Apple Cider Vinegar Helps in Control Blood Sugar Level

Acetic acid in vinegar can lower blood sugar by preventing the complete digestion of complex carbohydrates, which is accomplished either by accelerating gastric emptying or increasing the uptake of glucose by bodily tissues. Vinegar also inactivates some digestive enzymes that break down carbohydrates into sugar, thus slowing the conversion of complex carbohydrate into sugar from a meal into your bloodstream, which can prevent spiking of blood sugar levels.

One study found that vinegar treatment improved insulin sensitivity in 19 percent of individuals with type 2 diabetes and 34 percent of those with pre-diabetes. Yet another study found taking two tablespoons of apple cider vinegar before bed lowered blood sugar levels in people who are suffering from type 2 diabetes by up to 6 percent by the morning.

Furthermore, another study at the Arizona State University found that insulin resistant people who drank a mixture of apple cider vinegar and water before eating a high carbohydrate meal showed an effect of lowering blood sugar afterward. Carol Johnston, PhD, directs Arizona State University’s nutrition program who has been studying apple cider vinegar for more than 10 years explains that apple cider vinegar could block a certain amount of starch from being digested.

Kindly consult your doctor if you are having any complications of diabetes before you start taking apple cider vinegar.