Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
Review
. 2021 Apr 13;20(1):951-962.
doi: 10.1007/s40200-021-00783-6. eCollection 2021 Jun.

Low to no cost remedies for the management of diabetes mellitus; global health concern

Shireen Akhter  1   2
Affiliations
Review

Low to no cost remedies for the management of diabetes mellitus; global health concern

Shireen Akhter. J Diabetes Metab Disord. .

Abstract

Purpose: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a chronic non-communicable endocrine and metabolic disease that is thought to be the fastest emerging health challenge of the twenty-first century. Presently, 90% of diabetic population is handicapped with T2-DM, and the majority of pre-diabetes on the way to T2-DM progression. By keeping in view, a review article has been compiled to highlight the significance of value aided effective, low-cost, safe, and useful remedies that could easily be accessible to the global community in order to moderate the possibility of DM and related complications.

Methods: Literature search for this review was carried out using scientific databases including PubMed, EBSCO, Scopus, Web of science, and google scholar. Whilst, value aided articles were selected on the basis of their therapeutic potential, safety profile and outreach.

Results: Escalating research data validated that herbal remedies and physical activities significantly prevents hyperglycemia, hyperlipidemia, and other complications in people with T2-DM.

Conclusion: Globally, nearly half-billion individuals are living with diabetes. Therefore, it is urged to embrace herbal remedies and physical mediation in our daily routine in order to tackle such devastating disorder.

Keywords: Diabetes mellitus; Global public health; Kitchen herbs, herbal beverages; Physical therapies; T2-DM.

PubMed Disclaimer

Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of interestAuthor is declaring no conflict of interest.

Figures

Fig. 1
Fig. 1
Worldwide prevalence of diabetes mellitus in adult aged 20–79 years (2019, 2030 and 2045)
Fig. 2
Fig. 2
Prevalence of diabetes mellitus in various regions and territories (2019, 2030 and 2045). Asian countries including China, India, Pakistan, Indonesia and Bangladesh showing growing trends in a number of diabetic patients. Whilst, in United States of America (USA) number of diabetic patients shown to be stable with 34 million people by the end of 2045, falling to 4th position. Yet. Pakistan with high number will replace USA by 2045, moving to 3rd position. Nevertheless, Brazil and Mexico with tenfold increase in diabetic patients will remained be at 5th and 6th rank from 2019 to 2045
Fig. 3
Fig. 3
Effect of diabetes mellitus on the various human organs
Fig. 4
Fig. 4
Effects of herbs on the T2-DM administration
See this image and copyright information in PMC

Similar articles

See all similar articles

Cited by

References

    1. Worldwide toll of diabetes. Diabetesatlas.org. 2020. https://www.diabetesatlas.org/en/sections/worldwide-toll-of-diabetes.html. Accessed 7 Aug 2020.
    1. Deyno S, Eneyew K, Seyfe S, Tuyiringire N, Peter EL, Muluye RA, Tolo CU, Ogwang PE. Efficacy and safety of cinnamon in type 2 diabetes mellitus and pre-diabetes patients: a meta-analysis and meta-regression. Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2019;156:107815. doi: 10.1016/j.diabres.2019.107815. - DOI - PubMed
    1. Saeedi P, Petersohn I, Salpea P, Malanda B, Karuranga S, Unwin N, et al. Global and regional diabetes prevalence estimates for 2019 and projections for 2030 and 2045: results from the International Diabetes Federation Diabetes Atlas, 9th edition. Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2019;157:107843. doi: 10.1016/j.diabres.2019.107843. - DOI - PubMed
    1. Rodrigues EL, Marcelino G, Silva GT, Figueiredo PS, Garcez WS, Corsino J, Guimarães RCA, Freitas KC. Nutraceutical and medicinal potential of the Morus species in metabolic dysfunctions. Int J Mol Sci. 2019;20(2):301. doi: 10.3390/ijms20020301. - DOI - PMC - PubMed
    1. Chen W, Balan P, Popovich DG. Review of ginseng anti-diabetic studies. Molecules. 2019;24(24):4501. doi: 10.3390/molecules24244501. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

LinkOut - more resources