Royal Jelly for Diabetes?

Hi! My name is Mindy first of all I would like to thank you for this website. It is wonderful and full of useful information!!! I am a diabetic and was wondering if I should start out with the raw bee pollen or the Royal Jelly? I have never taken any of these products before and am not sure which I should start out with. Also, if I were to purchase the Royal Jelly, I was thinking that I would buy 2 of the 50g bottles to last me a month...does that sound correct to you?

Thank you very much and I look forward to your response!

Angela's Response:

Glad you found my site Mindy. Great question. I would actually recommend you start with royal jelly. Bee pollen would likely help you as well, but it is always wiser to start with one supplement first and cautiously proceed. There have been studies on royal jelly and blood sugar control so there is definitely some evidence that rj can help you. I have listed a study below for you to consider. I would also recommend you let your doctor know what you are taking. Start with very low doses of royal jelly and monitor your blood sugar very, very carefully when you begin taking any supplement. It has been my experience that your sugars will come down so you'll likely need to work with your Dr. to adjust your med's.

Study:

Earlier studies have shown that royal jelly has insulin-like activity. However, there have so far been no clinical trials to support these findings. So, a group of German doctors at the Justus-Liebig University Hospital in Germany had twenty volunteers undergo the standardized oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) and afterwards a second OGTT after ingestion of 20 g of royal jelly.
The doctors found that after 2 hours, the serum sugar levels of the 20 volunteers were much lower after taking the 20 g of Royal Jelly than when they didn't take it.

So, if you have any type of blood sugar issue, try supplementing with RJ. (if you are on insulin or Glucagon, make sure you monitor your levels carefully - RJ will reduce your sugars)

I am prone to blood sugar crashes. After reading this study, I've religously taken my Royal Jelly daily and my blood sugar crashed have disappeared.