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Ampalaya good alternative to meds

Jeffretro80s

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Type of diabetes
Treatment type
Diet only
for those who are not familiar with the Ampalaya fruit, its the best fruit in the world and has been proven to lower bs, better than Metformin, and the good news is that it's healthy too, i got 3 this week, i take half of the fruiit a day, no more metformin for me

for those who still believe they need meds for diabetes II, its possible to go on an Ampalaya diet and lower bs in a natural healthy way instead of those chemicals that commercial docs prescribe
 
Clivethedrive said:
Sounds good where do we get it from?
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i got it from an exotic store here that sells foods from far eastern countries, the fruit comes from the Philippines so its not available in most grocery stores, however Ampalaya capsules are easy to buy online

do reasearch and find out what ampalaya does for diabetics, you'll be amazed, im not on metformin anymore and i feel better as well
 
aka Bitter Melon, available in Indian shops. I did try it 6 1/2 years ago, both as fruit, when the juice yield was low, & as pills. I did not see any benefit during the two or 3 weeks. The I started low carb, & saw a massive benefit. I did not continue with bitter melon.

Google

Ampalaya for Diabetes. Clinical Studies for Ampalaya Bitter Melon demonstrated hypoglycemic properties (blood sugar lowering) or other actions of potential benefit against diabetes mellitus.
The hypoglycemic chemicals found in Ampalaya Bitter Melon include a mixture of steroidal saponins known as charantins, insulin-like peptides, and alkaloids. The hypoglycemic effect is more pronounced in the fruit of bitter melon where these chemicals are in greater abundance. The fruit has also shown the ability to enhance cells’ uptake of glucose, to promote insulin release, and potentiate the effect of insulin. In other in vivo studies, bitter melon fruit and/or seed has been shown to reduce total cholesterol and triglycerides in both the presence and absence of dietary cholesterol. In one study, elevated cholesterol and triglyceride levels in diabetic rats were returned to normal after 10 weeks of treatment.​
 
Try a low carb diet including a piece of bitter melon a day, of cource the rest of the diet has to be healthy too else the benefits won't show, i quit pasta and potatoes and no more diary products, actually i want to lose 10 kg the coming months, i know that will help a lot and perhaps reverse the condition, although im not feeling "diabetic" anymore, was diagnosed with type II last year
 
If you want to loose the weight, don't forget the exercise, and the lower Carb the better
 
I'm glad you are getting results...

http://www.todaysdietitian.com/newarchives/070111p10.shtml
Journal of Clinical Epidemiology in 2007, revealed only a 0.217% decline in the experimental group. The mean difference in the placebo group vs. the experimental group was not statistically significant. Also, the authors relied on self-reported intake of the supplements and did not disclose the actual amount of bitter melon the subjects took. The authors concluded that bitter melon’s effectiveness is uncertain; however, the results could be used to estimate the sample size for larger trials
 
At the moment I am doing really well on diet and exercise, but it never hurts to look at other things... thanks for the information.
 
Hongchonghui said:
please take look at this video. it will help you. Dr.jason Fung have diabete clinic. best wishes
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A lot of what he says makes some sense. I'm not convinced that Bariatric surgery is the be all and end all for curing Diabetes II, especially banding which in essence just restricts the amount of food you eat as opposed to the type of food. Bypass surgery is different, it's mechanism is understood better than it was even a few years ago, but probably not yet fully understood and again might restrict the amount of food (plus some other things) but doesn't restrict the type of food. I went to a Bariatric surgery support group a few years back when they were discussing how to liquidise chocolate and ice cream, probably not a great idea for diabetics or even people wanting to lose weight, but at that time they were being told to consume 1200 calories.
Interesting video all the same.
 

not the supplement, i mean the real deal, the fruit itself, supplements are for people who like spending money on nothing
 
Kezzer4321 said:
At the moment I am doing really well on diet and exercise, but it never hurts to look at other things... thanks for the information.
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good diet and exersize are the key factors, just eating ampalaya won't help much, a combination of the right stuff.
Metformin and other meds are needed when not enough is done to live a better lifestyle.

The average doctor is not a health coach or food expert, hence they prescribe meds rather than give advise on what to eat.
 
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