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January 10, 2007

Chromium picolinate

A double blinded study, published in Diabetes Technology and Therapeutics, reports that glycaemic control can be improved through Chromium picolinate /biotin supplementation:

The study looked at the effect of the commercially available Diachrome supplement (Nutrition 21) on the glycaemic control and blood lipids of 36 overweight or obese people with type 2 diabetes.

Writing in the journal Diabetes Technology and Therapeutics, lead author Gregory Singer said: "This pilot study demonstrates that supplementation with a combination of chromium picolinate and biotin in poorly controlled patients with diabetes receiving antidiabetic therapy improved glucose management and several lipid measurements."

"Chromium picolinate /biotin supplementation may represent an effectuive adjunctive nutritional therapy to people with poorly controlled diabetes with the potential for improving lipid metabolism

Source: Diabetes Technology and Therapeutics
Volume 8, Number 6, Pages 636-643
"The effect of chromium picolinate and biotin supplementation on glycaemic control in poorly controlled patients with type-2 diabetes mellitus: a placebo-controlled, double-blinded, randomized trial"
Authors: G.M. Singer, J. Geohas

The results also showed a significantly greater reduction in the total area under the curve for glucose (AUCg) during the oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) for the treatment group (mean change -9.7%) compared with the placebo group (mean change +5.1%).

Posted by Diabetologica at January 10, 2007 6:45 AM