Pumpkin: A fairy tale end to insulin injections?

-A group, led by Tao Xia of the East China Normal University, found that diabetic rats fed the extract had only 5% less plasma insulin and 8% fewer insulin-positive (beta) cells compared to normal healthy rats (Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, 87(9) 1753-7 2007).
Xia says: ‘pumpkin extract is potentially a very good product for pre-diabetic persons, as well as those who have already developed diabetes.’ He adds that although insulin injections will probably always be necessary for these patients, pumpkin extract could drastically reduce the amount of insulin they need to take.
* Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, 87(9) 1753-7 2007).
– http://healthresearchreport.me/2012/07/30/pumpkin-a-fairytale-end-to-insulin-injections-regenerates-pancreatic-cells/