Diabetes Prevention?

I was looking online, at the yahoo news, and found this interesting article about how Chinese herbs show signs that could help diabetes prevention. Some researchers did a number of trials and it was shown that the Chinese herbs helped control the blood sugar levels in people on their way to type two diabetes. A person becomes a type two diabetic when their body does not produce enough insulin or the body can not use the insulin in the right way. The researchers found some astonishing results, such as when the participate added the herbal remedy to their lifestyle it almost doubled the likelihood of their sugar levels returning to normal. They also found that the participates were two-thirds less likely to progress towards the disease. There are side effects, as there are to many medication, but they haven't found any serious ones. The herbs are used for special situations and is not a "one-size-fits-all prescription." I think this is a fairly good topic to write about. This may not be a world issue, but it surely is a national issue that I'm glad someone is addressing. America has experienced a rise in obesity and most of them are on their way to diabetes. Finding a potential prevention for diabetes is great and a issue that could help numbers go down, even obesity numbers. I feel the story was a little bias, saying the negatives of this treatment in one or two sentences. I also had some questions about the treatment. I wondered if the herbal remedy was a pill or if the remedy could help people that already have type two diabetics in any way, but specifically with controlling their sugar levels. I have a few family members that are diabetic, both type one and two. I would love for them to test the Chinese herbs if it would reduce their chances greatly of having type two diabetes or controlling their levels.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091014/hl_nm/us_chinese_herbs