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Dietary Supplements & Diabetes

A recent article published in 'Diabetes Care' discussed about a study conducted by Dr.Vijay Jayagopal and his colleagues from the Hull Royal Infirmary in the UK, which tried to understand the benefits of dietary supplements on type 2 diabetes patients. The study was conducted on 35 post menopausal women with type 2 diabetes who //either received a placebo or a dietary supplement with phytoestrogens. Phytoestrogens are naturally occurring compound of plants, such as soybeans, or plant products, such as whole grain cereals, that act like estrogen in the body. The participants were put on this regime for 12 weeks. At the end of the 12 week period it was found that participants who received the dietary supplement with phytoestrogens showed greater reductions in fasting insulin levels, insulin resistance, HbA1c levels, total cholesterol levels, LDL cholesterol, cholesterol/HDL ratio, and free thyroxin levels compared to those women who received the placebo. Though researchers concluded that short-term dietary supplementation reduces insulin resistance and improves glycemic control, while reducing their cardiovascular risk, they were unclear as to whether the soy protein or isoflavone component was primarily responsible for the beneficial effects or if both act synergistically.

HRT & Diabetes

Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Buffalo recently published the results of a study indicating the relationship between Hormone Replacement Therapy & lipid and glucose metabolism in diabetic and non-diabetic post menopausal women. Data from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, conducted from 1988 to 1994, was used. 2,790 post menopausal women aged 42-75 years underwent an oral glucose tolerance test, had blood drawn for lipid assessment, and responded to HRT questions. The results showed that post me
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