Soy product to reduce hyperglycemia
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Hello, I am a retired person. My girl friend is a 56-year-old. She was recently diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). She says she has a family history of T2DM with both parents and is looking for something natural to treat her T2DM. She works as a yoga instructor and likes to eat a healthy diet. She tends to eat all natural and organic products, including vegetables, fruits, and meats. She says someone told her soy would be beneficial for preventing her blood sugar from elevating. Her physician prescribed metformin 3 months ago, but she has not taken it yet. She is not against taking metformin but would like to explore all her options before she makes a decision. Can anybody suggest something on soy product?
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@sarkarsatarupa Since soy supplementation is not recommended as first-line treatment for T2DM, your girl friend can consider adding soy to her diet in addition to taking metformin. Some data suggest that soy is associated with improvements in glycemic control. Therefore, it may be beneficial to include soy in the diet of patients with T2DM. Soy-based products are readily available for incorporation into the diet. Many of the supporting trials provided education to the subjects at enrollment and close monitoring by dieticians and physicians throughout the treatment periods. This must be taken into consideration when extrapolating these findings to the general population since soy supplementation without proper counseling on diet adherence may not have similar results. No large clinical trials have compared the various soy products on the market; therefore, it would be difficult to recommend a specific type of treatment. It is important to note that most studies showing beneficial effects of soy typically used as soy protein products. Therefore, if a patient chooses to supplement his or her diet with soy to help manage T2DM, it may be beneficial to recommend a soy protein—based product. Prior to starting, she should discuss soy supplementation with her physician.
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