苦瓜（也称为苦瓜·布兰蒂亚or bitter gourd) is a plant that gets its name from its taste. It becomes more and more bitter as it ripens.
它在多个领域，包括亚洲，南美，加勒比海和东非。人们随着时间的推移使用苦瓜进行各种医疗条件。
苦瓜含有许多对您的健康有益的营养素。它与降低血糖有关，一些研究表明意味着它可以帮助治疗糖尿病治疗。
Bitter melon is considered a complementary or alternative medicine. Therefore, the use of bitter melon isn’t approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of diabetes or any other medical condition.
苦瓜与降低身体的血糖有关。这是因为苦瓜有类似胰岛素的性质，这有助于将葡萄糖带入细胞中的能量。
The consumption of bitter melon can help your cells use glucose and move it to your liver, muscles, and fat. The melon may also be able to help your body retain nutrients by blocking their conversion to glucose that ends up in your blood stream.
苦瓜不是批准的治疗或药物prediabetesor糖尿病despite the evidence that it can manage blood sugar.
几项研究已经检查了苦瓜和印度betes. Most recommend conducting more research before using any form of the melon for diabetes management.
以下是解决苦瓜和糖尿病的两项研究：
- A report in the
Cochrane系统评价数据库 得出结论，需要更多的研究来测量苦瓜对2型糖尿病的影响。它还引用了更多关于如何用于营养治疗的研究。 - 一项研究
民族科医生学杂志 比较了苦瓜与当前糖尿病药物的有效性。该研究得出结论，苦瓜确实将果糖胺水平降低，2型糖尿病参与者。然而，它比已经批准的药物的较低剂量效果如此较低。
There’s no medically approved way to consume bitter melon as a treatment for diabetes at this time. Bitter melon may be eaten as part of a healthy and varied diet. Consuming bitter melon beyond your dinner plate may pose risks.
As a fruit that also has properties of a vegetable, bitter melon contains vitamins A and C as well as iron. It has been recognized by many cultures as having medicinal value.
There are no standard dosages for bitter melon as a medical treatment at this time.
您可以在其天然蔬菜形式中找到苦瓜，作为补充，甚至作为茶。请记住，FDA的补充不受限制，并且在销售之前不必遵守任何严格的标准。
You shouldn’t use bitter melon as a supplement without consulting your doctor.
使用苦瓜谨慎，超越偶尔在饮食中使用。苦瓜会引起副作用并干扰其他药物。
苦瓜的一些风险和并发症包括：
- diarrhea，呕吐和其他肠问题
- 阴道出血，收缩和堕胎
- dangerous lowering of blood sugar if taken with insulin
- 肝损害
- favism (which can cause anemia) in those withG6PD deficiency
- 由于与其他药物混合而导致的问题以改变有效性
- 血糖控制中有近期手术的人