Abstract

ROLE OF ANTIOXIDANT IN DIABETES MANAGEMENT

Vandna Dewangan*, Himanshu Pandey, Trilochan Sathpati

Abstract

Diabetes mellitus is a group of metabolic disorder of endocrine system and is characterized by rise in blood sugar level, through there are various factor which are responsible for diabetes mellitus one of which is oxidative stress which is consider as major factor for inducing diabetes. oxidative stress result in production of reactive oxygen species(ROS) which cause alteration in cellular component by taking its electron and become unstable which ultimately cause many disorder including diabetes. This article focusing on the use of antioxidant obtained from different plant source to interact with free radical and prevent cellular components from getting unstable. Plant and dietary source which are rich in vitamin C and contain polyphenols have been reported to show antioxidant properties and have ability to donate a pair of electron and prevent cell from getting unstable, amount of antioxidant help to cure diabetes like symptoms. The review describes the oxidative stress, antioxidant and their role in diabetes mellitus.

Keywords: Diabetes mellitus, oxidative stress, free radical, Antioxidant, polyphenols,