Jun 11, 2019
Diabetes has taken the lives of several members of Isabel Layson’s family. Realizing how costly medication can be, she thought of finding a cheap cure for the disease. Aratiles grows abundantly in their backyard and by the roadsides of her hometown, Iloilo City. This gave her the idea of studying the fruit’s antioxidant and anti-diabetic properties. She hopes her research could lead to the development of a cost-effective alternative cure for diabetes.