Background: Many persons use botanicals and dietary supplements for chronic conditions
that do not respond to traditional Western medications. Tricyclic antidepressants, a common …

Background: Diabetic neuropathy is a common and often debilitating condition for which
available treatments are limited. Because a low-fat plant-based diet has been shown to …

With the increase in cases of diabetes, many patients are using dietary supplements in an
attempt to improve diabetes control. It is estimated that one third of patients with diabetes …

Objective: The primary purpose of this study was to examine the use and documentation of
herbal remedies used by Hispanic women with Type II diabetes enrolled in two Community …

In a survey'published in the New Eng-land Journal of Medicine in 1993, one in three
Americans were found to seek treatment for medical conditions from areas outside the realm …

Patients may choose to supplement their pharmacological regimen with dietary
supplementation in many forms, for example, vitamin and/or mineral mixtures, but the most …

Objective To provide pharmacists with practical information to guide consumers in their
choices of herbal products and dietary supplements for the management of type 2 diabetes …

In Brief Individuals with diabetes are more likely than those without diabetes to use different
modalities that may not be considered part of mainstream allopathic or conventional …

Objective To review the efficacy and safety of natural products commonly used for diabetes.
Data Sources English and Spanish-language journals retrieved through a MEDLINE search …

In Brief Several botanical and biological products claim to lower blood glucose or decrease
complications of diabetes, and some of these are being used by people with diabetes …