Announcements
Type 2 Diabetes and Dietary Supplements
Millions
of people have diabetes which can lead to serious health problems if
not managed well. Many widely marketed dietary supplement products claim
to provide health benefits for people with diabetes. Researchers have
studied several dietary supplements to see if they can help people
manage type 2 diabetes or lower their risk of developing the disease,
but currently there is not enough evidence to suggest that any dietary
supplement can help prevent or manage type 2 diabetes. Conventional
medical treatments and following a healthy lifestyle, including watching
weight, can help your patients prevent, manage, and control many
complications of diabetes.
This
issue of the digest addresses some of the many supplements studied for
diabetes—such as alpha-lipoic acid, chromium, herbal supplements,
magnesium, and omega-3s—with a focus on those that have
undergone clinical trials.
http://nccam.nih.gov/health/providers/digest/diabetes-science.htm?nav=upd
