Many studies have proved that consuming this natural home remedy for diabetics, can lower post-meal blood glucose levels and could help lower blood sugar as well.
People have used it for centuries in both cooking and medicine, with many claiming it can relieve a wide range of health complaints.
Yes, we are talking about Apple cider vinegar – a popular home remedy that has gained much fame over the years.
The unique vinegar is also known to help a person lose weight which in turn can help with type 2 diabetes.
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The most effective and healthiest way to regulate blood sugar levels is to avoid a diet rich in refined carbs and sugar, but apple cider vinegar may also have a beneficial effect.
By consuming apple cider vinegar, insulin sensitivity could be improved during a high carb meal, and it is shown to significantly lower blood sugar and insulin response.
In a research paper published in the American Diabetes Association, drinking apple cider vinegar at bedtime, to help moderate waking glucose concentrations in adults with type 2 diabetes was further studied.
The study reported:
Given the importance of maintaining acceptable blood glucose concentrations, there is much interest in identifying foods and diet patterns that will help individuals with diabetes manage their condition.
Utilizing a randomized crossover design with a three to five-day washout period between treatments, participants followed a standardized meal plan for two days, consuming either two tablespoons of apple cider vinegar or water at bedtime with one oz of cheese.
The results of the study concluded that taking vinegar at bedtime may positively impact waking glucose concentrations in type 2 diabetes.
The anti-glycaemic effect of acetic acid found in apple cider vinegar was attributed to reduced starch digestion and/or delayed gastric emptying.
Another study published in Diabetes Care in 2005 included 10 people with type 2 diabetes, 11 people with insulin resistance, and a control group of eight people without diabetes or insulin resistance.
The participants were randomly asked to drink apple cider vinegar or a placebo drink and then eat a meal of a white bagel, butter, and orange juice.
The vinegar increased insulin sensitivity and significantly reduced post-meal blood glucose and insulin levels.
Other studies have also hinted that apple cider vinegar can benefit blood sugar levels after eating meals.
Insulin increases the storage of fat and reduces the body’s ability to use fat for fuel.
This can lead to weight gain, which plays an integral role in the development and worsening of insulin resistance.
Left unchecked, you can see how this will lead to a vicious cycle: insulin resistance leads to high insulin levels, which make it easier to gain weight by accumulating fat, which increases insulin resistance, which leads to high insulin levels, which leads to more weight gain, and so on goes the cycle.
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The good news is that diet and exercise can help decrease insulin resistance and its associated weight gain, which may help prevent or even reverse diabetes.
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