This is how olive leaf extract can help you ward off diabetes

by Candice May, FSP Health, 22 June 2015

The olive tree (Olea europaea) produces olive leaf extract, also known as oleuropein, abundantly in its leaves as well as in the olive fruit itself.

Special processing techniques now allow for the extraction of a stable, standardised form of oleuropein. That means that you can have access to one of the most beneficial components of olive oil without the necessity of consuming excessive amounts of olive oil!

Olive leaf extracts and their oleuropein constituents are best-known for their blood pressure-lowering effects, but the latest studies reveal their health benefits extend well beyond that.

One unexpected health benefit of olive leaf extracts that I'm going to share with you today is diabetes prevention. Read on to find out more.

Olive leaf extracts can be effective in treating your diabetic (or pre-diabetic) state

The diabetic (and pre-diabetic) state of chronic blood sugar elevation imposes substantial oxidative stress throughout the body, triggering inflammation and tissue damage that rapidly accelerates aging.

Treatments for diabetes have two main goals: Lowering blood glucose to normal levels and limiting the damage done by the inevitable blood sugar spikes that still occur.

Olive leaf extracts are showing real promise in both of these areas. Animal and basic lab studies have found that olive leaf extracts and oleuropein can lower blood sugar through several mechanisms.

How olive leaf extracts can help ward off diabetes

They slow the digestion of starches into simple sugars, slow absorption of those sugars from the intestine, and increase the uptake of glucose into tissues from the blood. They protect tissues from the oxidant damage caused when glucose binds to proteins in the process called glycation.

They also increase levels of other natural antioxidant systems in the body, broadening the degree of protection.

These mechanisms have directly observable benefits. Studies show that diabetic animals supplemented with olive leaf extracts experience significant reductions in blood sugar and cholesterol.

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In a dramatic head-to-head study, scientists treated diabetic rats with either olive leaf extract or glyburide, a common glucose-lowering drug. By the end of the study, the antidiabetic effects of the extract proved superior to those of the drug.

Human studies reveal that supplementing with 500 mg of olive leaf extract once daily resulted in significant reductions in haemoglobin A1c levels, the standard marker of long-term exposure to elevated blood sugar in diabetic people. Supplementation also lowered fasting plasma insulin levels, an important point because chronic insulin elevations may contribute to diabetics’ higher cancer risks.

Where to get your hands on olive leaf extracts

You’ll be able to pick up a bottle of olive leaf extract at your local health store. Follow the dosage recommendations on the bottle.

Alternatively, you can consume olive leaf extract in a supplement form. This too you’ll be able to get at any health store.

Tags: diabetes, type 2 diabetes, prevent diabetes, diabetes prevention, olive leaf extract, benefits of olive leaf, lower blood sugar, glycation, glycation prevention

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