Curcumin (turmeric) & Type 1 diabetes

Written from the studies on PubMed, searched on 2026. nov. 11.. Every number below comes from a study listed under Sources.

What people read

Posts online say that Curcumin (turmeric) helps with Type 1 diabetes.

What has been studied

• 0In people
• 33In animals
• 0Only in the lab

What the studies found

!Curcumin (turmeric) has been studied for Type 1 diabetes in animals, not yet in people.

We found 34 published papers on Curcumin (turmeric) and Type 1 diabetes. They were published between 2008 and 2025.

0 of them are studies in people (0 randomised trials), 1 are reviews, 33 are studies in animals and 0 are studies only in the lab.

The most important ones are listed under Sources.

Sources

1. Whether or Not the Effects of Curcuma longa Supplementation Are Associated with Physical Exercises in T1DM and T2DM: A Systematic Review.2020 · Nutrients · Review
2. Chronic Treatment with Curcumin Prevents Vascular Dysfunction in the Aorta of Type 1 Diabetes by Restoring Ca2+ Mishandling and Modulating HSP70 Levels.2025 · Cells · In animals
3. Curcumin administration alleviates seminal vesicle damage in type 1 diabetic rats by promoting AQP8 expression through AR activation.2025 · Sci Rep · In animals
4. A capsule-based scaffold incorporating decellularized extracellular matrix and curcumin for islet beta cell therapy in type 1 diabetes mellitus.2024 · Biofabrication · In animals
5. Curcumin analog JM-2 alleviates diabetic cardiomyopathy inflammation and remodeling by inhibiting the NF-κB pathway.2022 · Biomed Pharmacother · In animals
6. The combined use of photobiomodulation and curcumin-loaded iron oxide nanoparticles significantly improved wound healing in diabetic rats compared to either treatment alone.2022 · Lasers Med Sci · In animals
7. Effects of curcumin and metformin on oxidative stress and apoptosis in heart tissue of type 1 diabetic rats.2022 · J Cardiovasc Thorac Res · In animals

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