研究測試丁香提取物對於健康人仕和前期糖尿病人的影響。結果發現富含多酚的丁香提取物能讓健康成年人和前期糖尿病患者的餐後血糖都下降了。
在關於前期糖尿病人部分，丁香補充劑能有效改善參與者的空腹血糖水平。
研究同時發現，標準化丁香提取物有助長者的血糖控制得宜，免致偏高。
一般來講糖尿病前期，空腹血糖多數可以保持正常，但飯後血糖值比較難控制。 一般人除非能大幅改善飲食和生活習慣，否則會有30％的前期糖尿病患者於3至5年後便漸變成 II型糖尿病患者。
研究亦表明，植物中那些健康營養素"多酚"可降低多種疾病風險。優質丁香提取物至少含有30％的總多酚，為人體葡萄糖代謝帶來裨益。
In a pilot study, a standardized clove extract was tested on healthy people and those with prediabetes. The study results found lower after-meal blood sugar in healthy adults and prediabetics supplemented with polyphenol-rich clove extract.
In the prediabetic part of the study, fasting glucose levels were also lowered in the clove-supplemented participants.
These findings indicate that a standardized clove extract can benefit aging individuals who have less-than-optimal glucose control.
Prediabetics may have "normal" fasting blood sugar levels, but often can't properly handle glucose after a meal. Unless they make substantial changes to their diet and lifestyle, up to 30% of prediabetics will go on to develop type II diabetes in only three to five years.
Studies have shown that polyphenols, health-promoting nutrients, found in plants, lower the risks of multiple diseases. One particularly valuable clove extract contains a minimum of 30% total polyphenols, likely to have benefits for glucose metabolism in adult humans.
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