What are the best vitamins for someone with diabetes type 2 to take?

B1: Dr thornalley in england has shown that diabetics excrete huge amounts of vitamin b1 (thiamin) in urine. This is one disease where vitamin supplementation has been proved. It is best to take magnesium and a multivitamin also since vitamins all work together.

Vitamins: In regards to diabetes, i usually recommend to my patients to take vitamin c or zinc to boost their immunity. If there's numbness or tingling in your feet it's called diabetic neuropathy, take vitamin b complex. Usually a multivitamin should be sufficient such as one a day or centrum. Patients in their 40's may want to take an omega 3 fish oil and flax seed as well. Consult your doctor.

Get from foods: It's always best to get your nutrients from foods, a well balanced diet. If you absolutely want to take a vitamin, a vitamin d pill might be helpful. If you are taking metformin as a diabetes drug, you may also need vitamin b 12 as this drug is known to lower your B12 level.

Take if you want: There are generally no vitamin supplements necessary unless you are on a very low calorie diet or not obtaining adequate nutrition. Any generic once daily vitamin can be taken if you desire to do so. Don't take the very expensive ones with "super" ingredients that haven't been shown to be of any use.