Seen that? - Fight Diabetes The Natural Way?

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Fight Diabetes The Natural Way? Daily Diabetic

Prickly Pear, Bitter melon, Garlic...these hardly sound like the latest treatment options for diabetes. But, many health practitioners and their patients are turning to natural remedies to both prevent and treat diabetes. Exercise and vitamins are also recommended, which is certainly sound advice that more people--not just diabetics--should follow more often. But what about the more unconventional ingredients? Is this an innovative new approach, or is it a risky decision? Would you [...] Read More


Glucocil™: Breakthrough Natural Formula for Type 2 Diabetes Daily Diabetic

In the United States, Neuliven Health - a leading innovator of scientifically formulated natural products - has introduced to the market a breakthrough natural formula for type 2 diabetes: Glucocil™. From the press release that Rachel Neppes of BERKMAN PR sent to me: Glucocil™ is the first breakthrough complete and natural herbal formula that helps Type 2 diabetics stabilize post-meal blood sugar levels, reduce the absorption of sugars and carbohydrates and suppress [...] Read More


Another Natural Treatment For Diabetes: Gardenias Daily Diabetic

More and more diabetics are turning to nature rather than bottled medicine to find ways to relieve their symptoms and improve their health. This week, the hot new item is a chemical extracted from those richly-scented flowers that are resplendent in the South: gardenias. Scientists found that the gardenia-fruit extract stopped the production of insulin, an achievement that certainly seems as though it could have wide implications. The extract has long [...] Read More


Natural Sugar Tagatose May Treat Type 2 Diabetes The Biotech Weblog

A recently published study (pdf file) indicates that tagatose, a type of natural sugar already approved by the U.S. FDA as a low-calorie sweetener, may be an effective drug for the treatment of Type 2 diabetes. Tagatose is a sugar similar to fructose and can be found naturally in some dairy products. Only 20 percent of tagatose that is ingested is fully metabolized, principally in the liver, following a metabolic pathway [...] Read More


Natural Compounds Block Autoimmune Disease Response in Diabetes and Arthritis The Biotech Weblog

Researchers have identified lead compounds from Cuban sea anemone extract and the rue plant that may help treat autoimmune disease response in type-1 diabetes and rheumatoid arthritis. The compounds act by blocking the ion channel in autoimmune T lymphocytes and disabling these cells, while allowing other white blood cells to fight disease and infection. In one set of tests using blood samples from type-1 diabetes patients and joint fluid from people [...] Read More