10 Lifestyle Tips for Diabetes Symptom Management

4. Bitter Gourd Juice

Bitter gourd, also known as bitter melon or karela, is a multifunctional plant—a vegetable to be precise. It offers twice as much calcium as spinach, as much potassium as a banana and a whole lot of beta-carotene. It is also rich in iron, magnesium, potassium, and vitamin C—a real health-booster that significantly reduces blood glucose levels. There are many ways to prepare bitter gourd, but the most effective one is drinking it raw in juice. You can add a pinch of lemon juice and ginger to reduce the bitter taste, or you can enjoy it on its own.