Key nutrients for prevention

THE number of diabetics in Malaysia has tripled in a span of two decades, from 6.3% in 1986 to 20.8% in 2011, and these percentages are increasing year after year. What’s more alarming is the fact that it is now beginning to show among teenagers and children as well.

Diabetes develops progressively, like weeds in the garden. Maintained well and the garden looks great, but neglected too long and you may find yourself in quite a troublesome situation.

Uncontrolled diabetes leads to chronic inflammation which will cause numerous health complications such as arteriosclerosis (cardiovascular disease), retinopathy (blindness), and neuropathy (nerve disease).

Many studies have shown that key nutrients can effectively improve blood sugar control and help prevent or reduce many of the major diabetes complications. CrPic has stable chemical structure and superior absorption, and several studies show that CrPic has significant positive effects in diabetes management.

Biotin, on the other hand, is a water-soluble B vitamin that plays an essential role in carbohydrate and lipid metabolism. Biotin stimulates insulin secretion, hepatic glucose uptake, and the suppression of glucose synthesis in the presence of high plasma glucose, as in the case of prediabetes and diabetes.

While taking each individual nutrient helps to maintain blood sugar levels, many human clinical studies prove that a combination of both chromium picolinate and biotin show synergistic effects.

Besides keeping blood sugar levels low, this combination also helps to bring down levels of haemoglobin A1c (HbA1c), the advanced glycation end product associated with long-term exposure to elevated sugar concentrations.