There is a good summary here...“In Chinese culture it’s believed eating bitter melon can help reduce blood sugar, help your liver recover and detox your body.”
Do we know this to be true?
Yes , thanks, I did see that. I was interested to see if members agreed with the assertion that it helps reduce boood sugar levels.There is a good summary here...
https://www.diabetes.co.uk/natural-therapies/bitter-melon.html
Yes , thanks, I did see that. I was interested to see if members agreed with the assertion that it helps reduce boood sugar levels.
I thought you might say that.It's a bit like apple cider vinegar or cinnamon- for some there is an impact and for others not. Only by testing will you know if it works for you
It's the truth.I thought you might say that.
I started taking a supplement that includes bitter melon plus other herbs at the beginning of February 2019 and blood sugars have definitely gone lower.Yes , thanks, I did see that. I was interested to see if members agreed with the assertion that it helps reduce boood sugar levels.
I love scrambled eggs so thank you for this. What I feel about the bitter melon is that I probably need an extra bit of help at the moment even though I am very strict keto and would be likely to be prescribed metformin at my next DN visit as BS was definitely showing an upward trend. As I don't seem to do well with prescription drugs and also can suffer from IBS type symptoms I was dreading the metformin. As my herbal suppliment works as well as metformin I would much rather take the herbal/bitter melon supplement and also add bitter melon to my meals. As well as the drop in blood sugar it does seem very gentle on my digestive system.Well, I have just checked with Mrs Listlad and she reminded me that she also cooks it from fresh, with scrambled egg, which I had forgotten. So I have eaten it that way before.
If nothing else then it is another one of those foods that I can include in my diet that keeps my blood sugar levels lower.
So I would be better to stick to the to the tablets as there is 300mg of bitter melon in the 2 tablets that I take daily. It's easy to forget that more of something is not necessarily better.I think I would have to pass on Bitter Melon it has high levels of quinine in it.
Well that’s a shock, John.I think I would have to pass on Bitter Melon it has high levels of quinine in it.
Also great to counter the potential for malaria.....I see there is on the net some controversy as to the content of quinine in bitter melon. As quinine is contraindicated for me I would try to err on the side of caution but for most people it would not be a problem. And it is purported to have some pretty good benefits.
"Safety profile: Bitter gourd may contain alkaloid substances like quinine and morodicine, resins and saponic glycosides, which may be intolerable by some people. The bitterness and toxicity may be reduced somewhat by parboiling or soaking in salt water for up to 10 minutes. Toxicity symptoms may include excessive salivation, facial redness, dimness of vision, stomach pain, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, muscular weakness."
http://amrapalimagazine.com/health-...d-bitter-melon-or-bitter-squash/#.XHLQ2bsYCUk
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