Over-the-counter cough medicine with dextromethorphan could help people with Type 2 diabetes. (Photo credit: Dome Poon, flickr.com)
Dextromethorphan, sold in Canada as an ingredient of the over-the-counter cough medicine Robitussin and Bronchophan Forte DM, could help in regulating type 2 diabetes according to a new study.
In mice, this medicine was found to improve glucose control, while in a small human clinical trial (20 men with Type 2 diabetes) the researchers found it increased insulin and lowered blood glucose.
Researchers conclude that dextromethorphan could become a useful adjunct treatment for diabetes.
Original research paper published in Nature Medicine on March 16, 2015.
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