Fucoidan—New Principle Prevention and Treatment of Diabetes

Most of patients with diabetes mellitus are not able to adhere to the basic principles of maintaining glucose homeostasis by decrease consumption of carbohydrates from food and increasing their utilization for physical activity. Pharmacological correction developing disorders are not always effective and have side effects. That is why necessary search for nutraceuticals with high bio-active properties does not have side effects. This review being considered possibility using fucoidan is sulfated polysaccharide of brown algae to maintain glucose homeostasis by reducing the rate absorption of glucose from the intestine and increasing its utilization by muscle fibers as a nutraceutical for patients with diabetes mellitus. In this plan, fucoidan should be considered as a functional food product for the prevention and treatment of diabetes mellitus.