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<blockquote data-quote="PickledPepper" data-source="post: 153996" data-attributes="member: 26539"><p>Folks, I feel compelled to post.</p><p></p><p>I've been experimenting with 'karela' since a family friend put me onto them. After the initial shock at the taste, and getting used to that, I got some really interesting results from self administered tests. So in the context of sharing information:</p><p></p><p>On two occasions I have got the following results:</p><p></p><p>DAY 1:</p><p>Fasting: 6.4 </p><p>1 hour after eating half a fried karela: 4.6</p><p></p><p>DAY 2: </p><p>Fasting 6.5 </p><p>1 hour after eating large portion of fried karela: 4.7</p><p></p><p>So whatever is in the karela seems to have a relatively dramatic and immediate effect in lower BS levels? When I've had a portion with a somewhat carby meal (not over doing it mind you), with a karela starter, the bs levels is lower than without it. I'm not sure how it works but I have read that it contains some chemical very similar to insulin? Or is it stimulating the pancreas itself to create more insulin. I don't know?</p><p></p><p></p><p>I also came across this paper which claims that the vegetable actually helps regenerate suboptimal islet beta cells in the pancreas and includes photographic evidence. Make of it what you will? I know researchers can be pressured into falsifying results for budgets etc. </p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.jeb.co.in/journal_issues/200801_jan08/paper_17.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.jeb.co.in/journal_issues/200 ... per_17.pdf</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="PickledPepper, post: 153996, member: 26539"] Folks, I feel compelled to post. I've been experimenting with 'karela' since a family friend put me onto them. After the initial shock at the taste, and getting used to that, I got some really interesting results from self administered tests. So in the context of sharing information: On two occasions I have got the following results: DAY 1: Fasting: 6.4 1 hour after eating half a fried karela: 4.6 DAY 2: Fasting 6.5 1 hour after eating large portion of fried karela: 4.7 So whatever is in the karela seems to have a relatively dramatic and immediate effect in lower BS levels? When I've had a portion with a somewhat carby meal (not over doing it mind you), with a karela starter, the bs levels is lower than without it. I'm not sure how it works but I have read that it contains some chemical very similar to insulin? Or is it stimulating the pancreas itself to create more insulin. I don't know? I also came across this paper which claims that the vegetable actually helps regenerate suboptimal islet beta cells in the pancreas and includes photographic evidence. Make of it what you will? I know researchers can be pressured into falsifying results for budgets etc. [url=http://www.jeb.co.in/journal_issues/200801_jan08/paper_17.pdf]http://www.jeb.co.in/journal_issues/200 ... per_17.pdf[/url] [/QUOTE]
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