Zingiber officinale decreases fasting blood glucose

lowersModerate evidenceFindingreplicated ×1

01 · The sentence it was drawn from

“Ginger treatment significantly reduced the levels of FBS, serum insulin and HOMA index comparing to the placebo group but there was no significant difference between the two groups in BS2hpp after the treatment by the ginger tablets (Table 2).”

Quoted verbatim from Effect of ginger on the blood glucose level of women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) with impaired glucose tolerance test (GTT): a randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial.

This finding among the 111 findings on its endpoint

Zingiber officinale

Fasting blood glucose

lowers

Who: n = 70 · Women with gestational diabetes mellitus and impaired glucose tolerance test at 24 to 28 weeks of pregnancy, analysed 37 ginger and 33 placebo
Dose studied: 1500 mg/day as three tablets after breakfast, lunch and dinner

Moderate evidencePMID 32306991 · 2020

02 · The study

Study: RCT
Participants: 70
Duration: 6 weeks

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03 · The paper

BMC complementary medicine and therapies

Effect of ginger on the blood glucose level of women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) with impaired glucose tolerance test (GTT): a randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial.

2020PMID 32306991doi 10.1186/s12906-020-02908-5Industry funded

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04 · To cite this finding

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