With the rapid development of the economy and the acceleration of industrialization, the change of lifestyle and the acceleration of the aging process, the prevalence of diabetes in China is rising rapidly, becoming another serious harm to the people after cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases and cancer. An important chronic non-communicable disease for health. The latest research shows that abalone and lyophilized powder of oyster mushroom can effectively reduce the blood sugar level of normal people, and can also affect the insulin level of diabetic patients to some extent. This should be good news for people with diabetes.

According to the University of Colombo, glucokinase is an important sensor for regulating blood sugar levels in the body, while abalone and lyophilized powders affect the activity of glucokinase in the body. Studies have shown that healthy volunteers took abalone and lyophilized powder for 2 weeks, and both fasting and postprandial blood glucose were significantly reduced. This means that long-term use of these two fungi is very beneficial for the body to control blood sugar. In addition, studies have shown that these two fungi did not cause any liver and kidney damage in healthy volunteers.

The results showed that abalone mushrooms significantly reduced fasting and postprandial blood glucose levels in healthy subjects (6.1% and 16.4%, respectively), while Pleurotus ostreatus showed similar effects (6.4% and 12.1%, respectively). The lyophilized powder also increases insulin levels in diabetic subjects. Both fungi promote the secretion of glucokinase in the body, while inhibiting glycogen synthase kinase and secretion, thereby promoting liver synthesis of glycogen and lowering blood sugar levels. The researchers also pointed out that the two fungi have not found any liver or kidney toxicity and are suitable for functional foods for diabetic patients.