Helpful Supplements for Type 2 Diabetes Management

Have you been inundated with supplement choices? Do you not know what is a gimmick and what is the real deal? We are here to help you navigate your supplement choices in a comprehensive way, to find products that are meant for you and are evidence-backed.

The most effective management for Type 2 Diabetes comes from tailored diet and lifestyle changes, followed by doctor-advised medication. But that doesn’t mean there aren’t other modalities that can be used by you to help further your progress.

A proper management for Type 2 Diabetes involves physical activity, healthful and balanced dietary choices, habit modifciations, possible medication and smart supplement choices. It is not just important to control blood sugar, but to preserve cardiometabolic health, and ideally prevent or reverse insulin resistance in the bodies organs and tissues.

Here is a summary of a few supplements that have been shown- through human randomized control trails- to offer some help in the management of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.

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