Herbal treatment of T2 diabetes

If I were a betting person I would bet on the walking. You could always stop the walking for a week to see what happens.

I would bet on the Diamicron. Exercise is great and does help but you need to do an awful lot to affect blood sugar. Diet is the first priority and then meds. Sadly I have seen on evidence over the years in the forums or media that any herbal treatment has anything but a minor effect. Metformin started as a herbal remedy from a flower and helps a bit but not that much.

I currently use stevia, but have never even considered it as a herbal diabetic treatment, merely a no carb sugar replacement as part of my low carb diet. So while it's lack of carbohydrates can help keep my glucose levels down I doubt it's ever likely to cure me. I suppose though it's really just a matter of differences in perception?

I do like cinnamon and I've always used it as a flavouring in my cooking, however increasing it to any significant levels gives me bad nose bleeds. It's one of a number of foodstuffs/spices that can thin the blood,. so it obviously needs be used with care.

A number of treatments/medicines have their origins in plants and spices. etc, and are now used in refined forms. As I understand it, in their natural state they're not necessarily likely to be safer or better than the refined versions as their purity and potency will be quite variable since nature doesn't work under laboratory conditions. So I'd tend to agree with Daibell's comment on their usefulness.

Robbity

Gymnema Sylvestre and Bitter Melon.
Or go Vegetarian

my money is on the gliclazide. though walking helps. 1/2 hr a day is perfect, they say
none of the herb studies that I have seen, have ever matched a basic, single 500 tab of metformin for an effect on BG

Diamicron which contains Gliclazide, is probably the reason, if your dose has been increased. Walking will help with BG levels but I wouldn't like to say by how much (couldn't say by how much), my father's experience was that when he stopped walking (leg muscle pain. statins? being 87?), his BG was all over the place and he has never had good control since.
Metformin, which you don't mention Kaha, is quite often prescribed as the first line drug of choice especially if the patient is overweight or if insulin resistance is suspected. I'm not sure why there's a suggestion that Metformin "helps a bit but not much". It is also chemically synthesized.

I can swear by Bitter Melon tablets. I have eaten small piece of cake, two slices of bread and taken Bitter Melon which gives a small rise in BS levels. I was worried if manufactures had something added to the tablets as it reduced higher spikes greatly. So I stopped taking them.(besides I wanted loose weight and do other experiments too). But recently came across this thread I used full spectrum Bitter Melon tablets from Swanson. I am not sure if it help the fasting BS though.
http://www.diabetes.co.uk/diabetes-forum/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=27056
http://www.diabetes.co.uk/diabetes-forum/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=28851

Worth a look it's from diabetes India just like this site.

https://healthunlocked.com/diabetes...ll-you-wanted-to-know-about-methi..-fenugreek

Hi, I have tried Misai Kuching and Green tea and found that it does help in reducing my BS. I often consumed either one of them to help stablizes my BS when I have taken too much carb. Found that Bitter Gourd in which you can juice it, stir-fry also helps regulated my BS too. Not sure of the commercial Bitter Melon tablets.

Hi Sugar free stu,

Maybe I ask, do you consumed the fenugreek. Did it helps?

Sorry, I meant how do you consumed the fenugreek. In what form?