Nutrients for Type 2 Diabetes Management: Essential Vitamins & Minerals

Type 2 Diabetes is a stressful chronic condition. When the key nutrients are lost or in low amounts; the Type 2 diabetic body responds by robbing those needed nutrients from its own cells.

Stress Nutrients or B vitamins

• B vitamins, all versions, are non-stored and readily used. It acts on metabolism to use glucose and allows the body to handle stress.

Vitamin C

• Vitamin C is an essential nutrient that keeps cells slick and prevents clots. It is essential for cellular health. Diabetics often do not get enough vitamin C due to food choices.

Chromium Picolinate

• Chromium picolinate are in low levels in a normal and even lower in a diabetic body. Chromium helps to break down carbohydrates in the gut and acts as a natural insulin sensitizer.

Vitamin E

• Vitamin E is an important nutrient that the diabetic body robs from itself to keep nerve endings sheathed and allow injuries to heal. It is easily dissolved with ketones.

Metallic minerals

• Magnesium, manganese, vanadium, iron and so on are all used quickly in a diabetic body. These are needed for neurological and brain function and in low amounts can cause depression, mood swings and temporary memory loss.