Bitter Melon (Momordicin Charantia) or ampalaya, paliya, amargoso  as they are known in Philippine local dialects can neither cure nor prevent diabetes, but it can help control the disease.

Diabetes Mellitus is a disorder in which the level of glucose (sugar) in the blood is abnormally high because the pancreas, a gland located behind the stomach, produces little or no insulin, or because the body’s cells do not respond appropriately to insulin.

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