Exploring Edible Mushrooms for Diabetes: Unveiling Their Role in Prevention and Treatment.

ABSTRACT: Diabetes mellitus is a complex illness in which the body does not create enough insulin to control blood glucose levels. Worldwide, this disease is life-threatening and requires low-cost, side-effect-free medicine. Due to adverse effects, many synthetic hypoglycemic medications for diabetes fail. Mushrooms are known to contain natural bioactive components that may be anti-diabetic; thus, scientists are now targeting them. Mushroom extracts, which improve immune function and fight cancer, are becoming more popular. Mushroom-derived functional foods and dietary supplements can delay the onset of potentially fatal diseases and help treat pre-existing conditions, which leads to the successful prevention and treatment of type 2 diabetes, which is restricted to the breakdown of complex polysacch

SUBMITTER: Shamim MZ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10058372 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature