Consumption of saffron can help lower diabetes blood sugar levels.
REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA — High and uncontrolled blood sugar levels in people with diabetes diabetes Type 2 can increase the risk of serious complications. Consumption safron has the potential to help people with diabetes reduce their blood sugar levels they.
Saffron has long been known as a spice that has the effect of lowering blood sugar levels. This spice comes from flowers Crocus sativus also known as safron crocus.
A study in Journal of Research in Medical Sciences This study was conducted to prove the benefits of consuming saffron extract on blood sugar levels of people with type 2 diabetes. This study involved 54 patients with type 2 diabetes who were randomly divided into two groups.
One group took saffron extract capsules, while the other group was given a placebo capsule. All participants were asked to take the capsules they received twice a day, in the morning and evening for eight weeks.
During the study, the research team took measurements of various parameters. One of them is the fasting blood sugar levels of the participants.
The results of the study showed that all parameters of the two groups appeared to show the same results except fasting blood sugar levels. The research team revealed that fasting blood sugar levels in the group that took the saffron extract capsules were significantly lower than the group that took only the placebo capsules.
“Saffron hydroalcoholic extract can improve glucose control by lowering fasting blood sugar levels in type 2 diabetic patients,” explained the research team. ExpressTuesday (5/4/2022).
However, saffron extract had no significant effect on other aspects of diabetes control in diabetic patients. Another tip that can be done to help control blood sugar levels for people with diabetes is a glass of water. Drinking a glass of water has the effect of lowering blood sugar levels.
“When your blood sugar level is high, your body will try to remove excess sugar from your blood through urine,” explains Diabetes.co.uk.
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