Medicinal Plants as Powerful and Efficient Sources of Diabetes Treatment Compared to Medicinal Insulins : Case Study Dukagjin Region in Kosovo

The use of medicinal plants is a promising resource for the treatment of diabetes in Kosovo. In traditional medicine, a healthy lifestyle is the best way to prevent diabetes. The research of the study is the treatment of diabetes mellitus type 1 and 2, the role of insulin therapy and an overview of the use of medicinal plants used in the treatment of diabetes.The method is based on the collection of data on the number of patients with DM type 1 and 2, obtained from the protocols of the Regional Hospital of Peja and Family Medicine Centers in the municipality of Dukagjin. Also, data on the treatment of patients with insulin were obtained from scientific research in medical journals published in academic databases such as: (Scopus Web of Science, Elsevier., etc.). Number of samples in the study 154 patients.Statistics show that the treatment of patients with insulin such as Linagliptin and Steglujan results in the adequate treatment of (87.5%) of patients. The lowest insulin failure rate of Glyxambi, Soliqua, Ertugliflozin and Xultofia is up to (70%) in some patients. Treatment of patients with phytotherapeutic medicinal plants such as: Rosa Canina, Viccinium Berrica, Urtica etc., the results show a better and higher treatment effect, ranging from (85.71% - to 91.43%). The use of medicinal plants for antidiabetic treatment has an advantage of (4.81%) compared to insulin treatment.The results of the study are really promising in finding the solution for the prevention of diabetes, especially the orientation of patients with DM, in the use of antidiabetic herbs