Ginger and Blood Sugar: Insulin Sensitivity, HbA1c, and Clinical Evidence

Gember en bloedsuiker: de wetenschappelijke gegevens

Diabetes type 2 treft wereldwijd 537 miljoen volwassenen. It also has a significant impact on blood pressure, insulin increases the prevention of progression of pre-diabetes and diabetes.

Blood pressure: -26 mg/dL

From meta-analysis van Zhu et al. (2018), gepubliceerd in Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine:

• -26 mg/dL nuchtere bloedsuiker
• Verbeterd HbA1c
• Insulin-resistant verminder
• Dosage: 2-4g/day for 8-12 weeks

Werkingsmechanismen

Mechanism	Doelwit	Effect	Bron
GLUT4-translocation	Glucosetransport	↑ cellular glucoseopname	Zhu et al., 2018
α-glucosidaseremming	Spijsverteringsenzym	↓ intestinal glucose absorption	Khandouzi et al., 2015
NF-κB-remming	Ontsteking	↓ insulin resistance	Grzanna et al., 2005
AMPK-activation	Energymetabolism	↑ insulingevoeligheid	Misawa et al., 2015

Curcumin: prevents diabetes type 2

Chuengsamarn et al. (2012) Volgden 240 pre-diabetes lasted 9 months:

• Curcumin-group: 0% progression towards diabetes
• Placebo-group: 16.4% progressed with diabetes

What happens to your diabetes?

Product	Suiker/100ml	Glycemic impact	Insulin-effect
INTI	1.19g	Minimal	↓ Verbeterd
Gemiddelde shot	12g	Matig	→ Neutraal
Gimber-style	34g	Hoog	↑ Vergerd

INTI — biological gember + kurkuma + black pepper, 1.19g suiker/100ml. Bloedsuikercontrole zonder suikerparadox.