Preliminary Study of the Clinical Hypoglycemic Effects of Allium cepa (Red Onion) in Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetic patients
Author(s) -
Imad M Taj Eldin,
Elhadi M. Ahmed,
Elwahab H.M.
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
environmental health insights
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.575
H-Index - 20
ISSN - 1178-6302
DOI - 10.4137/ehi.s5540
Subject(s) - glibenclamide , allium , medicine , diabetes mellitus , insulin , type 2 diabetes , type 2 diabetes mellitus , endocrinology , type 1 diabetes , biology , botany
Diabetes mellitus is a heterogeneous group of disorders characterized by abnormalities of carbohydrate, protein and lipid metabolism. Type 1 diabetes mellitus is an autoimmune disease caused by destruction of pancreatic beta cells and characterized by defect in insulin secretion while type 2 diabetes mellitus results from abnormalities in insulin secretion and/or insulin action or both.
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