Drinking dark tea may help control blood sugar, reduce your diabetes risk

ISLAMABAD: A cup of tea is a daily staple for many people around the world. Now, a new study has found that drinking dark tea specifically may reduce your diabetes risk.

Drinking dark tea every day may help to mitigate type 2 diabetes risk and progression in adults through better blood sugar control, according to new research shared at this year’s Annual Meeting of The European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) in Hamburg.

Researchers from the University of Adelaide in Australia and Southeast University in China found that compared with never tea drinkers, daily consumers of dark tea had 53% lower risk for prediabetes and 47 percent reduced risk for type 2 diabetes.

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This was even after taking into account established diabetes risk factors, such as age, gender, ethnicity, and body mass index (BMI).

The researchers examined the association between both the frequency and type of tea consumption and the excretion of glucose in the urine, insulin resistance, and glycaemic status.

Commenting on the findings, co-lead author associate professor Tongzhi Wu said: “Our findings hint at the protective effects of habitual tea drinking on blood sugar management via increased glucose excretion in urine, improved insulin resistance and thus better control of blood sugar. These benefits were most pronounced among daily dark tea drinkers.”

So, is drinking dark tea daily an effective tool for reducing your risk of type 2 diabetes?

The study suggests that drinking dark tea may contribute to a reduction in diabetes risk for two reasons. Firstly, it improves insulin resistance which means being better able to control your blood sugar.

Secondly, it contributes to increased glucose excretion in your urine, meaning there is less blood sugar to actually control.

The results of this new study linking daily dark tea consumption with a reduction in diabetes risk are certainly promising. It’s also an easy and enjoyable way to do something good for your health.

However, it’s important to remember that no one food or drink is a magic bullet when it comes to your overall health.

By all means, drink dark tea daily, but it’s important to consider your diet as a whole, particularly when it comes to blood sugar control.