Diabetes Therapy
Magnesium supplements beneficial in patients with type 2 diabetes
Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, January 3rd, 2005
According to a study from Japan, "Effects of magnesium (Mg) supplementation on nine mild type 2 diabetic patients with stable glycemic control were investigated. Water from a salt lake with a high natural Mg content (7.1%) (MAG21) was used for supplementation after dilution with distilled water to 100 mg/100 mL; 300 mL/day was given for 30 days. Fasting serum immunoreactive insulin level decreased significantly, as did HOMA2R (both p<0.05)."
"There was also a marked decrease of the mean triglyceride level after supplementation," reported Kuninobu Yokota and...
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