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Type 2 diabetes are not able to produce sufficient insulin
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blood sugar can reach dangerously high levels
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extract of an onion bulb can “strongly lower” high blood sugar
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Onion is cheap and available and has been used as a nutritional supplement.
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The researchers tested the theory on rats.
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diabetic rats, those given 400mg and 600mg per kilogram of body weight “strongly reduced” their blood sugar levels by 50 per cent and 35 per cent
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The onion extract also lowered the total cholesterol level in diabetic rats
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onion extract led to weight gain among the nondiabetic rats
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Onion is not high in calories