Bitter Melon : Anti-Diabetes Herb Remedy

Diabetes is a serious disease that requires a doctor's care.Herbs aren't substitutes for the fundamental changes in diet and lifestyle that you need to make in order to control your diabetes.either. While herbs aren't substitutes for controlling both types of diabetes, you can use herbs to help regulate your blood sugar, says Robert Rountree, M.D, a holistic physician at the Helios Health Center in Boulder, Colorado.

Bitter Melon is the best herb to start to help control diabetes, and it's complications, says Dr. Welliver. Eating bitter melon increases the insulin-secreting cells in the pancreas, called beta cells.

Bitter melon is cultivated in tropical countries of the world. It is used as food and anti-diabetes remedy in China, India, Philippines, Sri Lanka, and the West Indies. According to Dr. Welliver, drinking 2 ounces of bitter melon juice twice a day is most effective for type 2 diabetes and possibly early tye 1. You can make the juice by running the fruit through a juicer or by blending it with a little water until it is thin enough to drink. A daily shot of bitter melon juice may reduce the risks of developing diabetic retinopathy, a complication of diabetes caused by damage to blood vessels of the retina, says Dr. Welliver.