Every morning, the experimental group drank the ladies finger juice on an empty stomach under the supervision of the investigator.
It was observed there was “significant improvement” in the post level of blood glucose in the experimental group, the researchers wrote.
This “clearly infers that ladies finger juice on blood glucose level was found to be more effective in reducing the level of blood glucose among adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus in the experimental group than the control group”, they concluded.
How can it help treat diabetes?
Evidence of okra having anti-diabetic properties mounted in recent years, with multiple Vitro (laboratory) and Vivo (animal) studies confirming okra as a potent blood glucose-lowering (or anti-diabetic) food.