Recently, consumers’ interest in camel milk has been largely due to awareness of its special health benefits. Camel milk is a unique source of nutrients and is considered a superfood with medicinal value.
The smaller size of nobodies of camel milk enhances the immune and anti-inflammation responses. Also, a higher amount of zinc in camel milk has a key role in maintaining the normal function of the immune system. Camel milk has hypoglycemic effects, which may be beneficial in the healing of diabetes.
Camel milk contains insulin like proteins, which does not form coagulum in the acidic condition of stomach that may be an effective alternative for insulin.
It is concluded that the incidence risk of diabetes in people who regularly consume camel milk, is much lower than those who don’t use camel milk.
Raw camel milk has immune- modulatory effects on beta-cells of the pancreas, increases insulin secretion, reduces required insulin and insulin resistance and improves the glycemic control in type 1 diabetes patients
It is detected a high amount of insulin in the camel milk that reduce blood sugar and required insulin dose about 30–35% in type 1 diabetes patients.
Camel milk improves the diabetes complications such as obesity, inflammation, wounds and oxidative stress damages.
Also, camel milk lactoferrin has immune-modulatory effects on beta-cells of the pancreas and reduces insulin doses required in type 1 and 2 diabetic patients.
Camel milk improves glycemic control and decreases insulin resistance in diabetes conditions.
The anti-diabetic properties of camel milk
Obviously, camel milk effects including; effect on insulin receptor function and glucose transport in the insulin-sensitive tissues; effect on insulin secretion by the pancreatic b-cells via the survival, growth, and activity of the pancreatic cells. Also, camel milk immunoglobulins have anti-inflammatory, anti-apoptotic, and anti-oxidative effects that influence the secretory activity and function of the pancreatic cells that can explain the hypoglycemic effects of camel milk.
Lactoferrin affects insulin sensitivity, and potentiate signaling, improves anti-inflammatory responses and activate insulin receptor, therefore can be involved in the transport and the glucose uptake by the insulin-sensitive tissues through the membrane glucose transporter 4 and or direct positive modulation of this transporter activity.
Camel milk and diabetes complications
According to the recent studies, camel milk whey proteins or derived peptide improved wounds healing in diabetic cases. The anti-oxidative activity of camel milk whey proteins enhances the proliferation of immune cells and accelerates the wound healing process during diabetes. The camel milk can normalize renal and liver failures in the diabetic patients
Hypoglycemia effects of camel milk improved kidney and liver function in nephropathy; proteinuria and cardiovascular challenge as major complications in type 1 and 2 diabetes mellitus.
Using camel milk in the diabetic patients
Using 500mL raw camel milk in the type 1 diabetic cases for 52 weeks showed in the group receiving camel milk, there was a significant reduction in HbA1c, mean blood glucose and required insulin dose.
Type 1 diabetes patients received 500 ml camel milk for 3 months. After 3 months, there was a significant improvement in fasting blood sugar and HbA1c levels and a significant reduction in insulin requirement by 30% reduction.
Type 2 diabetic cases consumed 500 mL either pasteurized camel milk or cow milk for two months. Mean insulin concentration was significantly increased from 64.59 to 84.03 pmol/L by the camel milk.
In separate clinical trials for 3 months, 6 months, and 1 year, consuming camel milk showed significant hypoglycemic effect and reduced insulin requirement at the end of 2 years in patients compared to the control group.
Another study on 50 type 1 diabetic patients clearly showed that camel milk mixed with insulin was an effective supplementation, as adjunctive therapy in the management of type 1 diabetes and the daily doses of insulin can be reduced up to 66% (20 units/day) after 12 weeks of treatment.
In India, there is a traditional belief about camel milk in the treatment of diabetes; daily consumption can reduce the need for insulin in type 1 diabetes. The incidence of diabetes is low in the Raika population in Rajasthan, India, who regularly consume camel’s milk.
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