I keep hearing about bitter
melon tea lowering glucose levels. Has
anyone tried it? Does it work? And the
all important question : How does it
taste?
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.
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estherlolly
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Aurianne Posted: 02-13-08 02:03am
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
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Auriane
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Joined: 12 Feb 2008 Posts: 2
Bitter Melon Posted: 02-14-08 07:15am
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.