BANISH ‘pins and needles’ nerve pain… in just 2 months?
OK, so your blood glucose is a little high.
What’s the big deal?
Friend, I can’t IMPRESS upon you enough the damage that all that sugar can do as it circulates through your body.
Excess sugar is a potential culprit behind cancer… heart disease… cognitive decline (a.k.a. “type 3 diabetes”)… and more.
And ALL of these conditions can RAVAGE the health of someone with type 2 diabetes.
In fact, cancer and heart disease are two TOP causes of mortality in diabetes.
Simply LOWERING your blood sugar isn’t necessarily enough to REVERSE the damage that’s already been done.
You may need something ELSE to help make your disease, well… less COMPLICATED.
And the latest research offers an option that’s showing a lot of promise – specifically when it comes to your nerve health.
You already know how green tea is PACKED with antioxidants… and how it’s been associated with a myriad of health benefits.
In fact, you’ve read right here in eAlert how if you’re diabetic, drinking just 1 cup daily could help you LIVE LONGER.
Research has linked EGCG, green tea’s active compound, to better blood sugar control and weight management in diabetics.
And that’s partially because it helps TRIGGER an enzyme called AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) – the metabolic “master switch” that helps REGULATE blood glucose levels.
But that’s not all green tea can do if you’ve got type 2.
It can also help relieve one of the MAJOR complications of diabetes.
I’m talking about diabetic neuropathy – a type of painful nerve damage that occurs directly as a result of excessive sugar levels in your blood.
According to a recent study out of Egypt, supplementing with green tea extract helped…
- RELIEVE diabetic nerve pain
- REDUCE other neuropathy symptoms (like numbness and tingling), and
- EASE neural dysfunction.
And all it took was just 8 weeks to start seeing results.
There’s even BETTER news that comes out of this study…
Because the longer folks took the green tea extract, the more their neuropathy IMPROVED!
Now, you could pick up a green tea habit…
But drinking multiple cups per day may EXCEED your tolerance for caffeine.
Fortunately, you can find caffeine-free green teas… as well as decaffeinated green tea extracts in supplement form at your local health food store or online.
The highest-quality and most potent supplements are usually ones that have been standardized to contain a certain percentage of EGCG.
To living BETTER with diabetes,
Sarah Reagan
