Therapeutic Effect of Fenugreek Seed on the Patients Suffering from Diabetes Mellitus type II

Abstract

Nowadays diabetes is the most dreadful disease for humankind in the whole world. Indians are more centrally obese at a given level of BMI compared to white Caucasians and that Indians are more insulin resistant even at lower level of BMI so they are more prone to have diabetes.. Consumption of fenu greek seed decreases the blood glucose level as its amount is inversely associated with insulin resistance. A detailed clinical examination done on selected patients. The criteria for the selection are as follows: 1.All patients are sedentary middle aged workers. 2. Patients with complications like were not included 3.Patients selected were explained the outline and aim of the study. They were advised to have fenugreek seed  in the form of powder. 4. We made 3 groups. Group A fed 5 gm, group B fed 10 gm and group C fed 15 gm of fenugreek seed . 5.Patients are recalled after 2 weeks for the investigation to know the proper effect of fenugreek seed. 6.The investigations include Anthropometric data, GTT, blood glucose, and serum lipid profile. The test applied for clinical estimation of blood glucose is GOD-POD (glucose oxidase peroxiadse) method. This study proves that consumption of fenugreek seed improves the blood glucose levels in the diabetics’ patients

Keywords: diabetes, fenugreek seed , polysaccharide