Until recently, the Internet and China were unlikely avenues for diabetics to seek treatment. That's because insulin-producing cells in the body no longer work. But the truth is, some herbs do lower blood sugar. It's particularly important in diabetes that you have someone to help manage your care. Because you could get into problems with it.
Uncontrolled diabetes can lead to blindness, gangrene, and numerous cardiovascular complications.
But some herbal marketers say what diabetics may really have to worry about is the prescription drug they're taking. They got some fresh ammunition for that argument last week when the antidiabetic drug Rezulin was withdrawn from the market. It has been linked to more than 60 deaths. One, they haven't been appropriately tested in general, so you really don't know how effective they are. Two, it's always very difficult to know how much of the ingredient is actually in there.