Ganoderma prevent diabetes

Facts: Diabetes

Diabetes is a major cause of blindness, kidney failure, heart attacks, stroke and lower limb amputation.

Worldwide

Globally, around 8.5% of adults or 422 million aged 18 and over had diabetic in 2014 #1 

Singapore

Nearly 541,600 cases of diabetes in Singapore in year 2015. #2

Diabetes mellitus

What is diabetes mellitus?

• A chronic disease in which the level of blood sugar (glucose) in the body is high over a prolonged period

• The high blood glucose is due to a breakdown in glucose metabolism.

• Glucose is a vital source of energy needed by our body - muscles, tissues and organs 

• Glucose metabolism requires insulin, a hormone produced by the beta cells in the pancreas

Types of Diabetes

Symptoms, Complications & Causes

Symptoms

• Frequent urination (excess glucose builds up in your blood. Your kidneys are forced to work overtime to filter and absorb the excess sugar), increase thirst, constant feeling hungry & weight loss

• Slow or poor healing of wounds, blurred vision & itchy skin,

• Fatigue/tired/lethargic

Complications

• Cardiovascular disease

• Nerve, kidney & eye damage and sexual problem

• Reduced immune system

Causes

• Lack of insulin secretion (genetic or drug)

• Uncontrolled diet  & Obesity

• Lack of exercise & Stress

Blood glucose Measurement

Fasting blood sugar test (overnight fast)

• Normal : < 100mg/dL (5.6mmol/L)

• Prediabetes : 100-125 mg/dL (5.6 to 6.9 mmol/L)

• Diabetes : >126mg/dL (7 mmol/L)

Random blood sugar test

• Diabetes : => 200mg/dL (11.1 mmol/L)

Treatment - Drugs to control the symptom 

Restore normal glucose level in the blood

Treatment - Insulin

How Insulin drug work? 

Hormones that replace insulin produced by the body

Treatment - Possible side effects

1. Hypoglycemia

Lower or not enough blood sugar that due to too much insulin in the blood

2. Stomach discomfort

Delay emptying of food from the stomach

3. Weight gain

Lower blood sugar that lead to increase appetite

Excess insulin convert dietary sugar and fat into stored body fat

4. Swelling of legs or ankles (water retention)

Excess insulin raises cholesterol production to unhealthy level and make kidneys retain sodium, causing water retention

5. Skin rashes

Self Management - Especially Type 2 Diabetes

1.Healthy diet 

• Take more fiber and less carbohydrate & fats. Choose low or medium glycemic index carbohydrate, e.g. sweet potatoes (Low GI), brown rice (Medium GI) and millet (Low GI)

2. Maintain normal body weight 

• BMI<25

3. Be physically active

4. Maintain healthy lifestyle

• Reduce smoking; Stress management ; Have sufficient rest

5. TCM

• -Diabetes disease is from ‘Spleen’-TCM Organ (or Digestive System). Eat more ”Yellow Food”, e.g. YK Bee Pollen & JH Soya Protein Powder

Ganoderma/Lingzhi

Shuang Hor Ganoderma/ Lingzhi

Double Crane/Shuang Hor 

• ~35 year in Ganoderma Research & Development, farming, production and distribution

• Ganoderma product with rich Triterpenoid and Macro-molecular Polysaccharides content

Shuang Hor website : www.doublecrane.com.tw/en/ 

Ganoderma on complementing treatment to Diabetes

Functions and Benefits

Ganoderma on Diabetes Prevention & Complementary Treatment - relevant research

A. Ganoderma is potent in diabetes prevention  

Prof. Zhi-Bin Lin of Beijing Med Uni, published a report on the “Amelioration of diabetes using Polysaccharide Peptide of G. lucidum (GIPS)”

1. • Animal testing – 2 groups of mice, control and the other group fed with Gannoderma Polysaccharides Peptide, GIPS (50mg/kg) for 10 consecutive days, then administer a chemical to stimulate diabetes in them

Summary : GIPS is effective in preventing attack of diabetes and can maintain high insulin level and lower blood glucose. Ganoderma, thus has the potential to prevent diabetes 

B. Ganoderma Protects the Beta-cells in Pancreas

In the same experiment (as Part A above) by Prof. Zhi-Bin Lin, he examined the pancreas of the mice..

Summary : GIPS protects the pancreas and prolongs the life span of beta-cells (eliminating free radicals) and thus prevents diabetes

C. Ganoderma Modulates Blood Glucose

In Nov’87, Japanese researcher, Kimura & co, published a report on the hypoglycemic effects of Ganoderma extract on mice with high blood glucose

• Animal study – Feed mice with high dose of glucose causing “almost glucose toxic” and then feed with ganoderma hot-water extract

• this is a glucose tolerance test

Summary : Ganoderma Polysaccharides are effective in reducing excessive blood glucose and thus able to help control  the disorder in blood glucose metabolism

D. Ganoderma Polysaccharides decrease Postprandial Blood Glucose

In 2000, a clinical trial was conducted in Taichung Veterans GH, Taiwan, involving 46 patients (divided into 2 groups)with 6 to10 years of medical history.

• Clinically research - After 12 weeks, the treated group showed a decrease in their postprandial blood glucose whereas no significant difference were observed in the fasting blood glucose

Summary : Decrease in postprandial blood glucose, which is sometimes difficult to achieve even with medication.

E. Others. Ganoderma also been proven in research for the following:

• Improves blood flow and circulation, by removing blood fat, like cholesterol and triglyceride, thereby increasing vascular elasticity and risk of stroke

• Anti-oxidation and eliminate free radicals, thus, protecting and prolonging cells life and at the same time enhancing cells renewal

• Eliminate toxins from the liver and able to protect other organs, like kidneys, reducing incidence of complications

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