More and more studies are proving the significance of anti diabetic benefits of Aloe Vera. One of the studies performed in Thailand at the Mahidol University of Bangkok, was published in the journal of Phyto medicine in 1996, showed that 72 patients with high fasting blood sugar and typical diabetic curve of glucose tolerance that was never treated with hypo-glycemic drugs were selected to take part in the study. They used a placebo controlled double blind study to evaluate the effects of orally administered Aloe Vera supplementation on blood sugar, cholesterol and triglycerides.

The study lasted for 42 days with the treatment group receiving 15 millilitres of Aloe Vera twice daily. Weekly blood samples were taken for the measurement of fasting blood glucose levels and bi-weekly for cholesterol and triglyceride analyses. Prior to the study the patients in both the control and treatment groups showed no variances in their blood markers. After treatment with Aloe Vera the treatment groups blood sugar was reduced 43%, and their blood triglycerides were reduced by 44% with no change in the cholesterol levels. The control group received no Aloe Vera and exhibited absolutely no changes in their status at all. There were no adverse side effects reported due to the consumption of the Aloe Vera and there was no difference in the weight or the appetites in the treatment group.

Another study conducted at the same institution used the treatment of Aloe Vera given to patients who were not responding to glibenclamide an anti diabetic medication. This medication is used to lower the blood sugar levels of diabetic patients. The results achieved by using Aloe Vera were a 48% reduction in blood sugar levels and a 52% reduction in triglycerides and no change in cholesterol.