The epidemic of type 2 diabetes in the U.S. and around the world has increased focus on finding ways to lower insulin resistance and convince the body’s cells to take up glucose from the blood more normally. Many people also have trouble tolerating medications or are just afraid of the long term risks of some of these meds (such as Avandia). Or the meds just don’t work, and the person with type 2 diabetes faces adding insulin to batter the cells into submission to accept glucose from the bloodstream.
Any natural remedy that might help avoid adding insulin and/or reduce the amount of diabetes drugs needed is a potentially welcome discovery. In an animal study, researchers may have found another such dietary supplement to consider – GABA or gamma-aminobutyric acid. GABA is usually better known as the neurotransmitter in the brain that calms down nerve firing to reduce insomnia and anxiety. It is not even clear if GABA in this study got into the brain – it may just be acting outside the brain.
Here’s the information on this study…
GABA May Improve Insulin Resistance and Glucose Tolerance: Researchers at UCLA demonstrated that the common over-the-counter dietary supplement …
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It is possible that the GABA acts by helping to inhibit inflammation. Any kind of chronic inflammation in the body can increase insulin resistance and reduce glucose tolerance. One strategy for thinking about how to put together a unique program of natural remedies is to know how each one of the supplements might work on insulin resistance. Hitting the problem from all sides might be more helpful to promote blood sugar health than going only at the problem from one direction, such as trying to add even more insulin.
Other natural remedies that might reduce insulin resistance for type 2 diabetics include chromium, prickly pear, cinnamon, gymnema, bitter melon, and vanadium.
