According to review of the published literature search on antidiabetic food, the mechanism of anti-diabetic food varies in many different ways. One of the mechanism is through slowing carbohydrate absorption in GI tract which results in the decrease o...
According to review of the published literature search on antidiabetic food, the mechanism of anti-diabetic food varies in many different ways. One of the mechanism is through slowing carbohydrate absorption in GI tract which results in the decrease of postprandial plasma glucose level. Such food includes beans and bean products, fermented beans(cheong-guk jang), mulberry leaves, powdered silkworm, β-glucan, guar gum and glucomannan. Second mechanism of products share insulin-mimeric properties, which are ginseng, bean proteins, bitter melon, coffee, cassia cinnamon, chromium, vanadium. Another kind of products signals GLUT4 to utilize the glucose in cells which helps to maintain proper insulin level in our body. Ginseng, red ginseng, bean proteins, banaba extracts are examples of these products. Also, L-Arginine, alpha-lipoic acid and vitamin E etc. have anti-oxidative effects that prevent the cell membrane from oxidation and increase the insulin sensitivity which enables the prophylaxis of diabetic complications. In conclusion, diverse antidiabetic food has different mechanisms in the regulation of blood glucose level. It seems to be more effective way to combine the different mechanism of antidiabetic food in the diet therapy of diabetic patients.