Vitamins for diabetics: the most necessary complex, helping to lose weight
Basically, people with diabetes mellitus have a metabolic disorder, some of them are overweight. To get rid of extra pounds, they sit down on diets that lead to a lack of necessary vitamins and minerals. A malnutrition provokes their lack, absence or rapid washout from the body.
In order to somehow cope with this problem, special vitamin complexes for diabetics were invented.
What vitamins are needed for diabetics
The use of additional useful elements helps stimulate the work of some organs and improve the person's well-being. So, what vitamins are needed for diabetes?
The list of necessary useful vitamins:
E - antioxidant, prevents oxidation of lipids, helps to remove free radicals, reduces the development of atherosclerosis, strengthens the immune system, speeds up the metabolism;according to experts, when taking 1200-1800 IU( depending on the stage of the disease) for 4 months, blood flow in the retina improves and renal filtration resumes;
A - antioxidant, improves cell growth, supports immunity, improves vision;to increase its activity should be taken in conjunction with other vitamins;
С - neutralizes lipid peroxidation and heavy radicals, strengthens vessels, reduces oxidative processes in the lens of the eye, prevents cataract formation, strengthens the immune system;the daily norm of ascorbic acid for diabetics should not exceed 1 gram;
B1 - controls metabolism, participates in the combustion of carbohydrates;doctors recommend to reduce the oxidation after eating and to strengthen the vessels take not less than 1050 mg per day;
B6 - for the use of iron, synthesizes hemoglobin, normalizes the exchange of proteins, and also synthesizes adrenaline( with protein diets you need an additional intake of B6);
В12 - participates in the synthesis of nucleic acid and proteins, participates in cell division;
H - reduces the amount of glucose and participates in energy processes;
lipoic acid( vitamin compound) - normalizes the metabolism of carbohydrates and fats, is needed for the treatment of diabetic neuropathy.
Also to all who suffer from diabetes, minerals are needed:
- selenium - does not allow to develop cataracts, slows atherosclerosis, reduces glucose level;
- zinc - improves skin condition, improves immunity;
- chrome - strengthens the effect of insulin, reduces the need for sweets, helps to maintain a diet;
- manganese - synthesizes insulin, prevents the development of steatosis of the liver.
Vitamins and minerals must be consumed together, this will help saturate the body with the necessary elements and help in the assimilation of some of them. It should be remembered that they can only be taken after a visit to the doctor.
It is necessary to monitor the number of medications taken, an overdose for diabetics is unacceptable. If suddenly the norm is exceeded, symptoms are possible: nausea, vomiting, upset stomach, lethargy, nervous excitement.
Experts do not recommend to believe advertising and choose all kinds of supplements for treatment, as they can not cure this disease, but they will easily harm the weakened organism.
Very often diabetics suffer from excess weight, which means that there is a lot of insulin in their blood. It interferes with the decomposition of adipose tissue. Its amount directly depends on how much carbohydrate enters the body.
Therefore, in order to lose excess pounds you need to go on a diet, but do it so that the body is not affected by a shortage of nutrients. For this, there are auxiliary vitamins for diabetics so that they can lose weight.
- L-carnitine - reduces craving for food, helps to accelerate the process of fat burning;
- picolinate chromium - for 6 weeks will help get rid of the desire to eat some sweetness;
- coenzyme Q10 - accelerates fat burning;
All diabetics should be more attentive to themselves and stick to the diet all the time, because vitamins can not always help.