Beneficial effect of chromium supplementation on glucose, HbA1C and lipid variables in individuals with newly onset type-2 diabetes

S Sharma, RP Agrawal, M Choudhary, S Jain… - Journal of Trace …, 2011 - Elsevier
PROJECT: Chromium is an essential nutrient involved in normal carbohydrate and lipid
metabolism. It influences glucose metabolism by potentiating the action as taking part in
insulin signal amplification mechanism. A placebo-controlled single blind, prospective study
was carried out to investigate the effect of chromium supplementation on blood glucose,
HbA1C and lipid profile in newly onset patients with type-2 diabetes. PROCEDURE: Total 40
newly onset type-2 diabetics were selected and after 1 month stabilization further randomly …