Research published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry found that buckwheat extract lowered blood glucose levels by 12 to 19 percent when added to the
diets of diabetic rats.
«We showed for the first time that glycogen levels are significantly higher in the
hippocampus of diabetic rats,» corresponding author Hideaki Soya says.
In the
intestines of diabetic rats, they found that GLP - 1 triggered some gut cells to become more like those that manufacture insulin in the pancreas.
In addition, the study was able to show that it protected blood
vessels of diabetic rats against oxidative chemicals and hardening of the arteries.
In an animal study, we previously showed that caffeine consumption improved the erectile
function of diabetic rats by up - regulating cavernous cGMP [20].