Spirulina can reduce insulin resistance and reverse diabetes
October 30, 2024 at 7:41 am
Diabetes is a lifelong disease that can be managed but not cured. Spirulina can be beneficial for both types of diabetes. In type 1 diabetes, it helps maintain pancreatic health, lower glucose levels, increase insulin sensitivity, and improve liver function. (Lee 2017).
Type 2 diabetes does not develop overnight. It begins with an increase in insulin resistance. Insulin is a hormone the pancreas produces that helps cells convert glucose into energy. In diabetes, either the pancreas does not produce enough insulin or the body cannot use it effectively.
Numerous large studies analyse suggest that spirulina may help reverse the development of diabetes mellitus:- Spirulina significantly reduce fasting plasma glucose (FPG; -10.31) and
- lower insulin concentrations (-0.53)
- and also significantly reduce total cholesterol (-20), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C; -19), and very low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (VLDL-C; -6.72) concentrations ) and significantly increase high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C; 1.42)
in patients with metabolic syndrome and similar disorders.
[Hamedifard, Effect of spirulina on glycemic control and serum lipoproteins in patients with metabolic syndrome and related disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials, 2019.]
Since the risk of diabetes is more severe for overweight people and those with increased blood pressure, it will be helpful for you to know that using spirulina for at least three months can also increase these indicators. Spirulina reduces inflammation effects and has a broad antioxidant effect, which is important in anti-aging and neutralizing the effects of stress. Read more here.
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