According to study conducted by Israeli researchers they found that Floating in the Dead Sea for just 20 minutes may help diabetics lower blood sugar levels. Experiment was carried out by scientists from Ben Gurion University and Soroka Medical Centre in Beersheva, both in Israel's Negev desert.

In this experiment, 14 people were taken with type 2 diabetes, aged 18 to 65 showed a significant drop in blood glucose levels after sitting for 20 minutes in a pool of Dead Sea water.

Glucose levels dropped on average from 163 to 151 milligrams per decilitre (mg/dl) -- 13.5 percent -- immediately after wards, according to the report. Blood sugar dropped even further to 141.3 mg/dl after an hour's dip in the water. Bathing experience did not appear to have any negative effect on other blood values such as levels of insulin, cortisone hormones or c-peptide said by researchers.

Prof Shaul Sukenik, who led the research at Ben Gurion, described the results as "promising." However this fact is based on findings still some more research is required to prove the report. The research team is now trying to raise funds to broaden the research to examine the effect of a daily dip in the Dead Sea across a three-week period