ARE VITAMINS / SUPPLEMENTS NECESSARY FOR DIABETES MANAGEMENT?


                                   

                                LETS TALK ABOUT VITAMIN B-COMPLEX:

For those who suffer of diabetes, besides following an active lifestyle and an accurate diet, doctors recommend certain vitamins and minerals that can lower the sugar level in blood, therefore controlling the diabetes.

The vitamins from the B complex are useful in the treatment of diabetes because they reduce the cholesterol and blood fat and they should be administered at all times. A person who has diabetes generally loses a large quantity of vitamins of the B complex when going to the bathroom to urinate. Therefore it is recommended to take at least 16000 units of vitamin B complex daily.

Vitamin B1, also known as Thiamine has a special value in managing diabetes. The lack of vitamin B1, leads to the installation of neuritis, but this consequence can be relieved after administrating large amounts of vitamin B1. Also, vitamin B1 has an important role in preventing brain damages during diabetic acidosis.

Scientists have proved that when the need of insulin rises, also the need of vitamin B1, B5 (pantothenic acid) and B8 (biotin) rises.

Diabetics must have a proper diet, so that they can satisfy the body's need of vitamin B complex.







We can find vitamin B1 in natural vegetables like: wheat germ, brewer's yeast, pulses, the outer layers of rice, wheat and other whole grain cereals, legumes, nuts, peas, lime, dark green leafy vegetables, banana and apple. All these fruits and are avilable here in Tanzania at a reasonable price such that any person can afford
By eating wheat germ, whole grain bread, green vegetables and peanuts we enlarge our deposits of vitamin B5.

Vitamin B8 is naturally found in: rice bran, rice germ, rice polishing, peanut butter and brewer's yeast.

Having a lack of vitamin B6 is very dangerous because of the essential amino acid tryptophan which is transformed into xanthurenic acid, which affects the pancreatic tissue.

A test showed that administering 50 mg of vitamin B6 daily to diabetics, the urine level of xanthurenic acid decreased. After a while, administering 10 to 20 mg of vitamin B6 daily it has been observed that the xanthurenic acid was no longer formed in the body.

Vitamin B6 is found in: brewer's yeast, legumes, milk, green leafy vegetables, cereals and carrot.

Therefore, a proper diet, can supply the needed quantity of vitamin B complex, absolving us from the troubles that can occur during diabetes.

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