RESVERATROL - Diabetes

The accumulating evidence indicates the benefits of resveratrol in diabetes and diabetic complications. It is known that resveratrol affects insulin secretion and blood insulin concentration. In animals with hyperinsulinemia, resveratrol was found to reduce blood insulin. Moreover, numerous data indicate that in diabetic rats, resveratrol is able to reduce hyperglycemia. The mechanism of resveratrol's action is complex and is demonstrated to involve both insulin-dependent and insulinindependent effects. These data point to the potential possibility of use of resveratrol in preventing and/or treating both obesity and diabetes.

Fuente: Katarzyna Szkudelska, Tomasz Szkudelski, "Resveratrol, obesity and diabetes", European Journal of Pharmacology 635 (2010) 1–8.