Diabetes is a health condition where the blood sugar (blood glucose) level is too high in the body. The blood sugar comes from the food we eat. In order for this blood glucose to be absorbed into the blood cells, so that it provides the energy needed by the body, a substance known as insulin is needed by the body. If the body does not make enough amount of insulin, some of the blood sugar remains un-absorbed by the cells, therefore accumulating in the body, subsequently resulting in health condition known as diabetes.
Do we have different types of Diabetes? Absolutely, yes. Diabetes occurs in two types. We have Type 1 Diabetes and Type 2 Diabetes whose difference is how they are caused. In Type-1 diabetes, the body is not able to produce insulin while in Type-2 diabetes, the body does not produce insulin or else does not use the insulin well. It is important to note that Type-2 diabetes, is the most common of the two types in the majority of diabetic patients The adverse effect of the diabetic condition if it remains untreated is that it could seriously affect other body organs like the eyes, the kidney and much importantly the heart.
Use of Forskolin to help treat Diabetes: According to research by the International Journal of medical sciences (Mar,11,2014), “Forskolin directly activates adenylate cyclase (AC), which increases intracellular cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP ) levels in a variety of cells”. In the same journal, the Forskolin enhances, “glucose-mediated stimulus that induces beta cells to release insulin”. In other words, the cyclic adenosine monophosphate is a mechanism that allows better communication between cells in any living organism. This process stimulates the beta cells to produce insulin. The beta cells are found in the pancreas and they are responsible for producing insulin. Once this substance called insulin is produced to the needed levels, it induces the blood sugar to be absorbed, therefore suppressing diabetes.
In conclusion, it is clear that Forskolin could help in the treatment of Diabetes. It’s clear that it stimulates the pancreatic cells to produce insulin, which in turn acts as the agent to induce absorption of blood sugar into the blood cells.
Source: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3970096/
Last Updated on July 27, 2021
