Stevia in diabetes mellitus as a substitute for sugar

In folk medicine an incredible amount of medicinal plants is used to treat all kinds of ailments. Some of them we widely use, making tea and making infusions, but many have not even heard of it. And, today we'll talk about stevia, or, as it is also called, honey grass, which in recent years has become very popular.

Stevia is an amazingly sweet herb, there are no analogs to it in the plant world. Its sweetness is provided by the substance contained in the leaves called stevioside. It is about 300 times sweeter than sugar. It is this quality that initially attracted the attention of a person to stevia.

After lengthy research, scientists have been shown that stevioside is absolutely non-toxic, it does not have any negative effects on the human body.

Homeland of the grass is South America. Even the ancient Maya Indians used stevia in their diet, not only thanks to the amazing sweetness, but also because they noticed its medicinal properties. During the conquest of the continent of South America, the conquistadors drew attention to the fact that the aborigines practically did not get sick, while the Spaniards died out in entire settlements. And the whole secret was in this, at first glance, unremarkable, grass.

For many years stevia was forgotten. And scientists again became interested in it, discovering in this plant more and more amazing healing properties.

It is impossible to overestimate the benefits of stevia for the human body, because it:

- improves metabolism;
- normalizes blood pressure;
- helps to get rid of excess weight;
- helps in the treatment of all kinds of skin diseases.

But, perhaps, the most important property is that with the help of this herb it is possible to treat diabetes mellitus. Stevia in diabetes must be present in the diet of a person.

This disease is considered one of the most serious. Now in the world there are about 127 million people with this ailment. Mortality from him is quite high. In diabetes, due to the constantly high sugar content in the blood , very serious complications arise and progress, such as gangrene of the extremities, heart attacks, strokes, kidney diseases. Very strict rules dictate such a disease as diabetes. The food should be balanced. Products with diabetes absolutely must not contain sugar.

But in fact so it would be desirable sometimes something sweet. And what about people who are categorically forbidden to do it, especially if they are children?

Stevia in diabetes mellitus is a way out of a difficult situation. This herb can be added to beverages as a natural sweetener. From it you can prepare a thick syrup and add it when making confectionery.

Stevia in diabetes mellitus solves not only the problem of sugar consumption. This herb will also help reduce the level of a dangerous element in the blood, while providing a general health effect on the body as a whole.

How to use stevia in diabetes mellitus

Prepare a mixture of two tablespoons of dry shredded leaves of stevia and three spoons of St. John's wort leaves. Take 1 cup of boiling water. Brew the grass in a thermos. Must be decocted for at least an hour. Take it 60 g three times a day before meals. To drink stevia follows within a month. Then you should take a week break and repeat the course.