Garlic Pill Treats Type I and Type II Diabetes

by Terri Potratz | November 19, 2008 at 03:12 pm

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A chemical found in garlic has been found to effectively treat type I and type II diabetes by reducing blood glucose levels, a new study in the Royal Society of Chemistry journal Metallomics reveals. The drug has previously shown results when injected, but this is the first time it has been modified into pill form so it can be taken orally.

The drug is based on vanadium and allixin, a compound found in garlic, and its action described in an Advance Article from Metallomics available free online from today. The first issue of the new journal will be published in 2009.

In previous work they had discovered the vanadium-allixin compound treated both diabetes types when injected, but this new study shows the drug has promise as an oral treatment for the disease.

Type I diabetes (insulin dependent) is currently treated with daily injections of insulin, while type II (non-insulin dependent) is treated with drugs bearing undesirable side-effects – the authors note neither treatment is ideal.

The researchers aim to test the drug in humans in future work.

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omelettes

at 22:08 on November 19th, 2008

I found these garlics in a big barrel. They are sold in a local organic shop in Tagaytay.

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chic.biker

at 09:13 on November 20th, 2008

I just took a great photo - a studio shot - and I have many more! The real joke is that I'm intolerant of garlic - can't eat the stuff, and have huge difficulty in avoiding it when eating out.....

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Erik Larson

at 00:16 on November 22nd, 2008

whenever a natural product can solve health issues it's good news, imho. I hope it tests well in the human trials and big pharma doesn't find a way to shut it down or make it obscenely expensive- like most people in the US, I know people with diabetes.

Satria (not verified)

at 11:29 on November 22nd, 2008

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GodsGraceNotes

at 12:47 on November 28th, 2008

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reno_fog

at 21:40 on November 29th, 2008

My wife is type II I hope this works

Katie Spicer

at 02:42 on December 1st, 2008

This was taken in a medicinal market in Iquitos. Iquitos is a town in the Peruvian Amazon. It is completely surrounded by rainforest. In this wheelbarrow are garlic bulbs and purple maize.

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Albert Greca (not verified)

at 00:35 on December 4th, 2008

Garlic has good effect in improvement of your immune system, your memory, good protector of liver, and prevents cancer onset as well as garlic and diabetes link.