Contents:
- Medical Video: The 2 Most Ignored Minerals In Diabetes and Insulin Resistance
- Magnesium
- Chromium
- Vitamin D
- Vitamin C
- Vitamin B-12
Medical Video: The 2 Most Ignored Minerals In Diabetes and Insulin Resistance
Vitamins and minerals are important micronutrients that the body needs. Although these nutrients are needed in fewer amounts than macro nutrients (carbohydrates, proteins, fats), the presence of these substances is very important for the balance of the body's metabolism, including maintaining blood sugar stability.
Mineral vitamins are also important for keeping blood sugar levels not too high (hyperglycemia) or becoming too low (hypoglycemia). Already know what are the examples of minerals and vitamins for diabetes so that blood sugar is always controlled? Here is the review.
Magnesium
According to Amy Campbell, MS, RD, LDN, CDE, a nutritionist, there is increasing evidence that shows the role of magnesium in helping to prevent type 2 diabetes. In fact, people who consume magnesium-rich foods have a lower risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus. Magnesium can help control blood glucose by also regulating insulin secretion from the pancreas.
Although there is no scientific evidence that directly says that food or magnesium supplements will help reduce blood sugar, there is scientific evidence that people who have uncontrolled diabetes mellitus tend to have low levels of magnesium in their blood. Therefore, the need for magnesium is needed to maintain the stability of blood sugar conditions.
Magnesium can be obtained from vegetable products, such as green leafy vegetables, broccoli, pumpkin, nuts, seeds, and chocolate. Animal products also contain magnesium such as milk and meat even though the magnesium content is lower than marnesium contained in vegetable products. About 45% of magnesium absorbed in the body comes from vegetable products, and magnesium absorbed from animal products by 30%.
Chromium
Chromium is one of the minerals needed by the body. Chromium is needed to maintain normal blood sugar metabolism. Lack of chromium causes impaired glucose tolerance. Chromium can also increase insulin action, increase blood glucose uptake into cells, and normalize blood sugar levels.
Even so, indicators of the lack or excess of chromium are difficult to see in the body and also in the nutritional value information of food chromium levels are not listed. Therefore, make sure the consumption of your food contains sources of chromium such as eggs, broccoli, mushrooms, nuts, dark chocolate, processed meat, and wheat.
Vitamin D
According to a study conducted by Maryland Medical Center, the level of consumption of vitamin D was associated with the incidence of type 2 diabetes. The study showed that low vitamin D levels were associated with an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Another 3-year study involving 300 respondents in Diabetes Care concluded that vitamin D supplementation with calcium could delay the occurrence of insulin resistance in late adult age groups before entering the age of the elderly. Insulin resistance is a condition when the body cannot respond normally to insulin released by the pancreas causing blood sugar to accumulate in the blood and is detected high.
Vitamin D can be obtained from salmon, tuna, cod liver oil, shrimp, egg yolks, mushrooms, food products fortified with vitamin D such as milk, cereal, or oatmeal.
Vitamin C
Other vitamins for diabetes are vitamin C. Vitamin C is one of the water-soluble vitamins that is important for regulating blood sugar levels. Reported on the Livestrong page, vitamin C can help reduce blood sugar levels, besides being able to reduce complications due to diabetes in blood vessels.
In the Indian Journal of Medical Research, daily intake of 1000 mg of vitamin C in patients with diabetes mellitus can result in a significant decrease in blood sugar levels so that the balance of blood sugar is maintained more in the body. Not only blood sugar, vitamin C also decreases LDL cholesterol levels.
Vitamin C can be found in a variety of foods, the highest source of vitamin C is in citrus fruits, peppers, green vegetables, guava fruits, strawberries. Be sure to meet the needs of vitamin C in your diet to help control blood sugar.
Vitamin B-12
Vitamin B-12 serves to help metabolize carbohydrates into glucose which will be used for the body as energy. Lack of vitamin B-12 can interfere with blood sugar balance. Low levels of vitamin B-12 in the body can cause low blood sugar levels.
Vitamin B-12 can be obtained from beef, chicken or other poultry, eggs, and milk. Vitamin B-12 can also be found in packaged foods fortified with vitamin B-12, such as cereals and other packaging products that are written fortification of vitamin B-12.
