Fenugreek (Methi) Seeds

As I mentioned in my last post, most popularly suggested remedy to treat diabetes is to use the Fenugreek / Methi seeds / Menthulu and it’s by products.

Suggested remedies:

• Take a table spoon of raw Fenugreek seeds, three times a day with meals.
• Take 2 table spoons of raw Fenugreek seeds along with water as soon as you wake up. Alternatively you can take it with yogurt/curd as well.
• Mix 2 table spoons of Fenugreek seed powder mixed with yogurt/curd and eat it as the first item in the morning.
• Soak 2 table spoons of raw Fenugreek seeds overnight and eat it as the first item in the morning.

Side effects: High dose my cause mild digestive distress.

Scientific name: Trigonella foenum-graecum

Scientific reason to cure diabetes:

The chemical compounds found in fenugreek have the ability to aid the digestive process. Consequently, when taken with meals it is believed that fenugreek is able to slow down the rate at which sugars are absorbed into the body, whereby regulating blood sugar levels. Additionally, studies indicate that 4-hydroxyisoleucine (an amino acid) found in fenugreek may induce or promote the production of insulin when blood sugar levels are elevated. The mechanism is thought to delay gastric emptying, slow carbohydrate absorption and inhibit glucose transport.

Several human intervention trials demonstrated that the anti-diabetic effects of fenugreek seeds ameliorate most metabolic symptoms associated with type-1 and type-2 diabetes in both humans and relevant animal models by reducing serum glucose and improving glucose tolerance. Supplements of fenugreek seeds were shown to lower serum cholesterol and triglyceride.

Fenugreek is currently available commercially in encapsulated forms and is being prescribed as dietary supplements for the control of hypercholesterolemia and diabetes by practitioners of complementary and alternative medicine. There are quite a few fenugreek extract powder (4 - Hydroxyisoleucine) capsule in the market these days.

Reasons to get Diabetes

Inside the pancreas, beta cells make the hormone insulin. Insulin is necessary for the body to be able to use glucose for energy. When you eat food, the body breaks down all of the sugars and starches into glucose, which is the basic fuel for the cells in the body. Insulin takes the sugar from the blood into the cells. When glucose builds up in the blood instead of going into cells, it can lead to diabetes.

In people with type 1 diabetes, the pancreas no longer makes insulin. The beta cells have been destroyed and they need insulin shots to use glucose from meals.

In people with type 2 diabetes, either the body does not produce enough insulin or the cells ignore the insulin. Some people with type 2 diabetes need diabetes pills or insulin shots to help their bodies use glucose for energy.

Diabetes increases your risk for many serious health problems. The good news is, with the correct treatment and recommended lifestyle changes, many people with diabetes are able to prevent or delay the onset of complications.

No one knows why people get diabetes. Among the causes of diabetes are genetic or hereditary factors and the environment.

Cheeni Talk

This blog is to share my thought on diabetes (type 2) and best ways to control the blood sugar (CHEENI) levels by means of following proper food diet, exercise and yoga. Being born and brought up in Hyderabad, I would like to talk about Indian food diet mostly southern Indian diet and good old home remedies received from grand and great grandparents. Let’s see how far I go from here.