Ask the Doctors | Does horehound candy lower blood glucose?

Ask the Doctors | Does horehound candy lower blood glucose?

Dear Doctors: I take medication for Type 2 diabetes. I also enjoy horehound candy. I recently ate three candies after taking my medication and experienced a sharp drop in blood sugar. Afterwards, I read that white horehound is attributed to lowering blood sugar. Do you know if this is true? Dear Reader: White horehound is the common name for a flowering herb in the mint family. Its use as a candy flavoring, and also as a medicinal aide, dates ba…

The presence of sugar in the blood comes from the foods people consume throughout the day so that cells in the body get energy, so levels can vary according to the type of diet.In that sense, glucose is produced by carbohydrates, which, according to the World Health Organization, are compounds that have a large amount of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen.According to a dietitian article Jillian Kubala, people who have prediabetes, diabetes, or any dis…

Automated insulin delivery strongly improves blood sugar in type 2 diabetes

A new clinical trial led by the Jaeb Center for Health Research has shown that automated insulin delivery (AID) systems can significantly improve blood sugar control in adults with type 2 diabetes who use insulin. The study, published in The New England Journal of Medicine, offers the strongest evidence to date that AID could be […] The post Automated insulin delivery strongly improves blood sugar in type 2 diabetes appeared first on Knowridge S…