Natural Medicines in the Clinical Management of Diabetes Mellitus
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- 2. Natural medicine that is considered to be likely safe BUT likely not effective.
- 3. May be beneficial in patients with deficiency but has the potential to damage kidneys and potentially worsen renal disease.
- 6. Likely safe and possibly effective natural medicine for patients with deficiency. Higher dietary intake of this natural supplement may also lower fasting insulin concentrations
- 9. Likely safe and possibly effective natural medicine that when consumed in the diet, may reduce blood glucose levels.
- 10. Natural medicine that inhibits the alpha-amylase enzyme that has not been evaluated in patients with diabetes mellitus.
- 12. Possibly safe and effective natural medicine that is known as opuntia.
- 14. Acts directly on pancreatic cells, is likely effective but has insufficient evidence for efficacy.
- 15. Natural medicine that is referred to as another name which means “sugar destroyer”, has insufficient evidence for its use and it may increase risk of hypoglycemia.
- 16. Natural medicine that contains corosolic acid and ellagitannins that may activate insulin receptors. It is found to be possibly safe but there is insufficient evidence for its use.
- 17. Fenugreek should be avoided if you are allergic to plants in the _______ family.
- 18. White mulberry is ______ safe and effective.
- 19. Likely safe natural medicine with insufficient evidence for effectiveness that contains coumarin.
- 21. Agaricus mushroom is a possibly safe and effective natural medicine that increases levels of _____.
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- 1. Natural product that is possibly safe and effective that may delay glucose absorption.
- 2. An extract of this product acts as an alpha-glucosidase inhibitor.
- 4. Likely safe and possibly effective natural medicine that may reduce postprandial blood glucose and also reduce total and LDL cholesterol.
- 5. Likely safe natural medicine that may increase glucose, utilization and conversion to glycogen within skeletal muscle, however, there is insufficient evidence for its efficacy.
- 7. Natural medicine that is possibly safe and has a light green, pointed cucumber appearance.
- 8. Guar gum is possibly effective and _____ safe.
- 11. Cassia cinnamon should be avoided in patients with ______ disease.
- 13. May be a possibly safe and effective option to decrease symptoms of diabetic peripheral neuropathy.
- 15. Possibly safe and effective natural medicine that may decrease insulin resistance and improve insulin sensitivity.
- 20. Acts as an antioxidant and cofactor in oxidative respiration but has insufficient evidence for efficacy.
- 22. High levels of selenium are linked to ______ risk of developing type 2 diabetes mellitus.