I am an avid collector of home remedies and natural cures. I have
collected lots of home remedies through my interactions with people in
Kerala. I have started a blog in order to archive these natural cures.
Here is a an interesting article from http://naturecure.blogono.com:

DIABETIS:

Prepare fine mixture of dry myrobalan & black berry seeds's musk in
equal quantity. Take 7-8 grams of this mixture in empty stomach along
with cow's milk or water.

Use 10 grams of musk of black berry seeds and one gram of opium. Make
small pills by crushing it well and adding water to it. Take one pill
with water every morning & evening for at least a month.

In a clay pot, add a glass of water & add to it 5 flowers of palash at
night.Next morning, crush these flowers in the same water and drink
that water. Increase the quantity of flowers by 1 every week and
continue the treatment for four weeks & one would be highly relieved.