Potential for improved glycemic control with dietary Momordica charantia in patients with insulin resistance and pre-diabetes

Jimmy T Efird; Yuk Ming Choi; Stephen W Davies; Sanjay Mehra; Ethan J Anderson; Lalage A Katunga

doi:10.3390/ijerph110202328

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Potential for improved glycemic control with dietary Momordica charantia in patients with insulin resistance and pre-diabetes

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Potential for improved glycemic control with dietary Momordica charantia in patients with insulin resistance and pre-diabetes

Jimmy T Efird, Yuk Ming Choi, Stephen W Davies, Sanjay Mehra, Ethan J Anderson and Lalage A Katunga

International journal of environmental research and public health, Vol.11(2), pp.2328-2345

02/21/2014

DOI: 10.3390/ijerph110202328

PMCID: PMC3945602

PMID: 24566057

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Abstract

Bitter Melon (Momordica charantia) is a widely used traditional remedy for hyperglycemia. While the medicinal properties of this plant have been studied extensively using in vitro and animal models, the clinical efficacy and safety in humans is largely unknown. This review discusses the benefits and limitations of bitter melon supplementation in the context of epidemic levels of insulin resistance and pre-diabetes throughout the world.

Blood Glucose - drug effects

Animals

Humans

Plant Preparations - pharmacology

Plant Preparations - therapeutic use

Insulin Resistance

Momordica charantia

Phytotherapy

Prediabetic State - drug therapy

Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic

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Title: Subtitle: Potential for improved glycemic control with dietary Momordica charantia in patients with insulin resistance and pre-diabetes
Creators: Jimmy T Efird - East Carolina Heart Institute and the Center for Health Disparities, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27834, USA. jimmy.efird@stanfordalumni.org
Yuk Ming Choi - Adult Gerontological Nurse Practitioner Program, School of Nursing, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC 27402, USA. y_choi6@uncg.edu
Stephen W Davies - Department of General Surgery, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA. sd2wf@virginia.edu
Sanjay Mehra - Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27834, USA. mehras@ecu.edu
Ethan J Anderson - Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27834, USA. andersonet@ecu.edu
Lalage A Katunga - Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27834, USA. katungal10@students.ecu.edu
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: International journal of environmental research and public health, Vol.11(2), pp.2328-2345
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph110202328
PMID: 24566057
PMCID: PMC3945602
NLM abbreviation: Int J Environ Res Public Health
ISSN: 1661-7827
eISSN: 1660-4601
Publisher: Switzerland
Language: English
Date published: 02/21/2014
Academic Unit: Pharmaceutical Sciences and Experimental Therapeutics; Fraternal Order of Eagles Diabetes Research Center; Health, Sport, and Human Physiology
Record Identifier: 9984065317302771

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