Pumpkin may replace insulin
Chinese researchers have given diabetics a new hope by discovering pumpkin compounds believed to be able to reduce or replace the need of daily insulin injections.
A study done by the researchers from the East China Normal University showed that diabetic rats that had been fed with the extract had only 5 % less plasma insulin and 8 % fewer insulin-positive (beta) cells in comparison to normal healthy rats.
The pumpkin extract may be used as a potential treatment in pre-diabetics as well as those who have already developed the disease, looking for a way to reduce the amount of their daily insulin intakes.
The researchers are very excited but won’t make any definite conclusions until tests are carried out on humans. They have found that the pumpkin extract prevents the progressive destruction of pancreatic beta-cells but are unsure of the fact whether it will be able to promote regeneration in humans.
More at http://www.steadyhealth.com/Pumpkin_extracts_could_replace_insulin_injections_t134914.html
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