Reduction of blood sugar with Lady Finger

lady finger - lady finger fruit, good for blood sugar control
India
June 28, 2010 9:14am CST
Hello friends, a classmate of mine has been to control his and his wife’s blood sugar level to safe limits, using the very popular vegetable, we call ‘Bhindi’ or ‘okra’, the English name is Lady Finger. See picture. He says. Take two pieces of Lady Finger and remove/cut both ends of each piece. Also put a small cut in the middle and put these two pieces in a glass of water. Cover the glass and keep it at room temperature during night. Early morning, before breakfast simply remove two pieces of lady finger from the glass and drink that water. Keep doing it on daily basis. Within two weeks, you will see remarkable results in reduction of your blood sugar. I think it will work for me and my wife. My friends in mylot can try too; young friends whose parents suffer may be benefited too. Well we here in India eat vegetable curry, vegetable fry, it is tasty. What about your place? Do you eat this as vegetable, ever tried this for reducing blood sugar level? Please share. Professor
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common_man
@common_man (1799)
• India
28 Jun 10
Hi Professor, We eat lady finger as vegetable at our home. It is one of the favorite vegetable of my daughters, so we eat frequently. I have heard of this use of lady finger for diabetic control, but never tried , as with grace of god none in our family suffer with diabetics. Thnaks for sharing, i am sure it will help many people.
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Professor2010
@Professor2010 (20162)
• India
28 Jun 10
Thanks for response. Welcome always. Cheers. Professor
common_man
@common_man (1799)
• India
29 Jun 10
My pleasure professor!
tomitomi
@tomitomi (5429)
• Singapore
29 Jun 10
Hi Professor! Honestly this is something new I'm learning today. And this is great, really! We try to eat lots of lady's fingers as well here at home. They make their way into our different dishes, our soups as well as our traditional salads. It's grandma's recipes we share as we believe they are good for memory as well. Thanks for the wonderful info.
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Professor2010
@Professor2010 (20162)
• India
29 Jul 10
I am happy you liked this information.. Thanks for response, God bless you , cheers. Professor. .
tomitomi
@tomitomi (5429)
• Singapore
29 Jul 10
Sure love that okra! Thank you and god bless you too! Cheers!
Lakota12
@Lakota12 (42600)
• United States
28 Jun 10
Nope havent used it for blood sugar but we love fried okra breaded. DOnt like it to much in any thing else as it get so slimmy but have had it in Combo a cajun dish from the state of Louisana
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Lakota12
@Lakota12 (42600)
• United States
29 Jun 10
yes it is
Professor2010
@Professor2010 (20162)
• India
28 Jun 10
Yes sister fried okra in bread is yummy Thanks for response. Welcome always. Cheers. Professor
Beautyfactor
@Beautyfactor (1512)
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29 Jul 10
I just wanted to add that in all of my 32 years of being a british person I have never heard Okra beinbg referred to as 'lady fingers' :(
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Professor2010
@Professor2010 (20162)
• India
29 Jul 10
Thanks for response and sharing your views, God bless you , cheers. Professor. .
Rams mylot
@rameshchow (4426)
• India
28 Jun 10
Ladyfinger soop is really very tasty... i love it.... and also it is good for health.. My mottor is eat vegetables only, dont eat nonveg.
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Professor2010
@Professor2010 (20162)
• India
28 Jun 10
Glad to know your mother eats veg only.. Thanks for sharing. Welcome always. Cheers. Professor
Rams mylot
@rameshchow (4426)
• India
28 Jun 10
As your friend thats my duty. At the same i asked you that you also respond to my discussions and rate them, then i feel happy...
dantondres
@dantondres (2)
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28 Jun 10
that's a very interesting information. I will share this to my mother and brother, both have elevated sugar level. will it be as effective if they cook the okra and eat it?
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Professor2010
@Professor2010 (20162)
• India
28 Jun 10
Ok friend, i hope it works.. Thanks . Welcome always. Cheers. Professor
airakumar
@airakumar (1553)
• India
29 Jun 10
I like lady's finger. Okra is often known as lady's fingers outside of the United States. The vegetable is a good provider of good bacteria called the probiotics. You know Lady's Finger can be applied to hair as the last rinse to make your hair bounce. Also, Lady's finger has other health benefits like it is an excellent laxative, treats bowels, it heals ulcers and also soothes the gastrointestinal tract.
lkbooi
@lkbooi (16070)
• Malaysia
29 Jun 10
Hi Professor, since there is a genuine and proven case from one of your classmates, there is totally no doubt to try to take lady's finger to reduce the blood sugar. Though I don't have high blood sugar problem it's still nice to share with friends and people around to take lady's finger as remedy to reduce the blood sugar. I think it's much convenient and easier too to take solely the water soaking with the said vegetable over night than to prepare it by cooking We have some lady's finger plants growing in the courtyard all the time. There are vegetable plants which is easy to take care of. They grow vigorously in our place. When cooing curry or stirred frying, or steaming we like to add some sour tamarind paste to reduce its sticky fluid. We always take them as vegetable fresh from the yard. Have a nice day
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Professor2010
@Professor2010 (20162)
• India
29 Jun 10
Hello dear friend Here too they add tamarind or curd, some times lemon juice to reduce the sticky fluid if cooked as a curry with gravy, if you fry, there is no problem.. Thanks for sharing. Welcome always. Cheers. Professor
naka75
@naka75 (795)
• Singapore
29 Jun 10
Yes we do have lady fingers in the market and we usually fried them or steamed them to eat together with chillies. They're perfect for complimenting curry too. I believe the sticky waxy substance in the lady fingers, polysaccharides help in a way to lower blood sugar. I have not tried the method you mentioned, but would be glad to try it as my father has a high glucose level.
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Professor2010
@Professor2010 (20162)
• India
29 Jun 10
Hello naka, i am not sure which component helps, but it works certainly.. Thanks for sharing. Welcome always. Cheers. Professor
derek_a
@derek_a (10874)
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29 Jun 10
We used to eat Okra here in the UK most days, usually cooked with the main meal. It is something that I haven't purchased for a while and I was not aware that it would reduce blood sugar. Time to try some again again in the way you way using the glass of water method.. Thanks for the tip.. _Derek
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Professor2010
@Professor2010 (20162)
• India
29 Jun 10
Hello Derek Thanks for response, try this. Welcome always. Cheers. Professor
ANTIQUELADY
@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
2 Jul 10
I have eaten okra all my life & has always been a fave of mine. I had never heard it called lady fingers, think that's very interesting to know, thanks for sharing this. I like to learn new things. Mylot is a good place to do that.
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Professor2010
@Professor2010 (20162)
• India
29 Jul 10
I am always crazy to share and gain knowledge.. Thanks for response, God bless you , cheers. Professor. .
srganesh
@srganesh (6340)
• India
29 Jun 10
That is a nice piece of information professor! My mother is a diabetic patient and let me recommend this natural cure for her. And the preparation method is very simple and hope it will not be a great challenge unlike some herbal remedies. Once again, I thank you and all other responders who add some more details to this post.
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Professor2010
@Professor2010 (20162)
• India
29 Jun 10
That is the charm of mylot, here we not only share knowledge but gain a lot from others comments, give it to your mother,hope she feels better.. Thanks for sharing. Welcome always. Cheers. Professor
much2say
@much2say (55608)
• Los Angeles, California
30 Jun 10
When you said Lady Finger, I thought you meant those oblong cookie/biscuit things . . . and I was thinking how could this dessert carb reduce blood sugar - ha ha. But now I see you meant okra. I had gestational diabetes when I was pregnant with my second baby . . . oh, I learned a lot about diet for keeping the blood sugar in control. I wish I had known about the okra water!! But now that my condition is over, I am still considered to be pre diabetic for the rest of my life. So interesting, I will have to try this!! We don't eat this much, but my mother used to throw it into soups and stews at times. I love it, but just don't eat it as much. I WILL try this for sure as a blood sugar reducer - thank you!
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Professor2010
@Professor2010 (20162)
• India
29 Jul 10
Hello to avoid this confusion I posted picture lol Thanks for response, God bless you , cheers. Professor. .
apoorva5
@apoorva5 (120)
• India
29 Jun 10
sir what u said is correct .we can also reduce sugar in blood by soaking methi (fenugreek)seeds overnight and drink both water and seeds .this also helps.
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Professor2010
@Professor2010 (20162)
• India
29 Jun 10
Yes apoorva Methi is very useful.. Thanks for sharing. Welcome always. Cheers. Professor
cutiemom
@cutiemom (1)
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15 Jul 10
In the Philippines in my country we have a vegetable here that called bitter melon or in tagalog is ampalaya.It is very good to reduction of sugar and those people have diabetis.we an ampalaya capsule now in the market.available in leading pharmacy.
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Professor2010
@Professor2010 (20162)
• India
29 Jul 10
Hi cutie welcome to mylot Yes ampalaya is good but bitter in taste.. Thanks for response, God bless you , cheers. Professor. .
peavey
@peavey (16936)
• United States
28 Jun 10
I had heard that before but forgot it. I don't have blood sugar problems but I do enjoy okra as we call it here. As a matter of fact, I have some growing in my garden right now! I hope there's a good crop this year.
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Professor2010
@Professor2010 (20162)
• India
28 Jun 10
Thanks for response. Welcome always. Cheers. Professor
zandi458
@zandi458 (28102)
• Malaysia
29 Jun 10
This vegetable is very common here in Malaysia. I didn't know that it has load of benefits contained in this vegie. I usualy just boil it in whole and eat with sambal. Thanks for the info and surely I'll try that out.
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Professor2010
@Professor2010 (20162)
• India
29 Jun 10
Sure give it a try my friend Thanks for sharing. Welcome always. Cheers. Professor
Shasta
@cupkitties (7421)
• United States
29 Jun 10
I thought you meant lady fingers like the cakes I gotta eat me some more okra. I love it fried best but I don't eat a lot of that particular veg
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Professor2010
@Professor2010 (20162)
• India
29 Jun 10
Thanks , they are also used in cakes. Welcome always. Cheers. Professor
basqui
@basqui (3888)
• Philippines
28 Jun 10
Okra is only used for cooking here in the Philippines and the vegetable that is only used for diabetes is bitter gourd or ampalaya. What you shared will be helpful to other people, including me and my family.
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Professor2010
@Professor2010 (20162)
• India
29 Jun 10
Thanks for response friend. Welcome always. Cheers. Professor
incus99
@incus99 (1083)
• Philippines
28 Jun 10
That a good advice.. I'm a young Diabetic too, though my levels doesn't require pharmacotherapy.. I strictly comply with my diet plan.. I will try this remedy of yours.. though I have observed some hypoglycemic effects when using malunggay seeds.. I hope Lady finger will do just fine. thanks...
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Professor2010
@Professor2010 (20162)
• India
28 Jun 10
Try this friend, it may help..God bless you.. Thanks for sharing. Welcome always. Cheers. Professor