The Indians, among other Asians, and Latin Americans have been planting and nourishing themselves of natural insulin vegetables and glucose regulating food for a long time. Your diabetes medication is ready for pick-up at a Mexican store near you.
Several in vivo rat, feline, canine, and human studies are documented to prove this. If only you, and several others would spread the word of the latest researches in what nature has to offer, we don’t have to watch rich socialites obliviously spend on insulin injectibles as the poor go blind and clock their deathbed, wait for billion-dollar funded synthetic medications to come up with a cure or join a jogging marathon for a cause we don’t really know much about. Time has come to alleviate yourself and your loved ones from the risk of developing glucose intolerance, eventually diabetes, and costly insulin shots.
Bitter Melon, natural insulin
In 1999, a Bangladeshi clinical trial was conducted to examine the effect of Momordica charantia on 100 patients with Non-Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus (NIDDM) or Type 2 Diabetes. The researchers recorded the patients’ sugar levels both without food intake for 12-24 hours and after taking 75g of glucose. They then administered a bitter melon pulp suspension to diabetic patients and 86 out of the 100 responded to the vegetable intake, showing a significant 14% reduction in fasting and post-meal serum glucose levels.
A recent 2004 study at the Devi Ahilya University in India proved to have the same positive effects, where 15 men and women with Type 2 Diabetes between the ages of 52 and 65 took 200mg extracted constituents of bitter melon together with half doses of either Metformin or Glibenclamide or a combination of both. The result was a blood glucose level lower (hypoglycemia) than what patients may acquire from taking full doses of Metformin or Glibenclamide. It was likewise concluded that the vegetable may enhance the hypoglycemic effect of the drugs should they continue to use these prescription drugs. Several rat and hamster trials taking Momordica charantia alone also yielded good results in regulating glucose levels although animal studies may not always hold true in humans.
How Bitter Melon works
There are a myriad of phytochemicals present in bitter melon and at least three different groups of extracted components have been reported to regulate and lower blood glucose levels. These involve glucoside, a steroidal saponin-like substance called charantin; alkaloids called momordicine that supress neural response to sweet taste stimuli; and peptides mimicking the action of animal insulin. As of July 2006, Liva Harinantenaina and a group of Japanese researchers confirmed that the major pure cucurbutanoid compounds of bitter melon possess hypoglycemic effects on blood glucose levels. There is still a lingering obsurity on which of these is most effective, if not all working synergistically. All these may be a perfect addition to your diet much like the next vegetable, or cactus?
Prickly Pear Cactus
If you haven’t looked intently at the Mexican flag, a prickly pear cactus with its red-orange grandiose blossoms is where the eagle at the center is proudly perched on. For centuries, indigenous groups of South America and the southern part of the United States depended on this plant for nourishment. Also called nopal, nopalitos, and nopales, this cactus, of genus Opuntia, is consumed by the Aztec tribe and other locals in various forms to control or even potentially cure Type 2 Diabetes as long ago as the 15th and 16th centuries. Ask your Latin friend, he or she might have stories of the plant’s wonders.
Prickly Pear Mystery
There still lies a big question mark in a pharmacological point of view surrounding the plant’s mechanism on how it plays a role in glucose metabolism. Unlike the chemical constitutents found in bitter melon, whichever constituent found in the cactus that affects the glucose remains unclear.
Alberto Frati-Munari, one of the prickly pear research pioneers, concluded in one of his team’s studies that the number of cactus stems consumed are relevant to having long-term hypoglycemic effects in diabetic patients. He also suggested that the effect of Continue to Page 2
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Thank you so much for this valuable information, friend! It is true, My mother’s insulin levels have been regulated by bitter Melon.
Dear Friends,
You are absolutely correct!
Here in Brazil we call it Japanese mellon or sweet cucumber!
As far as prickly pear cactus, is it not the one that we call babosa and it is called internationally the cactus for Aloe Vera
Rgds
Antonio
MY HUSBAND LOWERED HIS GLUCOSE FROM 210 TO 114 IN 2 WEEKS TAKING:
ONE DB CARE CAPSULE
ONE BITTER MELON CAP 900MG
ACTOS AND AMARYL
WITH TAKING ONLY ACTOS AND AMARYL, HIS NUMBER WAS 200 AND THE DR THINKS SHE’S GETTING HIM ON INSULIN THIS MONTH. SHE HAS NOT
SEEN HIS 114 READING YET. NOT UNTIL JAN. 22ND. I WONDER WHAT SHE’LL SAY? IF SHE THINKS HE’S LYING HE SAID SHE CAN TAKE A BLOOD SAMPLE RIGHT IN THE MEETING.
my father had been drinking tea (Charantea) since he had discovered he has diabetes. he was really reluctant in taking any oral medications so we tried resorting to a tea type. although the data we had observed were quite subjective, he stated that he felt well after few months drinking tea together with his diet which is low in sugar alone and quite high in carbo.
Hi Davey, thanks for sharing your anecdotal experience. I think it pretty much boils down to the brand being the variable, if you choose to take the molecule compounds instead of the whole vegetable. I might be making a follow-up article on this and recommend which brands to choose from or what to look for when buying.
i’m from malaysia and lunch PRIA CAFE,coffe mixed with bitter melon.
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thank you for this chance to say that i have heard of bitter melon since i was small, now i understand the importance of this fruit. i live in canada and this almost unheard of. once again i thank you,now if you could send me any imformation where it is sold i will be very happy.
I am suffering from dabetics.
Is rice ok for diabete ?
How measure ?
all diabetic patients should eat bitter melon(pagar kai)
it greatly reduce the serum glucose level.
Where can recipes be found using bitter mellon
We put it in a blender and added grape juice. Not too bad
I live in a small town near Prince George BC Canada. Where can I buy ”
bitter mellon ?
Hazel:
Bitter melon is sold everywhere in Vancouver, BC, especially in the Chinese grocery. It’s cheap in Crystal Mall in Burnaby too. It’s about 1.70 a pound.
It is a popular dish in the Chinese restaurant. My husband often orders it when dine out.
Bitter melon (sliced or diced , softened by boiling)cooked with beef(sliced thin,seasoned with soy sauce, starch, sugar ), preserved black bean, and minced garlic.
Now I don’t stir fry with cooking oil any more. I just add little water when cooking(half cup of water). when everything is cooked I add one to two table spoon of extra virgin olive to the beef and bitter melon, just like adding olive oli to salad . The bitter melon tastes even better the next day. Let bitter melon( food) be your medicine. My dog loves it too.
Thanks for sharing the info.
I have p.c.o syndrome and am trying to get pregnant, one reason for pco can be insulin resistance. Any ideas? I also live in England and have no idea where to get theses things. thanks
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In answer to your question, try the Nutri Centre in London.
They will be able to help you.
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I am very interested in the fasting physiopathology of Nopal. Where can I find out more? The literature states that pectin among other fibers form a paste inside the intestines to slow the absorption of carbohydrates yet also lowers fasting glucose as well… How!!
I am diabetic with varied reading from 160 to 240 2hrs after meals.when I take Gemer 1mg prescribed, the reading will be 150. I am very confident to keep the glucose level normal by taking bitter melon.Small round shaped one will be more beneficial ,pl confirm.
Another important and effective way to reduce serum glucose level is to eat Jamun (Syzgium cumini) fruit and take a spoonful of powder of its dried seed (fruit-stone).
Jambul or Jamun or Jamblang is an evergreen tropical tree in the flowering plant family Myrtaceae, native to India, Pakistan and Indonesia. It is also grown in other areas of southern and southeastern Asia including the Philippines, Myanmar, and Afghanistan. The tree was also introduced to Florida, USA in 1911 by the USDA, and is also now commonly planted in Suriname. In Brazil, where it was introduced from India during Portuguese colonization, it has dispersed spontaneously in the wild in some places, as its fruits are eagerly sought by various native birds such as thrushes, tanagers and the Great Kiskadee.
It’s more like a question than a reply.
2 hours after light dinner (taken at 7 p.m.) I went for 90 minutes moderate walk after which my blood sugar level read 102. I didn’t take any thing to eat or drink except some water. In the morning, still fasting, my blood sugar level read 151. I am not taking any medication so far. Is there a way of reducing this blood sugar level below 100 without pharmaceutical medication. I really fear those medication steps.
Thanks for a response
Thank you so much for the life enhancing data.Diabetes is a slow killer.Am gonna pass word round of this wonder plant.Thank you.
Arthur
Hi, Im interrested in the bitter melon and other remedies for diabetes. I live in Sweden. Does anyone know where I can get hold of them around here?
Go to any Indian Grocery store, or some thing like Laos, Thiland, Burma or similar stores. If You cook it on low heat with Olive Oil…it taste great and its not even bitter. Good Luck.
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Please help My mother suger level is alway very high please help where can I find bitter Melon in USA especially in Oklahoma State.
Hello Everyone, bitter melon is number one favorite veggie of mine.My iron is very low, calcuim is low.. etc.My blood pressure got too low. I forgot living in Canada, never think of bitter melon as my daily vegetables as I don’t see them in a small town grocery stores usually, until I realized talking to my mother, bitter melon is the best medicine when we grew up in the Philippines. Grandmother had them in our garden and cook it like mushrooms.I now make a trip to the bigger cities to buy bitter melons like at Superstore,Lob Laws,Whole Sale Store they often have them.And tons in the Chinese grocery stores (T&T) and just found out tons of them at the East Indian grocery stores.Any Asians stores.
The picture above is yet the very best, I guess as my grandmother said the bitter it is - is the best yet!
How I cook?, if no time to stir fry, I grill it just to soften it, remove the seeds,slice, squeeze with little salt(once,if too better for you do it more) to get rid of the bitterness, then add little venigar,onions, hot pepper if you like and serve.(just like a salad) very delicious.
Another thing: Stir fry with beef,or eggs, very good.
The Philippine dish is Penakbet with eggs,shirmp paste,okra,beef,squash,onions,etc. Really delicious.
Good Luck!
the best way to take Bitter Mellon for medication is to eat it Raw. It’s bitter, but no after taste. I juice it, put dash of salt. Or cut it as desirreable, remove the seeds, eat it with salad dressing of your choise. If you want to cook it, cook it(stir fry or grill) quickly, so it still crunchy. Eat fresh is better. I only cook of one day of 2 servings maximum. But I now prefer eat it fresh or drink the juice.
Good luck.
Thank you very much for the info. i have a bgl of 440 and am threatened with permanenet dependence upon insulin injections. I will try the bitter melon, cactus and (I am told) brussel sprouts.
Thanks for giving me hope