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Benefits of mulberry tea?

dannybgoode

dannybgoode

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Has anyone tried mulberry tea as an aid to help decrease BG?

Just been round to a friend who is pre-diabetic and who's FiL is diabetic and apparently it's very useful in reducing BG.

Just wondering if anyone else has tried it.

Of course I consider this very much a supplementary idea however if it genuinely helps then it'll be something to add to the list of things to drink instead of coffee which I love but have too much of!
 
In the 6 years I have been using this forum, I don't think I have ever heard mulberry tea mentioned. Berberine is often mentioned particularly by newbies but I don't think there is any real validity to it. I think a lot of these things are marketing ploys targeting desperate people to enable someone to make money, so I would be wary.
 
rebrascora said:
In the 6 years I have been using this forum, I don't think I have ever heard mulberry tea mentioned. Berberine is often mentioned particularly by newbies but I don't think there is any real validity to it. I think a lot of these things are marketing ploys targeting desperate people to enable someone to make money, so I would be wary.
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My friend's FiL has apparently been able to reduce their insulin by a reasonable amount - he has no particular reason to lie to me about it.

Agree though that such claims need to be met with caution. To be fair, it's no more expensive than any other herbal tea in leaf form so no harm in trying it, if nothing else as a nice caffeine free option.

I will of course report back with any thoughts.
 
dannybgoode said:
My friend's FiL has apparently been able to reduce their insulin by a reasonable amount - he has no particular reason to lie to me about it.

Agree though that such claims need to be met with caution. To be fair, it's no more expensive than any other herbal tea in leaf form so no harm in trying it, if nothing else as a nice caffeine free option.

I will of course report back with any thoughts.
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Have a read of this and make your own mind up. https://www.nccih.nih.gov/health/white-mulberry-leaf
 
Not heard about mulberry tea , but have read a similar thing about turmeric tea .
 
The same could be said of Green Tea (which I do drink every morning)
That said, you have to buy the good stuff, not the stuff in tea bags
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I have a mulberry tree in the garden. I have eaten the berries but not tried to make tea from the leaves. Not sure I would try it while taking prescribed medication. I do drink a mug or two of green tea daily. Just because I enjoy it.
 
everydayupsanddowns said:
Doesn’t look overly compelling to me :(

  • Several studies suggest that white mulberry may reduce elevated blood glucose levels, but some of these studies have been preliminary or were not conducted in humans. Other trials have found no effect on blood glucose levels.

Let us know how you get on @dannybgoode 🙂
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Had a cup last night and it was very pleasant. Regardless of any benefit I'll keep drinking it I think as part of my various hot drinks through the day.

At least it'll cut me down a bit on caffeine and milk if nothing else.

To be honest, it'll be hard to tell whether it's having any effect anyway given everything else I'll be doing to manage my BG so it's hardly a controlled study :D
 
It's probably like green tea, turmeric etc, you have to have copious amounts for it really to have any health benefits, that said it won't do you any harm
 
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