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NutraMD Diabetes Essential Nutrients Supplement
There are many different types of medications that your doctor may prescribe for
diabetes; however these prescriptions can cause certain nutritional deficiencies that may increase your risk for chronic degenerative diseases.
NutraMD Diabetes Essential Nutrients® supplement was designed to work with your diabetic medications by replacing lost nutrients reducing the risk of dangerous side effects, and promote better health.
The main classes of diabetic medications include sulfonylureas, biguanides, and thiazolidinediones.
Sulfonylureas include the following medications:
Orinase (Tolbutamide)
Tolinase (Tolazamide)
Diabinese (Chlorpropamide)
Glucotrol (Glipizide)
Micronase (Glyburide)
Amaryl (Glimepiride)
Prandin (repaglinide)
Starlix (nateglinide)
The main function of sulfonylureas is to increase insulin production in the beta cells of the pancreas. Sulfonylureas can interfere with the body’s normal metabolism of Coenzyme Q10. Because CoQ10 is necessary to make energy in all tissues of the body, this effect may decrease your body’s natural ability to utilize or “burn up” sugars, and may even reduce the ability of the pancreas to produce insulin over time.
Biguanides include the following medications:
Glucophage (Metformin)
Glucovance (metformin + glyburide)
The main functions of biguanides are to lower the production of glucose by the liver thereby reducing blood glucose levels. Your doctor may prescribe this type of medicine in combination with sulfonylureas insulin, or a class of drugs known as thiazolidinediones. Unfortunately, biguanides have been shown to deplete vitamin B-12, folic acid and Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10). A few of the problems which may arise from deficiencies of folate and vitamin B-12 include the following: Heart disease, stroke, anemia, arthritis, joint pain, muscle pain, and neuropathies (nerve damage). Because diabetes increases your risk for heart disease, stroke, and neuropathy, it is especially important to prevent nutritional deficiencies which may add to these risk factors. Therefore to reduce potential side effects of nutrient deficiencies you should take NutraMD Diabetes Essential Nutrients® supplement as long as you are on your diabetic medication.
Because both medication types listed above can deplete CoQ10, it is important to understand some of the symptoms of a deficiency. CoQ10 deficiency has been linked to the following diseases and symptoms: Congestive heart failure, high blood pressure, rhabdomyolysis (muscle break down), muscle and joint pain, and fatigue. Therefore to achieve maximum benefit from the diabetes medications and minimize potential side effects of nutrient deficiencies, you should compliment your prescription medication by taking NutraMD Diabetes Essential Nutrients® supplement. By doing this, you will balance the risk/benefit ratio further in your favor.
In summary, diabetic medications prescribed by your doctor are necessary to treat your condition; however, you should also be aware that the long term potential nutritional side effects may be just as big a risk factor for your health as the disease you set out to treat in the first place. Put the odds in your favor and maintain your health with NutraMD Diabetes Essential Nutrients® supplement.
The American Diabetes Association has published these facts:
18.2 million people in America have diabetes – 6% of the population.
5.2 million of them have yet to be diagnosed because diabetes is a silent disease.
Type 1 diabetes primarily appears in children, adolescents and young adults - 5 % to 10 % have the type 1 form of the disease.
Type 2 diabetes is a chronic medical condition that affects the way our body metabolizes sugar (glucose). This sugar is vital to your health because it's your body's main source of fuel – 90 to 95% of people with diabetes have type 2 form of the disease.
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