Dietary supplement and method of treatment for diabetic control
AssigneeAkesis Pharmaceuticals
InventorStuart A. Fine
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Abstract
A daily nutritional supplement and method of administering it to assist in the metabolism of glucose for patients with diabetes and pre-diabetes is disclosed. The supplement preferably includes anchor components of Chromium Polynicotinate and Picolinate, Vanadyl Sulfate, Vitamin E Natural, Standardized Willow Bark (aspirin), and Magnesium Chloride, Citrate, Fumarate, Malate, Glutorate, and Succinate Complex, Folic Acid, and Alpha-Lipoic Acid.
Claims60
A daily dietary supplement for improving glucose metabolism, said dietary supplement comprising:
- (a) an effective amount of a source of chromium;
- (b) an effective amount of a source of magnesium;
- (c) an effective amount of a source of vanadium;
- and
- (d) an effective amount of a source of aspirin.
A daily dietary supplement for improving glucose metabolism, said dietary supplement comprising:
- (a) at least about 650 .mu.g of a source of chromium;
- (b) an effective amount of a source of magnesium;
- (c) an effective amount of a source of vanadium;
- and
- (d) an effective amount of one or more of a source of vitamin E natural or a source of folic acid.
A daily dietary supplement for improving glucose metabolism, said dietary supplement comprising:
- (a) at least about 650 .mu.g of a source of chromium;
- (b) an effective amount of a source of magnesium;
- (c) an effective amount of a source of vanadium;
- and
- (d) an effective amount of a source of lipoic acid.
A method for controlling the blood glucose level in a patient in need thereof, said method comprising said patient ingesting:
- (a) an effective amount of a source of chromium;
- (b) an effective amount of a source of magnesium;
- (c) an effective amount of a source of vanadium;
- and
- (d) an effective amount of a source of aspirin.
A method for controlling the blood glucose level in a patient in need thereof, said method comprising said patient ingesting:
- (a) at least about 650 .mu.g of a source of chromium;
- (b) an effective amount of a source of magnesium;
- (c) an effective amount of a source of vanadium;
- and
- (d) one or more of an effective amount of a source of folic acid, an effective amount of a source of vitamin E or an effective amount of a source of lipoic acid.
A daily dietary supplement for improving glucose metabolism, said dietary supplement having daily dosages, wherein each daily dosage comprises in the range of about 650 up to about 1500 .mu.g of chromium polynicotinate, in the range of about 10 up to about 100 mg vanadyl sulfate hydrate, in the range of about 400 up to about 800 I.U. vitamin E natural (free 2R, 4'R, 8'R-alpha tocopherol), in the range of about 300 up to about 400 mg magnesium chloride, citrate, fumarate, malate, glutarate, and succinate complex, in the range of about 20 up to about 40 mg aspirin, in the range of about 400 up to about 600 .mu.g folio acid, and up to about 600 mg alpha-lipoic acid.
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