Can synsepalum dulcificum help people with diabetes? It’s probably too soon to tell as the price of the plant and it’s berry, known as Miracle Fruit, is probably too high for widespread use. Additionally, there hasn’t been any long term testing to record the affects of the berry on human beings. If you’re diabetic you may find the job of changing your eating habits and lifestyle difficult but perhaps sometime in the future synsepalum dulcificum could make transition a little bit easier.

If you have diabetes the first thing you will want to do, as you know, is significantly lower your blood sugar levels into a safe range. That’s where synsepalum dulcificum could come into play. You see, the Miracle Fruit tricks your taste buds into thinking sour is sweet. Some have called it ‘flavor tripping’ as rewires the taste buds. Diabetics might be able to use this magic berry to satisfy cravings for sweets by eating it alongside non sweet foods and beverages. A word of caution though, there hasn’t been any significant testing for the long term affects of synsepalum dulcificum so in no way is this an endorsement, as I’m only posing a question for the future. Read the rest of this entry »