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Does adding Garlic (Allium sativum) with antidiabetic therapy help achieving better glycemic control in type 2 diabetic patients.

Author(s)
Rizwan Ashraf Department of Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, King Khalid University, ABHA. Saudi Arabia
Imran Ashraf General Medicine, Queen Mary`s Hospital, Sidcup, Kent, London, United Kingdom
Noor Kamil Department of Pharmacology, Fatima Jinnah Dental College, Karachi, Pakistan
Muhammad Shamaun Razi Department of Biochemistry, Qassim University, Qassim, Saudi Arabia
Kausar Aamir Department of Pharmacology, Basic Medical Science Institute, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Center, Karachi, Pakistan
Imran Khan Department of Medicine, Shifa Hospital Karachi, Pakistan
Abstract
Background: With high incidence of diabetes and a wide spread belief among the general public that garlic has beneficial effects on cardiovascular risk factors., we designed a study to evaluate the blood glucose lowering effects and potential adverse effects of garlic in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Methods: The study was a 12 weeks randomized, single-blind placebo controlled study, comparing the additional blood glucose lowering effects of dried garlic powder tablet 300 tug (standardized to provide 1.3 % alliin equivalent to 0.6i°I) allicin) twice daily conthined with standard anti diabetic therapy (which the patient is already taking) with that of standard antidiahetic therapy alone in type 2 diabetic patients. Results: At the end of 12 weeks it was found that changes in blood glucose (t
Publication Details
Page(s) 131-136
DOI DOI not available
Published Journal: Medicine today, Volume: 6, Issue: 1, Year: 2008

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