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Diabetes a chronic metabolic disease is one of the major health burden world wide It is characterized by hyperglycemia insulin resistance or relative insulin insufficiency 1 It may lead to various microvascular and macrovascular complications 85 to 95 of all diabetes in high income countries are of Type 2 Recently it is estimated that 439 million people would have Type 2 diabetes by the year 2030 2 Diabetes has identified as the fourth leading cause of human morbidity by International Diabetes Federation IDF Omega 3 fatty acids are polyunsaturated fatty acids which can be obtained from plants and animals It is nothing but alpha linolenic eicosapentaenoic EPA docosahexaenoic acid DHA Alpha linolenic acid is obtained from plant source whereas EPA DHA are rich in fish oil Diet rich in omega 3 fatty acids plays an important role in maintining cell membrane structure and also enhancing insulin sensitivity decreasing blood glucose in diabetic rats 3 Thus membranes enriched in unsaturated fatty acids tend to bind more insulin than membranes enriched in saturated fatty acids Results from previous studies suggest that omega 3 fatty acid has hypoglycemic effect in streptozocin induced diabetes in rats It could be involved in the mechanism of reducing insulin resistance 4 Recent evidence states that omega 3 fatty acid from animal source are more effective in improving insulin sensitivity than plant source
