Contents:
- Medical Video: The Role of Insulin in the Human Body
- Benefits of bitter melon for the treatment of diabetes
- Then, how do diabetic patients consume bitter melon?
Medical Video: The Role of Insulin in the Human Body
Although it often appears as a complementary vegetable around siomai, not everyone likes the bitter taste of bitter melon. But if you have diabetes, it's good to consider starting to multiply the consumption of these jagged green vegetables. Pare that has a latin nameMomordica charantia This is believed to be able to reduce blood sugar levels in people with diabetes. Read more about the benefits of bitter melon for diabetes in this article.
Benefits of bitter melon for the treatment of diabetes
Type 2 diabetes is caused by a body that is not sensitive to insulin. Insulin is very important because it is responsible for controlling the amount of sugar (glucose) that cells get from the body. As a result, diabetics have high blood sugar levels.
An Indian study published in the Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease found that bitter melon has antidiabetic properties that work to reduce blood sugar levels in type 2 diabetes patients. Not only that, active ingredients such as charantin, alkaloids, vicine, and peptides are also reported triggers better insulin release activity while fighting the problem of insulin resistance.
The active substance charantin works to stimulate the growth of beta cells in the pancreas, the organ that produces insulin. In diabetic patients, beta cells are damaged so the pancreas cannot produce enough insulin.
The study found that vegetable bitter melon works in two ways to regulate blood sugar. First, the combination of chemical compounds in bitter melon can regulate how much glucose is absorbed by the intestine into the blood after eating. Second, chemical compounds in bitter melon stimulate signals in muscle cells to take glucose from the blood and convert it to glycogen.
The study, published in the Journal of Ethnopharmacology, showed that 2,000 mg of bitter melon within four weeks can reduce blood sugar levels in diabetic patients. A report published in Chemistry and Biology in March 2008 found that the benefits of bitter melon can increase glucose absorption and increase glucose tolerance.
Then, how do diabetic patients consume bitter melon?
If you want to get the benefits of bitter melon to treat diabetes, you can consume bitter melon in the form of processed vegetables or juiced. Even so, pregnant and lactating women are not advised to consume this fruit.
But be careful if you want to take herbal medicines or food supplements that contain bitter melon. Not all herbal medicines are safe for consumption. Unlike medical drugs, herbal supplements have no definite ingredient composition and dose of active ingredients. Product A may contain different compositions and fewer doses than product B, or vice versa. This certainly affects the effectiveness of its efficacy.
Make sure the herbal products you want to buy have marketing authorization from BPOM. To ensure authenticity, you can check the number listed on the following link http://cekbpom.pom.go.id/. Click here to see a complete list of traditional medicines recognized by BPOM. For a list of traditional medicines that have been withdrawn and are prohibited from circulation, you can visit this BPOM page.
If you want to use concoctions from herbalists, make sure that the herbalist has a practice permit and is officially registered with the Health Office.
