Cough suppressant improves blood sugar levels in diabetes mellitus

[Northerner]

The active ingredient dextromethorphan, which is contained in many over-the-counter cough remedies, has been shown to improve blood sugar levels in type 2 diabetes (diabetes mellitus). That was the finding of a recent international study, in which the Center for Physiology and Pharmacology of MedUni Vienna played a significant part and which has now been published in the leading medical journal "Nature Medicine."

Using electrophysiological methods to measure electrical currents through cell membranes, the research group at the Institute for Physiology and Pharmacology, led by Marjan Slak Rupnik, showed that dextromethorphan extends the periods of electrical activity in beta cells. It is precisely during these periods, so-called bursts, that the cells secrete insulin.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150317092833.htm

 

[HOBIE]

This is T2 ! Having cold & cough meds always send me sky high 😡

 

[robert@fm]

It sounds like dextromethorphan is an insulin-production stimulant. like gliclazide, and thus probably only effective for a few years at most. Still, anything that helps...

 

[Vicsetter]

Most coughs last 2 weeks and anything longer should be treated by prescribed medicines. So most over the counter cough treatments are ineffective.

Studies involving use of dextromethorphan in children have reported no clinically significant difference in symptoms of cough compared with placebo, so is the suggestion that it should be used for the treatment of T2 diabetes?

An awful lot of over the counter remedies contain massive amounts of sugar!