Yerba Mate benefits those struggling with diabetes. When consumed in the traditional method, yerba mate tea appears to reduce the risk of diabetes and hypoglycemia.   

Yerba Mate helped prevent “the development of hyperglycemia in streptozotocin diabetes and reduced the hyperphagia, polydipsia, body weight loss, and glycated haemoglobin.” (NCBI, 27. Swanston-Flatt SK, 1989) “Glycaemic effects of traditional European plant treatments for diabetes. Studies in normal and streptozotocin diabetic mice.” Diabetes Res 10(2), 69-73.)

Lean, M.E., et al. Dietary flavonols protect diabetic human lymphocytes against oxidative damage to DNA. Diabetes. 1999; 48:176-181

“New and ‘causal’ antioxidant therapy is warranted. Anti-nitration drugs (to be designed) might be additional therapeutic goals to slow the course of diabetes macrovascular complications. While waiting for these focused tools, flavonoid rich beverages could represent an alternative coadjuvant in treatment. In this regard, our studies suggest that Ilex paraguariensis extracts [Yerba Mate via the Traditional Method] are more effective than either green tea or red wines.” (Bixby, Spieler, Menini, Gugliuccit, Life Sciences, 2005, #77 pgs 345-358)