Chromium supplements for type 2 diabetics have been recommended as a help by alternative medicine advocates based on various studies (see list of authorities in article here for example).
The list of symptoms given in this article certainly parallels Type 2 diabetes and on the face would seem to validate the need for chromium supplementation, However, a new Dutch study , found here. maintains that supplementation is not a significant aid in western cultures.
The possible reason? Westerners, the Dutch research article suggests, may already have adequate chromium their diet - supplements require a deficiency to be efficacious. There is no reliable means of formally determining the degree of chromium deficiency in an individual it is simply association. The results of the Dutch study also may be skewed by the impact of other factors on the ability of the body to properly metabolize chromium.
Obviously there is an unexplained difference between authorities. At present this would seem to reflect a need for those afflicted with type 2 diabetes to evaluate chromium usage on an individual basis.
The list of symptoms given in this article certainly parallels Type 2 diabetes and on the face would seem to validate the need for chromium supplementation, However, a new Dutch study , found here. maintains that supplementation is not a significant aid in western cultures.
The possible reason? Westerners, the Dutch research article suggests, may already have adequate chromium their diet - supplements require a deficiency to be efficacious. There is no reliable means of formally determining the degree of chromium deficiency in an individual it is simply association. The results of the Dutch study also may be skewed by the impact of other factors on the ability of the body to properly metabolize chromium.
Obviously there is an unexplained difference between authorities. At present this would seem to reflect a need for those afflicted with type 2 diabetes to evaluate chromium usage on an individual basis.
