Has anybody tried Moringa Olifera (Drumstick tree) leaf powder to lower blood sugar

jason John said:

Hi, Im not sure how long Ive been suffering with diabetes, it could be for many years Im not sure, I only discovered this last year after a visit to the dentist. My doctor put me on metformin 500, I however did some research on the net for an alternative natural treatment and stumbled upon Moringa Olifera. I have tried taking Moringa and found it to reduce my blood sugar levels rapidly, Im hypoglycmic and this is a problem. Has anybody heard of or tried Moringa Olifera leaf powder and what are the recomended dosages.

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Hi and welcome to the forum. It might not be necessary to take herbal products or medications, if you can reduce your blood glucose (BG) levels through making changes to what you are eating. We can give you info about this if you are interested.

Herbal products can have side effects and risks just like approved drugs. Usually there is little, if any, research evidence that they work and are safe. This website has some info on recommended dosages and advises against exceeding them because of toxicity:
http://examine.com/supplements/Moringa+oleifera/

There's only two studies cited above and they appear to be rodent studies, not human trials. So you'd be using something that has never been studied in humans, and which may act differently in humans than rodents. Also, the studies showed only mild effects on blood glucose.

A safer option may well be reducing the amount of carbohydrates you are eating.

jason John said:

Im hypoglycmic and this is a problem.

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I am not sure I understand that comment in the context of taking Metformin and leaves.

Hi. As Squire says, I don't understand your hypoglycaemic comment as that implies very LOW blood sugar; did you mean hypER? A low-carb diet is the best way to reduce blood sugar and Metformin will help a bit if you have excess weight. I've read many posts over the years for natural diabetes remedies and seen no evidence that any have any measurable effect and some have serious side effects. Whatever you do look for the factual evidence and look for the side effects. The best natural remedy for T2 is the right diet.

jason John said:

Hi, Im not sure how long Ive been suffering with diabetes, it could be for many years Im not sure, I only discovered this last year after a visit to the dentist. My doctor put me on metformin 500, I however did some research on the net for an alternative natural treatment and stumbled upon Moringa Olifera. I have tried taking Moringa and found it to reduce my blood sugar levels rapidly, Im hypoglycmic and this is a problem. Has anybody heard of or tried Moringa Olifera leaf powder and what are the recomended dosages.

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More to the point. Who is your dentist? I'll steer clear of the surgery.!

jason John said:

My sugar levels can suddenly drop to about 2/3 or can go up to about 13. I find that by reducing my metformin dose by half my sugar level does not drop so fast and if my sugar levels goes up I compliment with a small amount of moringa leaf powder to lower my sugar, it seems to work for me.

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What sort of foods do you eat in a typical day?

There have been studies done on the use of Indian herbs and herbal remedies in treating diabetes,

This one published in Journal of Clinical Biochemistry and Nutrition which can be accessed via the US National Library of Medicine.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2275761/

Another from 2005 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16202376

I didn't do an in-depth search though, there are probably more.

I have not seen Moringa on sale in UK myself but have seen it on French websites.

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Sounds suspect, sounds illegal...