Glycemic Response to Momordica Charantia in Type 2 Diabetes
Status:
Withdrawn
Trial end date:
2009-02-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
Diabetes is a common disease which has been treated by traditional medicines for centuries
before modern medicine became available. A very common remedy for Diabetes Mellitus in
different cultures is momordica charantia (karela or Bitter gourd). The use of alternative
medicine is common among Pakistani population. This study was planned to find out the effect
of administering freeze dried powder of momordica charantia for three weeks on the glycemic
profile and insulin resistance of treatment naiive patients with mild Type 2 diabetes.