Natural Medicines in the Clinical Management of Diabetes Mellitus

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  1. 2. Natural medicine that is considered to be likely safe BUT likely not effective.
  2. 3. May be beneficial in patients with deficiency but has the potential to damage kidneys and potentially worsen renal disease.
  3. 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
  4. 9. Likely safe and possibly effective natural medicine that when consumed in the diet, may reduce blood glucose levels.
  5. 10. Natural medicine that inhibits the alpha-amylase enzyme that has not been evaluated in patients with diabetes mellitus.
  6. 12. Possibly safe and effective natural medicine that is known as opuntia.
  7. 14. Acts directly on pancreatic cells, is likely effective but has insufficient evidence for efficacy.
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. 17. Fenugreek should be avoided if you are allergic to plants in the _______ family.
  11. 18. White mulberry is ______ safe and effective.
  12. 19. Likely safe natural medicine with insufficient evidence for effectiveness that contains coumarin.
  13. 21. Agaricus mushroom is a possibly safe and effective natural medicine that increases levels of _____.
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  1. 1. Natural product that is possibly safe and effective that may delay glucose absorption.
  2. 2. An extract of this product acts as an alpha-glucosidase inhibitor.
  3. 4. Likely safe and possibly effective natural medicine that may reduce postprandial blood glucose and also reduce total and LDL cholesterol.
  4. 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.
  5. 7. Natural medicine that is possibly safe and has a light green, pointed cucumber appearance.
  6. 8. Guar gum is possibly effective and _____ safe.
  7. 11. Cassia cinnamon should be avoided in patients with ______ disease.
  8. 13. May be a possibly safe and effective option to decrease symptoms of diabetic peripheral neuropathy.
  9. 15. Possibly safe and effective natural medicine that may decrease insulin resistance and improve insulin sensitivity.
  10. 20. Acts as an antioxidant and cofactor in oxidative respiration but has insufficient evidence for efficacy.
  11. 22. High levels of selenium are linked to ______ risk of developing type 2 diabetes mellitus.