Emma Miller
Reducing blood sugar at home and in one day is quite real. It turns out that even an ordinary onion can help with that.
How onions affect blood sugar: Research
Scientists investigated the useful properties of onions and confirmed that eating them significantly reduces blood sugar and cholesterol levels. The study was based on an experiment conducted on rats with diabetes.
The experiment found that onions in type 2 diabetes significantly reduced blood sugar levels (by 40 mg/dL) after just four hours of eating the specially prepared extract. The results of this study were published in Environmental Health Insights.
What kind of onion lowers blood sugar
The researchers found this healing property in an extract of an ordinary onion, which is easy to buy in every supermarket. To the extract, scientists added an antidiabetic drug – metformin.
How to reduce blood sugar through folk remedies
Not only onions can help to normalize blood sugar levels. First of all, it is necessary to stick to a certain diet, choosing diet products without fast carbohydrates: vegetables, legumes, herbs, and berries. In addition, nuts, whole grain products, eggs, and seafood will do.
There are also recipes for folk remedies that can significantly lower blood sugar without medication. The most popular are oatmeal infusion and flax seed infusion.
