Curcumin Extract for Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes

• Published in: Diabetes care Vol. 35; no. 11; pp. 2121 - 2127
• Main Authors: Chuengsamarn, Somlak, Rattanamongkolgul, Suthee, Luechapudiporn, Rataya, Phisalaphong, Chada, Jirawatnotai, Siwanon
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Alexandria, VA American Diabetes Association 01.11.2012
• Subjects: Biological and medical sciences; Curcumin - therapeutic use; Diabetes; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - prevention & control; Diabetes. Impaired glucose tolerance; Disease; Double-Blind Method; Endocrine pancreas. Apud cells (diseases); Endocrinopathies; Etiopathogenesis. Screening. Investigations. Target tissue resistance; Female; Health care; Humans; Intervention; Lifestyles; Male; Medical sciences; Metabolic diseases; Middle Aged; Miscellaneous; Nutrition research; Original Research; Pharmaceuticals; Plant Extracts - therapeutic use; Prediabetic State - drug therapy; Prevention; Public health. Hygiene; Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine; Treatment Outcome; Turmeric; Type 2 diabetes; Thailand; Endocrinopathy; Type 2 diabetes; Human; Prevention; Nutrition; Metabolic diseases; Extract; Endocrinology

To assess the efficacy of curcumin in delaying development of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in the prediabetic population. This randomized, double-blinded, placebo- controlled trial included subjects (n = 240) with criteria of prediabetes. All subjects were randomly assigned to receive either curc...