Thiamin and Diabetes -VERY interesting

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Research summary below:

NOW it makes more sense. For years, I've had clients with marginal diets

(thinking elderly, LTC, indigent home care patients, etc) with out of

control blood sugar that do VERY well, very quickly, with a high B-complex

Multi-vit and at least 200 mcg chromium.

I provided the supplement when I KNEW intake was poor, OR, when there was

also significant alcohol or medication intake that would interfere with

B-vitamins and little hope of improved dietary intake.

Well, this below helps to make sense of what I was seeing!! Jan Patenaude

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A happy New Year is a healthy New Year—so if your list of resolutions

includes shedding a few pounds or getting your cholesterol levels back where

they belong, rest assured that you’re in good company. Even with another

season of pies, cookies and candy behind you, your blood sugar may still be

paying the price—threatening to derail even your best-laid health

resolutions.

The fact is that your body requires balanced blood sugar levels to stay

healthy—to fight fat, to maintain optimal cholesterol levels and to ensure

healthy inflammatory responses. Unfortunately, even a few weeks’ worth of

over eating, holiday stress, sleepless nights and lots of sugary snacks are

capable of setting off a vicious cycle of metabolic mayhem that can be hard

to get back under control.

The good news, however, is that with a little extra help, you can resume

the maintenance of healthy blood sugar levels—and according to a new study, a

daily dose of a single B vitamin, thiamine, may be the key to your

success.

As part of this randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical

trial, 24 subjects with blood sugar imbalances were given either 150 mg of

thiamine (also known as vitamin B1) or a placebo for one month. None of the

subjects had received any pharmacological intervention prior to the study

period.

Blood tests were used to evaluate each subject for key metabolic factors

both before and after the 30-day trial—with a focus on fasting blood glucose,

hemoglobin A1C (a long-term measure of blood sugar control), creatinine (a

marker of kidney function), lipid levels (including HDL cholesterol, LDL

cholesterol and triglyceride levels) plus inflammatory markers (including

C-reactive protein, IL-6, and TNF-alpha) and levels of both leptin and

adiponectin, two hormones that play a critical role in glucose control and fat

metabolism.

Results at the end of the 30-day trial showed that thiamine supplementation

helped to maintain both healthy glucose and leptin levels1—which means

that one 150 mg dose of this critical B vitamin per day in conjunction with

your healthy lifestyle and diet may offer all the extra support you need to

keep your blood sugar levels healthy this New Year. This optimal dose of

thiamine is available to you now as the fat-soluble form of vitamin B1, called

Benfotiamine, from Vitamin Research Products.

Reference:

1. González-Ortiz M, Martínez-Abundis E, Robles-Cervantes JA,

Ramírez-Ramírez V, Ramos-Zavala MG. Effect of thiamine administration on

metabolic

profile, cytokines and inflammatory markers in drug-naïve patients with type 2

diabetes. Eur J Nutr. 2010 Jul 23. Published Online Ahead of Print.

Jan Patenaude, RD, CLT

Director of Medical Nutrition

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