Glucomannan | Type 2 Diabetes - Balancing Blood Sugar With Glucomannan
Glucomannan is a dietary fiber, water-soluble hemicelluloses (polysaccharide) that is used for treatment of Type 2 diabetes, obesity, high blood cholesterol level and constipation. It is manufactured from the corm or roots of the ‘Konjac’ plant. In this article, we will be discussing the use of glucomannan as a therapeutic agent in the management of Type 2 diabetes. We will analyze the pharmacological effects of glucomannan in our body and try to understand how this ingredient lowers blood glucose level. However, we need to have an idea of diabetes first to understand it fully. Therefore, here is a brief overview of diabetes.
Introduction to Type 2 diabetes
Generally speaking, diabetes is a condition where the level of our blood sugar shoots up beyond the normal level. The normal level of blood sugar is 80-120 mg per 100 ml of blood. A patient is stamped as a clear case of diabetes, when the recorded blood sugar level is more than 160 mg per 100 ml of blood checked randomly at any point of time. It may be also stamped when the fasting blood sugar level is more than 100 mg per 100 ml of blood.
Diabetes is of two types – type 1 (Insulin dependent) and type 2 (Non-insulin dependent or maturity onset). Type 1 diabetes occurs in the children who cannot produce enough of insulin hormone, which controls the blood sugar and keep it within normal limits. However, we will be focusing regarding Type 2 diabetes here.
In those patients suffering from Type 2 diabetes, the insulin level remains normal or more than the regular level. Due to certain reasons (detailed mentioning of the cause is beyond the scope of this small article), our body cannot use the action of Insulin (the cells remain refractory). As a result, glucose starts accumulating in almost all organs of our body. The deleterious effects are pronounced mainly in the eyes, kidneys, heart, blood vessels or nerves. It takes a long time to experience the overt effects of diabetes. Therefore, sometimes diabetes is called ‘Silent killer’. They affect the tiny blood vessels in our eyes. They rupture and gradually our vision becomes poor (diabetic retinopathy). Kidneys get affected by diabetes and the excretory functions (by which the waste materials are thrown out from our body) become compromised (diabetic nephropathy). Our heart gets affected and high blood pressure ensues. Diabetes also helps to increase the blood cholesterol level. Impotence is also another frightful effect.
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