There are Products that have bitter melon for diabetes, instead of drinking tea.

Hi, I would love to know besides cinnamon what are some other glucose lowering agents. Thanks for responding to my first query!

I started taking bitter melon just a few days ago and I have noticed a significant drop in my glucose levels. They have steadied between 4.5 and 5.2 even two hours after eating. I drink the tea in the morning and evening. On occassion I have found my glucose at 4.3 and felt it necessary to eat just a little to move it up a notch or two. My diabetic diagnosis has been somewhat confusing to me as one says I am borderline, the other says I am diabetic. Needless to say, I obviously need to watch my glucose levels and have altered my diet and lost weight. The tea will help give me the numbers to avoid medication. Does it work? I think it does. How does it taste? No different then a green tea and even has a slight pear smell to it. It is also known as Balsam Pear. I suggest you do a little research as there are claims about the possibility of the abortion of pregnancies, etc. There is a sea of information about Bitter Melon.

Hi, where do you buy this tea? Do you send away for it? Is it found in Asian markets? I'd really like to try it . Thanks

You can buy the tea at any Asian market. I don't have super high glucose levels but last night I had a plate of spaghetti with rice noodles. Two hours after eating I was at 6.1. Within 3 I was at 5.1 and this morning I woke up with a 4.5. It has gone as low as 4.3 so I tend to eat a couple of rice snaps before going to bed so I don't go too low overnight. The nice part is that I can eat a few more carbs without my levels going too high. When I was diagnosed, my A1C was 6.8. I can't wait until my next test now. My doctor was not convinced that I could lower my levels without meds! HA! In the meantime, I am losing weight so that at one point I might be able to drink one tea a day and be okay.