily into your diet.
Mix 1 tablespoon of amla juice with 1 cup of bitter gourd juice and have daily
for few months.
If you cant find fresh bitter gourds, take a few pieces of dried bitter melon and
boil them in a cup of water. Have this bitter gourd tea once or twice a day. This
will be less bitter than the fresh juice of bitter guard.

4. Cinnamon Remedies for Diabetes

A research conducted on people with Type 2 diabetes establishes that 1-6 g of
cinnamon per day can not only lower serum glucose but also triglyceride, LDL
cholesterol, and total cholesterol! Diabetics are naturally prone to cardiovascular
diseases and thus taking cinnamon daily makes sense as this reduces their risks
of getting cardiovascular diseases. Cinnamon powder lowers blood sugar by
stimulating insulin activity. It is also beneficial for people who have been
diagnosed with pre-diabetes status meaning those who have high fasting sugar
levels in their blood. Having cinnamon will prevent them from getting diabetes.
However, the type of cinnamon matters when you use it for therapeutic purpose.
Most commonly available Cassia cinnamon contains a compound called coumarin
which is toxic and can cause liver damage. A rather expensive variety called
Ceylon cinnamon is safer to have when considering cinnamon powder as a
remedy for your diabetes. As it is, only half to one tsp of cinnamon powder too is
sufficient!

Ways to Use Cinnamon Powder for Diabetes

take one liter of water and boil it. Once it starts boiling switch to simmering and
simmer it for about 20 minutes. Add three teaspoons of cinnamon powder while
you simmer the water. After 20 minutes, strain the liquid. Have this water daily.
 Add 1 tsp of cinnamon powder in 1 cup of warm water. Drink this daily.
You may also sprinkle cinnamon powder on your salads, dips or other dishes.
Add cinnamon powder to your milk, coffee or tea.

5. Jamun Remedy for Diabetes

Rich in Vitamin C, calcium, phosphorus and iron. Jamun Syzygium cumini, jambul,
jambolan, jamblang or the Black plum ( and not black berry which is a different
fruit), has been traditionally used by Unani, Ayurvedic and other Asian medicine
systems for controlling diabetes. Jamun seeds are extensively used to cure
diabetes. However, extracts of the bark and leaves too are beneficial for lowering
blood sugar and glycouria or sugar in urine. The main ingredient with anti-
diabetic function in jamun seeds is jamboline chemical. This chemical alone can
not act as anti diabetic cure. It is only effective when with other inorganic or
inactive substances in the jamun seed. Jamun seeds are rich in alkaloids that
have hypoglycemic effects. Many studies have shown that jambul or jamun has
such hypoglycemic effects that can reduce upto 30% of blood sugar.

Ways to use Jamun for Diabetes

Have 1- to 1- tsp of jamun powder mixed with water every morning on an

empty stomach.
Jamun is a seasonal fruit. When available, have them raw daily.
Chew the jamun leaves.

6. Curry Leaves Remedy for Diabetes

A study published in Chemico-Biological Interactions states that due to its rich
mineral reserves like those of iron, zinc and copper, curry leaves are important in
maintaining normal glucose levels in blood. These minerals activate beta cells of
pancreas that are responsible for the production of insulin hormone. Curry leaves
also influence metabolism of carbohydrates favorably. They can restore liver and
kidney enzymes responsible for breaking down carbohydrates back to their
normal levels thus treating diabetes. As diabetic patients have decreased levels
of antioxidants, their body cells may die at a faster rate. A study found out that
curry leaves can reduce cell death in pancreatic cells which are responsible for
insulin production. Curry leaves can reduce blood sugar levels and are specially
helpful for people who get diabetes due to obesity. If diabetes runs in your family,
you should consider having curry leaves as it is known to prevent hereditary
diabetes too.

Ways to use Curry Leaves for Diabetes

Chew 8-10 fresh curry leaves in the morning.

Use curry leaves in your daily cooking. Add them to salads and dips and even in
gravies, sauces and curries.
7. Aloe Vera remedy for Diabetes
While aloe vera is traditionally used as a medicine for diabetes, some modern
researches too have found it beneficial for lowering blood glucose and blood lipid
levels in diabetic patients and heart patients. The hypoglycemic activity of aloe
vera has proved to be useful in both, insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus and
non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus rats. It particularly helps in lowering
fasting blood sugar levels. Combined with bay leaves and turmeric, aloe vera can
be had daily as is mentioned below.

Make Aloe Vera Herbal Mixture for Diabetes

Get this:
Aloe vera gel- 1 tsp
Bay leaves powder- 1 tsp
Turmeric powder- 1 tsp

Do this:
Add bay leaves powder and turmeric powder to aloe vera gel
Mix well
Have this mixture daily before lunch and dinner.

You can also mix 1-2 tsp of aloe vera juice with a glass of buttermilk and have it
daily.

8. Mango Leaves Remedies for Diabetes

While mango fruit is not meant for diabetics, mango leaves are! The Nigerian folk
medicine makes extensive use of mango leaves for treating diabetes. The
aqueous extract of mango leaves have hypoglycemic activity. It reduces the
intestinal absorption of glucose thus helping in lowering sugar levels in blood.
These leaves can also help improve blood lipid profiles. However, mango leaves
need to be consumed 60 minutes before having food to get its benefits.

Ways to use Mango leaves for Diabetes

Soak 10-15 mango leaves in a glass of water overnight. Filter this water in the
morning and have it on an empty stomach. Have your breakfast after one hour.
Dry the leaves of mango tree in shade. When they are completely dried, grind
them to get powder. Store it in a container and have tsp of this mango leaves
powder daily before lunch and dinner.
10 Natural Substances That
Could Help Cure Type 1
Diabetes
Wednesday, June 26th 2013 at 9:00 am
Written By:
Sayer Ji, Founder
This article is copyrighted by GreenMedInfo LLC, 2015
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Could the long-sought after cure for type 1 diabetes be as close as your
kitchen cupboard? An accumulating body of scientific research appears to
point in exactly that direction.
One so-called 'incurable disease' that afflicts millions of people around the world is type
1 diabetes. Unlike type 2 diabetes, where the body becomes resistant to its own insulin,
type 1 is characterized by the inability of the body to produce enough insulin, as the
beta cells within the pancreas which are responsible for the production of insulin (and
the proinsulin from which it is made) are either destroyed or seriously impaired. This
can happen due to autoimmune issues, bacterial or viral infections, incompatible foods
in the diet and chemical exposures (or a combination of any one or more of these
factors), to name but a few major triggers.

And yet, plenty of peer-reviewed and published research now indicates that plant
compounds, including many found within commonly consumed foods, are capable of
stimulating beta cell regeneration within the pancreas, and as a result may be
potentially provide a cure truly a four letter word, as far as the profit-based model of
medicine goes, which thrives on the concept of the incurability of the disease-afflicted
human body in favor of symptom management.

The discovery of the beta cell regenerative potential of various food and compounds is
bound to upset a burgeoning diabetes industry, with millions of dollars of public and
private money continually being poured into fund-raising efforts for a future "cure"; A
cure that will presumably be delivered through the prohibitively
expensive pharmaceutical,vaccine or biologic (e.g. stem cells, islet cell
xenotransplantation) pipeline, which by the very nature of the FDA drug approval
process requires the promotion of synthetic (and therefore patentable) compounds
over natural ones.

Let's take a look at the latest preclinical study on the topic, published last month in the
Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology[1]. An active fraction of flaxseed, which
researchers named Linun usitassimum active fraction (LU6), was found to generate a
wide range of benefits in a type 1 diabetes animal model, including the following:

Improved glucose utilization in the liver

Supported normalized glycogenesis (glucose forming activity) in the liver and
muscle tissue
Reduced pancreatic and intestinal glucosidase inhibitory activity, which
translates into lower post-meal blood sugar elevations
Even more remarkable was the observation that this flaxseed compound normalized
plasma insulin and C-peptide levels (C peptide is not C-reactive protein, rather it is a
direct indicator of how much insulin is being produced by the beta cells in the body.
Learn more), an indication that beta cell function was effectively restored. The
researchers described the truly amazing results as follows:

Normalization of plasma insulin and C-peptide levels were observed in diabetic

mice, indicating endogenous insulin secretion after the treatment with LU6. The
histochemical and immunohistochemical analysis on pancreatic islets suggests
the role of LU6 fraction in islet regeneration and insulin secretion as evident in
increase functional pancreatic islets producing insulin. Furthermore, significant
insulin producing islet formation was also observed in in vitro PANC-1 cells after
LU6 treatment, indicating the cellular aggregates to be newly formed islets. This
suggests the potential of LU6 fraction in the formation of new islets in vitro, as
well as in vivo. Thus, LU6 can be used as a nutraceutical-based first-line
treatment for diabetes. [emphasis added]
Keep in mind that this is not the first time that flaxseed has been found to improve
blood sugar disorders. We have a few studies on GreenMedInfo.com already indexed on
the topic that you can view here: Flaxseed and Diabetes.

Furthermore, we have found a broad range of natural substances experimentally

confirmed to stimulate beta cell regeneration, 10 of which are listed below:

Arginine: a 2007 study found that the amino acid L-arginine is capable of
stimulating the genesis of beta cells in an animal model of alloxan-induced
diabetes.[2]
Avocado: A 2007 study found that avocado seed extract reduced blood sugar in
diabetic rats. Researchers observed a restorative and protective effect on
pancreatic islet cells in the treated group.[3]
Berberine: A 2009 study found that this plant compound, commonly found in
herbs such as barberry and goldenseal, induces beta cell regeneration in diabetic
rats, which lends explanation for why it has been used for 1400 years in China to
treat diabetes.[4]
Chard: A 2000 study found that chard extract given to diabetic rats stimulates
the recovery of injured beta cells.[5]
Corn Silk: A 2009 study found that corn silk reduces blood sugar and stimulates
beta cell regeneration in type 1 diabetic rats.[6]
 Curcumin (from Turmeric): A 2010 study found that curcumin stimulates beta
cell regeneration in type 1 diabetic rats.[7] Additionally, a 2008 study found that
curcumin preserves pancreatic islet cell survival and transplantation efficiency.
[8]
Genistein (from soy, red clover): A 2010 study found that genistein induces
pancreatic beta-cell proliferation through activation of multiple signaling
pathways and prevents insulin-deficient diabetes in mice.[9]
Honey: A 2010 human study found that long-term consumption of honey might
have positive effects on the metabolic derangements of type 1 diabetes,
including possible beta cell regeneration as indicating by increases in fasting C-
peptide levels.[10]
Nigella Sativa (black seed): A 2003 animal study found that black seed
consumption lead to partial regeneration/proliferation of the beta-cells.[11] A
2010 human study also found that the consumption of one gram of black seed a
day for up to 12 weeks had a broad range of beneficial effects in diabetics,
including increasing beta cell function.[12]
Stevia: A 2011 human study found that stevia has anti-diabetic properties,
including revitalizing damaged beta cells, and compares favorably with the drug
glibenclamide but without the adverse effects.[13]