International Journal of Food and Nutritional Science International Journal of Food and Nutritional Science International Journal of Food and Nutritional Science International Journal of Food and Nutritional Science 2377-0619Ommega Online PublishersNew Jersey, USA118510.15436/2377-0619.16.1185Research ArticlePreliminary Study: Role of the Combination of Spirulina and Morinda Citrifolia in the control of Hyperglycemia in Omani Diabetic PatientsPreliminary Study: Role of the Combination of Spirulina and Morinda Citrifolia in the control of Hyperglycemia in Omani Diabetic PatientsBadriyaAl-Rahbi 1Department of Health Sciences Ministry of Health Oman Muscat 2Research Institute of Ophthalmology Giza Egypt 3Department of Physiology School of Medical Sciences Universiti Sains Malaysia Kubang Kerian Malaysia Editor* E-mail: drbadriya.bsc.ihs@gmail.com
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
20161912201632IJFNS-16-RA-118526102016121220162016Creative Commons Attribution LicenseThis is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. nbsp emsp emsp Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disorder characterized by hyperglycemia hyperlipidemia hyper aminoacidemia and hypoinsulinemia that leads to a reduction in both insulin secretion and insulin action emsp emsp The combination of Spirulina and Morinda citrifolia as functional supplements are emerging as important therapeutic food This preliminary study was aimed to evaluate the hypoglycaemic and hypolipidemic effects of combining Spirulina and Morinda citrifolia to subjects with type 1 diabetes mellitus using a daily dose of 4 g weight day tablets for 4 months of Spirulina and 40 ml day for Morinda citrifolia juice with standard insulin treatment in comparison with diabetic subjects receiving type 1 standard diabetes treatment insulin injections only emsp emsp Pre-intervention and post intervention fasting blood glucose levels glycosylated haemoglobin HbA1c levels and low-density lipoprotein LDL serum levels of the diabetic subjects were measured Four months supplementation of combined Spirulina and Morinda citrifolia resulted in an appreciable lowering of fasting blood glucose blood serum levels A significant reduction in the HbA1c level was also observed indicating improved long-term glucose regulation emsp emsp These findings suggest the beneficial effect of combining Spirulina with Morinda citrifolia supplements in controlling blood glucose levels and in improving components of the lipid profile of Omani subjects with type 1 diabetes mellitus 10