Diabetes, Cure Diabetes - Green Tea for Diabetics

Green Tea

When you have diabetes life becomes all about regulating your blood sugar to stay healthy and while many must turn to medication and insulin injections there is evidence to suggest that drinking green tea could make diabetes management easier.

Drinking green tea for diabetes is a good remedy because tea contains substances called polyphenols which are antioxidants found in every plant.

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Polyphenols help reduce oxidative stress and cause vasodilation, which is widening of the arteries which decreases blood pressure, prevents clotting and reduces cholesterol. All of these activities reduce the risk for heart diseases which is elevated in people with diabetes. Polyphenols in green tea can also help regulate glucose in the body helping to prevent or control diabetes.

We know people with diabetes have problems metabolizing sugar insulin but with the type-2 diabetes the body is not so sensitive to insulin so blood sugar levels go up through a complex biochemical reaction. Tea, especially green tea, helps sensitize cells so they are better able to metabolize sugar. Green tea is good for people with diabetes because it hurts the metabolic system function.

Green Tea and Type 1 Diabetes: A study conducted shows that an antioxidant found in green tea called epigallocatechingallate or ECGC may help delay the onset of type 1 diabetes. Green tea may help regulate blood glucose levels and help in slowing its progression.

Green Tea and Type 2 Diabetes: Drinking caffeinated green tea may help lower the risk for type 2 diabetes. People who drink at least six cups of green tea per day have 33% lower risk for type 2 diabetes than people who drink one cup or less per week.

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