Aloe vera should be further investigated as a potential antidiabetic compound, say researchers after analyzing evidence that it lowered blood glucose in patients with diabetes and pre-diabetes. The analysis is the work of researchers at the David Grant USAF Medical Center at Travis Air Force Base in Fairfield, CA, who report their findings in The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. The analysis shows people with diabetes whose fasting blood glucose (FBG) is above 200…
Aloe vera should be investigated as diabetes treatment, study says
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