* [[Bitter Melon]] known as Momordica charantia contains a substance called lectin which lowers blood sugar concentrations and actually helps suppress your appetite.
* [[Vanadium]] acts just like insulin to remove excess glucose from your bloodstream and push it into your muscles and cells, and most of us just aren't getting enough vanadium from our diets.
* The broiled stems of one [[Prickly Pear Cactus]] species (Opuntia streptacantha) seem to lower blood sugar levels in people who have type 2 diabetes.
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