Diabetes mellitus is a life-threatening disorder
affecting people of all ages and adversely disrupts their daily
functions. Despite the availability of numerous synthetic-antidiabetic
medications and insulin, the demand for the development of novel
antidiabetic medications is increasing due to the adverse effects and
growth of resistance to commercial drugs in the long-term usage. Hence,
antidiabetic phytochemicals isolated from fruit plants can be a very
nifty option to develop life-saving novel antidiabetic therapeutics,
employing several pathways and MoAs (mechanism of actions). This review
focuses on the antidiabetic potential of commonly available Bangladeshi
fruits and other plant parts, such as seeds, fruit peals, leaves, and
roots, along with isolated phytochemicals from these phytosources based
on lab findings and mechanism of actions. Several fruits, such as
orange, lemon, amla, tamarind, and others, can produce remarkable
antidiabetic actions and can be dietary alternatives to antidiabetic
therapies. Besides, isolated phytochemicals from these plants, such as
swertisin, quercetin, rutin, naringenin, and other prospective
phytochemicals, also demonstrated their candidacy for further
exploration to be established as antidiabetic leads. Thus, it can be
considered that fruits are one of the most valuable gifts of plants
packed with a wide spectrum of bioactive phytochemicals and are widely
consumed as dietary items and medicinal therapies in different
civilizations and cultures. This review will provide a better
understanding of diabetes management by consuming fruits and other plant
parts as well as deliver innovative hints for the researchers to
develop novel drugs from these plant parts and/or their phytochemicals.