Nutrients and Herbs for Type 2 Diabetes

Nutrients and Herbs for Type 2 Diabetes

Nutrients

Essentials

• Alpha-lipoic acid
  • Suggested dosage: as directed on bottle
  • Comments: treats peripheral nerve damage; helps control blood sugar levels
• Chromium picolate
  • Suggested dosage: 400 – 600 mcg daily
  • Comments: improves insulin’s efficiency
• Garlic
  • Suggested dosage: as directed on label
  • Comments: decreases and stabilizes blood glucose levels; enhances immunity; improves circulation
• L-carnitine plus L-glutamine plus taurine
  • Suggested dosage (L-carnitine): 500 mg twice daily; take with water; do not take with milk; take with 50 mg vitamin B₆ and 100 mg vitamin C for better absorption
  • Suggested dosage (L-glutamine): 500 mg twice daily on empty stomach
  • Suggested dosage (taurine): 500 mg twice daily on empty stomach
  • Comments (L-carnitine): mobilizes fat
  • Comments (L-glutamine): reduces sugar cravings
  • Comments (taurine): helps release insulin
• Quercetin
  • Suggested dosage: 100 mg three times daily
  • Comments: protects the membranes of the eye from polyol accumulations
• Raw pancreas glandular or raw adrenal glandular or thyroid glandular
  • Suggested dosage: as directed on label
  • Comments: assists in rebuilding and nourishing these organs
• Vanadium
  • Suggested dosage: as directed on label
  • Comments: helps insulin move glucose into the cells
• Vitamin B complex plus biotin plus inositol
  • Suggested dosage (B complex): 50 mg of each major B vitamin three times daily; do not go over 300 mg daily
  • Suggested dosage (biotin): 50 mg daily
  • Suggested dosage (inositol): 50 mg daily
  • Comments (B complex): works best when taken together
  • Comments (biotin): improves metabolism of glucose
  • Comments (inositol): important for circulation and to prevent arteriosclerosis
• Vitamin B₁₂ plus folic acid
  • Suggested dosage (Vitamin B₁₂): as directed on label
  • Suggested dosage (folic acid): as directed on label
  • Comments (Vitamin B₁₂): prevents diabetic neuropathy
  • Comments (folic acid): assists in combating diabetic neuropathy
• Zinc
  • Suggested dosage: 50 – 80 mg daily; do not take more than 100 mg total per day
  • Comment: deficiency has been associated with diabetes

Very Important

• Coenzyme Q₁₀ plus coenzyme A
  • Suggested dosage (CoQ₁₀): 80 mg daily
  • Suggested dosage (CoA): as directed on label
  • Comment (CoQ₁₀): improves circulation and stabilizes blood sugar
  • Comment (CoA): protect cells and removes toxins from the body
• Magnesium
  • Suggested dosage: 750 mg daily
  • Comments: important for enzyme system and pH balance; protects against coronary artery spasms in arteriosclerosis; increases energy levels; and deficiency is associated with complications of the eye
• Manganese
  • Suggested dosage: 5 – 10 mg daily; take separate from calcium
  • Comments: repairs the pancreas
• Psyllium husks
  • Suggested dosage: as directed on label
  • Comments: repairs the pancreas

Important

• Vitamin A with carotenoids
  • Suggested dosage: 15000 IU daily
  • Comments: maintains health of eyes
• Vitamin C with bioflavonoids
  • Suggested dosage: 3000 – 6000 mg daily
  • Comments: may slow complications due to diabetes
• Vitamin E
  • Suggested dosage: 200 IU daily
  • Comments: improves circulation; use d-alpha-tocopherol form

 

Helpful

• Calcium
  • Suggested dosage: 1500 mg daily
  • Comments: important for pH balance
• Copper complex
  • Suggested dosage: as directed on label
  • Comments: aid protein metabolism and many enzyme systems
• Maitake extract
  • Suggested dosage: 1000 – 4000 mg daily
  • Comments: may help normalize blood sugars
• Multienzyme complex
  • Suggested dosage: as directed on label
  • Comments: aids digestion
• Panthethine
  • Suggested dosage: as directed on label
  • Comments: reduces LDL cholesterol; prevents buildup in the arteries
• Pycnogenol
  • Suggested dosage: as directed on label
  • Comments: enhances activity of Vitamin C; strengthens connective tissue
• Grape Seed Oil
  • Suggested dosage: as directed on label
  • Comments: enhances activity of Vitamin C; strengthens connective tissue

Herbs

• Beanpod tea made from kidney, white, navy, lima and northern beans detoxifies the pancreas
• Bitter melon, gudmar, and gulvel used in Ayurvedic Medicine to regulate blood sugar levels
• Cedar berries nourish the pancreas
• Dandelion root protects the liver which converts nutrients into glucose
• Fenugreek seeds reduce cholesterol and blood sugar levels
• Ginseng tea is believed to lower blood sugar levels
• Huckleberry promotes insulin production
• Juniper berries lower blood sugar levels
• Other herbs that assist diabetic control include bilberry, buchu, goldenseal and uva ursi

Sources

http://www.webmd.com/diabetes/type-2-diabetes-supplement-overview

http://www.healthline.com/health/type-2-diabetes/herbs-supplements#Overview1

http://www.drweil.com/drw/u/ART03373/Diabetes-Type-2.html

http://drhyman.com/blog/2010/05/20/5-steps-to-reversing-type-2-diabetes-and-insulin-resistance/

http://www.everydayhealth.com/type-2-diabetes/9-supplements-that-may-help-diabetes.aspx

http://www.diabetes.co.uk/vitamins-supplements.html

https://nccih.nih.gov/health/providers/digest/diabetes.htm

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