One investigation reports a series of case-studies in Asian patients with
type II diabetes (n = 9), of whom eight were taking concomitant sulfonylurea
drugs (29). After undergoing a baseline glucose tolerance test, the
test was repeated after oral administration of the fruit juice (50 ml), and
then again after oral ingestion, approximately 0.23 kg/day, of the fried
fruit for 8–11 weeks. The glucose tolerance test performed after ingestion
of the fruit showed a reduction in glucose levels of approximately 6%
after 1 hour, but this finding was not statistically significant.