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| Vitamin C May Reduce Diabetes Complications |
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A randomized, placebo-controlled study found that vitamin C supplementation can decrease oxidative stress and may prevent complications in type 2 diabetic patients. {Comments: Diabetes alone is not one of the direct leading causes of death, but it makes other serious conditions such as heart or kidney disease, stroke, nerve damage and other related problems more likely. According to statisticians, type 2 diabetes hastens heart disease and shortens life by about eight years. Although type 2 diabetes is known as “adult onset,” it is now frequently diagnosed in children and teens. The worrisome fact is that physicians find it more difficult to maintain blood sugar levels in these age groups than in adults. Oral anti-diabetic drugs, with their ever-increasing list of side effects, including heart disease, still help adults manage their blood sugar levels. However in children, these drugs stop working within a few years and they have to switch to insulin injections just to control their sugar levels. Uncontrolled blood sugar levels certainly increase the chances of developing diabetic complications. The study presented here once again confirms Dr. Rath's previous findings in diabetes, which were published a few years ago. Dr. Rath’s pilot clinical trials conducted in type 2 diabetes showed the critical role of vitamin C in the prevention of diabetes. However, according to Dr. Rath’s research it is also important that vitamin C supplements should be given in combination with other nutrients. Such nutrient synergy combination is more effective than the application of a single nutrient in a megadose. Dr. Rath's study shows that the team of specific nutrients has the ability to normalize the blood sugar level in type 2 diabetes, and may decrease the level of hemoglobin A1C. Hemoglobin A1C is an indicator that provides an index of average blood sugar level in a diabetes patient over a few months prior to the administration of the test. It is also a marker of cell damage caused by sustained high blood sugar levels. It is estimated that in next decade or so, 1 in 3 people will have diabetes or pre-diabetes. The rise in the metabolic syndrome is blamed for the increase in the incidence of diabetes in children and adults. Metabolic syndrome is a condition characterized by obesity, high blood pressure, and disturbed glucose and insulin metabolism. The syndrome has been linked to increased risks of both type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. The scientists from the Dr. Rath Research Institute recently published another study in the Journal of Molecular Medicine Reports (Mol Med Report. 2011 Nov-Dec;4(6):1053-9). The results of this in vivo study concluded that metabolic syndrome brought on by high sugar diet may be corrected by appropriate nutrient supplementation. You can find more details on Dr. Rath's outstanding diabetes research findings, the mechanism of vitamin C, and the results of Dr. Rath's clinical trials at: www.drrathresearch.org} |