Sorry
@NewTD2 but that report reads like it was written by an undergraduate trying to earn his stripes and submit a thesis. It is full of pseudo science, and while reading it, it is very clear that the author has no idea at all as to why it may be effective, but is claiming cures for everything under the sun i.e. a miracle cure lies within........ It sucks.
I have used Bitter Melon myself for about a year as a supplement, and initially I thought it was helping to get good glucose control, but with a slight laxative sting in its tail. I did reduce my medication during that year, and yes, my insulin resistance does seem to have become less of a problem, and I can now tolerate a higher carb intake.
So I decided to see if I still needed it to keep my bgl levels down by stopping it cold turkey. I found my bgl did rise by about 0,1 mmol/l. but has settled back down, and since giving it up, my bgl daily averages before were 6.7 mmol/l. and are now 6.6 mmol/l. and this is after reducing my Metformin as well. I am actually eating more carby meals now than I was, so my diet has actually worsened over the last 6 months, but my Hba1c last week was 42, so my meters are not lying.
So I can happily save my moolah for other things, since it does not significantly justify any further investment by me. It may be that in the early days, it did help repair my NAFLD or restore beta cell function, but then again my LC diet is also doing that more cheaply. I would use this extract again, and will certainly support some proper research into it, but I am afraid that report did not do it for me, It is still hearsay and anecdotal at the moment IMHO