Alkaline Water Lowers Blood Sugar in Type 2 Diabetes Patients
- Authors
- Edy Siswantoro, Nasrul Hadi Purwanto, Sutomo
- Journal
- Journal of Diabetes Mellitus
- Year
- 2017
- DOI
- 10.4236/jdm.2017.74020
- Study Type
- Human
- Outcome
- Positive
- Peer Reviewed
- Yes
- Country
- Indonesia
- Health Condition
- Type 2 Diabetes
- Body System
- Endocrine
TL;DR
Drinking alkaline water may significantly lower blood sugar levels in people with type 2 diabetes.
Key Finding
Alkaline water at different pH levels (7.0, 8.0, 9.5, and 11.5) showed statistically significant effects on reducing blood sugar levels in type 2 diabetes patients over 14 days (p=0.039).
Summary
This study tested whether drinking alkaline water (water with a higher pH level, meaning it's less acidic) could help lower blood sugar levels in people with type 2 diabetes. Researchers gave participants different types of alkaline water with varying pH levels for 14 days and measured their blood sugar before and after. They found statistically significant differences in blood sugar levels across the different pH groups, suggesting alkaline water may help with blood sugar control.
Practical Takeaway
While this study suggests alkaline water may support blood sugar management in type 2 diabetes, the 14-day timeframe is quite short and the study design has limitations that make it difficult to draw firm conclusions. The researchers emphasize that alkaline water should only be used alongside standard diabetes medications and healthy lifestyle changes, not as a replacement. Larger, longer studies are needed before alkaline water can be recommended as an established diabetes treatment.
Abstract (excerpt)
Background: Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) have become a public health problem, globally, regionally, nationally and locally. Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) that took a lot of attention was diabetes mellitus. In Indonesia diabetes mellitus is a serious threat to health development. Efforts…