Natural Substances
A number of medicinal plants have been studied for the treatment of diabetes, however there is insufficient evidence to determine their effectiveness. Cinnamon has blood sugar-lowering properties, however whether or not it is useful for treating diabetes is unknown. While chromium supplements have no beneficial effect on healthy people, there might be an improvement in glucose metabolism in individuals with diabetes, although the evidence for this effect remains weak. Vanadyl sulfate, a salt of vanadium, is still in preliminary studies. There is tentative research that thiamine may prevent some diabetic complications however more research is needed. Researchers from Australia's Swinburne University have found extracts from Australian Sandalwood and Indian Kino tree slows down two key enzymes in carbohydrate metabolism.
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