Patients were treated with 50 mg/kg bw of the dried fruit powder
twice daily for 1 week (25). In addition, excretion of glucose in the urine
was reduced by day 3 and was completely absent after 7 days of treatment.
Mean post-treatment blood glucose levels were significantly lower
than pre-treatment values. A decrease from 248 mg/dl to 155 mg/dl
(p < 0.001) was observed in treated patients and this difference was considerably
higher after the administration of 60 g of glucose. No adverse
effects were reported.