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My 13y/o daughter has t1dm how good will it help her if i also give her natural supplements that include cinnamon, biotin, and chronium?

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Dr. Randy Baker answered

Specializes in Holistic Medicine

May help a bit...: It is easier to improve type 2 than type 1 diabetes with supplements but there is some evidence that biotin can improve sugar levels ; chromium can improve Insulin sensitivity in t1dm. Cinnamon may not help type 1. See http://lpi.Oregonstate.Edu/infocenter/vitamins/biotin/ ; http://care.Diabetesjournals.Org/content/27/11/2741.Long ; http://www.Drweil.Com/drw/u/art03372/diabetes-type-1.Html.

Answered 6/25/2014

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