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Rosehip in type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus
Last reviewed: 04.07.2025
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Rose hips are one of the recognized leaders in terms of ascorbic acid content, which is the main fighter against various diseases.
Rose hips have a peculiar structure: a rather thin fleshy part and a rather voluminous inner part, consisting of several closely located seeds. It is not very convenient to eat them, and you can’t eat much pulp because of the pricking sensation on the tongue. But you can squeeze juice from the fruits, which will be a great addition to compotes and kissels, but in order to preserve the beneficial properties of the fruits, you need to add juice to ready-made non-hot dishes.
It is even easier to use rose hips in the form of teas, decoctions and infusions, for which 1 tablespoon of fresh or dried berries is taken per half a liter of water. To prepare the infusion, the berries are poured with boiling water and left to infuse for half a day. The decoction is kept in a water bath for a quarter of an hour, then removed from the heat and infused for another couple of hours. For tea, it is better to use ground dry berries, which are poured with boiling water for 20 minutes, then filtered and drunk before meals, half a glass at a time.
[ Benefits
In addition to vitamin C, this berry contains vitamins of group B, vitamins A, E, PP, K, flavonoids and catechins, which are considered the strongest antioxidants, tannins, natural acids. The mineral composition is also symbolic, supporting the health of men and women with diabetes.
It is believed that rose hips, in addition to strengthening the immune system, improve the functionality of the pancreas, help reduce blood glucose, stimulate metabolic processes in tissues and organs, have a beneficial effect on the heart, strengthen the walls of blood vessels, and have a choleretic effect. The fruits of the shrub, reminiscent of a rose, saturate the body with energy and control weight in people prone to obesity, have an anti-inflammatory effect, preventing the development of all kinds of diabetes complications, promote wound healing, and nourish the organs of vision.
Contraindications
Like many other berries, rose hips are characterized by a high content of vitamin C, which usually gives fruits and berries a sour taste. Ascorbic acid can, in turn, irritate the walls of the stomach, causing erosions and ulcers to form on them. For patients with gastritis and stomach ulcers, as well as those with high acidity of gastric juice, the use of fresh berries, as well as teas and infusions based on them, can cause harm, causing exacerbations of the disease and various complications. In addition, rose hips can increase gas formation and cause constipation, which only worsens the condition of "stomach patients".
Rose hips are used as a means of increasing blood viscosity. It is clear that their use can have negative consequences for people suffering from increased blood clotting and a tendency to form clots (thrombi). In case of heart disease, rose hips should also be used with caution.
In diabetes mellitus, patients may experience both high and low blood pressure. Alcohol tinctures of fruits are contraindicated in high blood pressure, and water tinctures are contraindicated in low blood pressure.
Rose hips can provoke complicated dermatological pathologies, so if you have skin problems, you should consult a doctor about using formulations based on these vitamin fruits.
In case of diabetes, you need to be careful about your diet, considering not only the amount of berries consumed, but also the duration of their intake. For example, rose hips, which have outstanding healing properties, like most medications, cannot be consumed regularly over a long period of time, because this can cause liver failure, expressed in the appearance of jaundice symptoms. This is typical not only for diabetics, but this category of people has a higher risk of such complications due to fatty degeneration of the liver.