Help Manage Diabetes Symptoms

Diabetes is a condition that develops when the body is unable to regulate blood sugar levels. Levels are thus persistently raised. Eventually, consequences including renal disease, nerve damage in the hands and feet, and eyesight loss are brought on by persistently high blood sugar levels. The lion's mane mushroom may help manage diabetes by lowering some of these negative effects and enhancing blood sugar control. Even at daily dosages as low as 2.7 mg per pound (6 mg per kg) of body weight, lion's mane can drastically decrease blood sugar levels in both normal and diabetic mice, according to a number of animal studies.

By inhibiting the action of the enzyme alpha-glucosidase, which breaks down carbohydrates in the small intestine, a lion's mane can reduce blood sugar levels. Lower blood sugar levels occur as a result of the body's inability to digest and absorb carbohydrates as efficiently when this enzyme is inhibited. Lion's mane extract may lessen diabetic nerve discomfort in the hands and feet in addition to reducing blood sugar levels. Six weeks of daily lion's mushroom extract greatly decreased pain, lowered blood sugar, and even boosted antioxidant levels in rats with diabetic nerve injury.