http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2001/10/31/pepper-protein.aspxA compound that makes peppers hot effectively lowers blood sugar in dogs, say researchers from Jamaica, suggesting that it might someday be used to treat diabetes in humans . Peppers are used by traditional Jamaican healers to treat diabetes, but theenCommunityServer 2008.5 SP1 (Build: 31106.3070)