5 herbs to tackle type 2 diabetes

Consider these staggering statistics: The American Diabetes Association reports that about 30 million people suffer from diabetes and a whopping 7.2 million people are undiagnosed and don’t even know they have the disease. Overall, 54 million Americans suffer from some degree of blood sugar imbalance and insulin resistance.

Today, conventional medicine still focuses on using prescription drugs to lower blood sugar, an approach that is too little, too late to reverse diabetes. Sadly, people with diabetes inevitably experience an elevated risk for a variety of life-threatening and debilitating illnesses: heart disease and stroke, blindness, painful peripheral nerve disease, kidney damage leading to kidney failure, impotency and skin disorders.

However, since as early as 1550 B.C., many herbal preparations have been used to stabilize blood sugar levels. In addition, approximately 400 different herbs have been used as effective medications to control diabetes.

Here are the 5 most effective herbs that help regulate blood sugar and fight type 2 diabetes…