Ameliorating Effects of Curcumin on Diabetes

Abstract

The potential health benefits of turmeric have often been overlooked, but recent research is beginning to suggest that the active  ingredient found in the Turmeric, plays an important role in improving insulin resistance and metabolic disorders. Curcumin has been  found to possess some remarkable medicinal properties and has wide-ranging biological activities that can help ameliorate the  symptoms associated with these disorders. In this review, the positive effects of curcumin on the prevalent metabolic disorder known as  diabetes would be examined. Many recent studies have shown the positive effects of this spice and the benefits to patients suffering  from this disease. Curcumin has been reported extensively revealing that it improves insulin sensitivity and lowers the levels of glucose in  the blood. It also possesses antioxidant properties which have been attributed to the reduction in inflammation and protection of  body cells as well. The different bioactive ingredients present in curcumin, their healing characteristics and their applications in medicine  as a result of this healing constituent will also be highlighted in this review.