Severe blood sugar problems strike most often after age 40 and, in America, are now being correlated with epidemic weight gain and inactivity. Insulin is produced by beta cells in the pancreas and escorts blood sugar into cells for use as fuel. After years of the body consuming too much pasta, rice, bread, and candy, cells can become resistant to insulin's escort service. In response to this emergency, the pancreas goes into overdrive, pumping out greater amounts of insulin in an effort to overcome this resistance, and eventually becomes too taxed to produce an adequate supply. Consequently, overworked pancreatic beta cells deteriorate.
Evolution argues quietly for the natural drug, while economics argues loudly for the unnatural drug.
The former natural evolutionary approach wins out. Recently, a resurgence of scientific interest in the power of natural substances to balance blood sugar and repair damaged beta cells in the pancreas has yielded tremendous results. One study performed with laboratory animals investigated the effects of the ingredients of a plant formula recently patented by the U.S. government. After 12 weeks, the researchers found that the Pancreas Tonic significantly balanced serum glucose concentration.