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Effects of Amla on Blood Sugar

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The condition where the blood sugar level is higher than the normal and desired level is known as diabetes. Higher blood sugar levels can cause a large number of health issues as its result. This excess sugar could be due to the incapability of the body to produce the right amount of insulin or the incapability of the body to react to the available insulin in the body, or maybe both. High blood sugar can be controlled largely through diet. Amla or Indian gooseberries are small, round, light green citrus fruits that have a bittersweet taste. Amla is known to have a large number of medicinal properties and have been used as an important ingredient in different Ayurvedic medicines. Amla or Indian gooseberries is also thought to be an effective home remedy for blood sugar control. Let us understand in details the effects of amla on the blood sugar.

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Effects of Amla on Blood Sugar
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Effect of Amla on Blood Sugar

Amla, for ages, has been considered to be one of the most useful ingredients that can be used as an anti-diabetes element. It is a citrus fruit that has powerful antioxidants and is a great booster of the immune system. Amla has some really strong medicinal properties that can control the problem of blood sugar.(1)

People who are suffering from the condition of diabetes happen to get affected with a sharp fluctuating blood sugar level. This sugar or glucose levels often spike up after meals and the person faces a sudden and steep plunge in the sugar levels. This fluctuation can be much dangerous for the body and can also lead to cardiac arrest, strokes and renal failure. Amla can help to keep the sugar level steady and constant. Amla contains important constituents like gallic acid, ellagic acid, gallotanin and corilagin which possesses enormous antioxidant properties and also helps in destroying free radicals (2). This together serves as an anti-diabetic agent. Amla can also prevent the various associated complications of diabetes like cardiac complications occurring due diabetes, hyperglycemia, diabetic neuropathy, cataractogenesis and also protein wasting associated with diabetes.(2)

Following are the other diverse benefits of amla:

Amla Protects the Pancreas: Research from University of Maryland Medical Center has proven that Amla is one of the most effective medicines for the condition of pancreatitis. The pancreas produces insulin and is really important to maintain blood sugar. However, when the condition of pancreatitis prevails, the pancreas tends to get inflated as a result of which the insulin generating cells cannot secrete insulin leading to increased blood sugar. Since amla prevents the condition of pancreatitis it is beneficial in the management of diabetes.

Benefits of Chromium in Amla: Amla is also rich in considerable amount of chromium. This mineral helps to control the carbohydrate metabolism and hence helps the body to be better responsive to the insulin levels. Chromium in amla also helps to prevent increase in blood sugar.

Health Benefits of Vitamins in Amla: Amla is once again one of the richest sources of vitamin C which is a very effective antioxidant. Vitamin C has a very important role to play in controlling the level of blood sugar in the body.(3)

Antioxidants in Amla and its Effect on Blood Sugar: Research and investigation into the domain have clearly revealed that the oxidative stress on the body is one of the main reasons that lead to the condition of diabetes and so many more diseases. The rich amounts of antioxidants in Amla help to fight this metabolism and thus prevent high blood sugar and also prevent its worsening.(4)

How to Eat Amla for High Blood Sugar?

Amla is a fruit that can be consumed in a large number of ways so that you can manage the level of blood sugar in your body. One of the simplest forms is to eat it fresh and raw; remember it has a bittersweet taste while chewing but later on leaves a sweet flavor. Many people make a murabba or a kind of sweet pickle out of it. Consuming this form of amla is not really advisable for people with high blood sugar as this form also has an amount of sugar or glucose in it that will not be appreciated. You can also get many powder forms of Amla. However here it is best to take the advice of the doctors so that you can have the most suitable form. Another form is to cut the amla into small pieces dry it in sun, sprinkle it with salt and have it as a nice mouth freshener. Amla juices are also quite helpful.

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Conclusion

In order to understand the antidiabetic properties of Amla, its effects on diabetic rats have been conducted. It has been found that Amla has been beneficial for both fasting and post-prandial blood sugar levels. It is also found to control cardiac problems that stem out of type 1 diabetes. More research is required in this domain so that more information can be found backed by empirical research. At this point, it can surely be said that Amla can provide a better blood sugar level control and also help one to lead a healthier life in general.

References:  

  1. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21495900
  2. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24577384
  3. Walia K. and Boolchandani R. Role of Amla in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus – A Review. Research Journal of Recent Sciences. Vol. 4(ISC-2014), 31-35 (2015)
  4. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16176148

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Last Modified On:October 10, 2019

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