Hyperglycemia

Efficacy of Alternative and Other Treatments According to GRADE* Ranking:

Ginseng [1, 2, 3]:

Please note, this management does NOT treat the condition itself. It may mildly help with some of the symptoms, and even then has insufficient evidence to back up this claim at present.

Recommendation: no recommendation  (There is insufficient evidence to support claims that ginseng helps to treat hyperglycemia. More studies are needed.)

Grade of Evidence: low quality of evidence

Astragalus (Astragalus Membranaceus):

Please note, this management does NOT treat the condition itself. It is proposed only as a weak supportive symptomatic support, and even then, has insufficient evidence to back up this claim at present.

Recommendation: weak (There is insufficient evidence to support claims that Astragalus helps to treat hyperglycemia)

Grade of Evidence: very low quality of evidence

Fenugreek [4, 5, 6]:

Please note, this management does NOT treat the condition itself. It is proposed only as a weak supportive symptomatic support, and even then, has insufficient evidence to back up this claim at present.

 Recommendation: Weak recommendation (may help lower blood sugar levels, can only be taken in small amounts to prevent adverse side effects)

Grade of Evidence: Low level evidence

* www.gradeworkinggroup.org

Summary References

Treatments:

1. Ades T, Alteri R, Gansler T, Yeargin P, "Complete Guide to Complimentary & Alternative Cancer Therapies", American Cancer Society, Atlanta USA, 2009

2. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/natural/patient-ginseng.html

3. http://www.cancer.org/Treatment/TreatmentsandSideEffects/

ComplementaryandAlternativeMedicine/HerbsVitaminsandMinerals/ginseng

4. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21861724

5. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21826590

6. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21654091

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