Vol. 9, Issue 5, Part E (2023)

Diabetes Mellitus (DM) or simply diabetes is a group of metabolic diseases in which a person has high blood sugar. Diabetes is due to either the pancreas not producing enough insulin, or because the cells of the body do not respond properly to the insulin that is being produced. Curry leaves have been seen to stop the production of digestive enzyme and pancreatic alpha-amylase enzyme which helps in sugar or glucose not being released into the blood. Insulin is the enzyme secreted by pancreas to regulate blood sugar levels. By reducing the availability of the pancreatic alpha- amylase enzyme, the leaves are able to inhibit the conversion of starches to sugar which can help to treat diabetes effectively. Total 60 samples were selected for the study and probability – simple random technique is used to allocate the study subject in true experimental pre test and post test control group design. The intervention for the study was curry leaves powder (15 gms) The pre-test fasting blood glucose level was checked in control group and experimental group. The level of fasting blood glucose was assessed by glucometer. After the pre-test, curry leaves powder (15 gms) was given to the experimental group clients with type II diabetes mellitus. The post test level of fasting blood glucose was assessed in both experimental and control group by using the same glucometer after 30 days. The result of the study revealed that the post test mean score in the experimental group was 129.4 with S.D 9.23 and the post test mean score in the control group was 146.1 with S.D 12.5. The calculated unpaired ‘t’ value 5.88 was found to be statistically significant at p<0.05 level.