THE EFFECT OF MANGO LEAF ON GLYCATED HEMOGLOBIN IN TYPE II DIABETIC PATIENTS

Introduction & Objective: Diabetes mellitus is one of the most common disorders of the endocrine gland that affects more than 100 million people a year and lack of control of it leads to cardiac, cardiovascular, kidney and ocular complications. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of mango leaf on the level of HbA1C1 in type 2 diabetic patients. Materials and Methods: In this study, 80 patients with type 2 diabetes were studied in two groups of 40. So, for 3 months, the intervention group received mango leaf 0.5 gr/kg/dand the control group received no intervention. At the beginning and the end of the study, HbA1C was also checked and analyzed by t-test. Results The results of this study showed that the HbA1C level in the intervention group was 8.4 ± 6.1, which reached to 6.9± 1.4after 3 monthsconsumption of mango leaves, and this difference based on the statistical test of paired ttest was significant (p = 0.001). In the control group, the HbA1C level was 8 ± 1.7, which reached 7.8 ± 1.9 after three months and was not significantly different according to the statistical test (p =592).There was a significant difference between the two groups after intervention (p = 0.003) in HbA1C value based on independent t-test. Conclusion: Reduction of HbA1c levels due to the use of mango leaves, as an auxiliary method for controlling diabetes, is valuable and can be used as an effective diet in the control and treatment of this disease. Keywords: Mango leaves, type 2 diabetes, glycated hemoglobin.