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574118 tn?1305135284

my sister case

my sister a year ago went wrong, perhaps stress, perhaps something elset.

It all started with the pulse high 95 with feelings of heat in the head (but temperature normal) then aches in her face bones. she then felt the pulses in her whole body, neck, the back, even in the legs toes a kind of earthquake in the whole body. she consulted a general medicine and heart specialist who excluded anemia after blood test and said it's tacycardia gave have 0.25 xanax. she felt better and the pulse went down.

This year at the same time it started all over again. Some said deficiency in magnesium. She started taking it two days ago, she felt better especially that she is pre-diabetic and realized that her blood sugar level went down tremendously 71 only (PS she doesn't take any drugs, only diet and exercise). She started to enquire which supplement is crucial to reduce sugar level and especially insulin resistance. Whether Chromium, magnesium, manganese, biotin, lipoic acid , etc... which exactly has EFFECTIVE role in reducing insulin resistance ??

thanks
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351246 tn?1379682132
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
Hi!
I am sorry to hear about your sister’s medical problems. Low magnesium has been shown to be associated with insulin resistance in many studies. Magnesium supplementation has shown to improve blood sugar control. However, magnesium plays an important role in many other body mechanisms and hence over supplementation should be avoided. An attempt should be made to incorporate magnesium through diet.
Similar is the case with chromium, manganese, biotin, lipoic acid etc. Your sister can look up foods rich in these micronutrients and incorporate that in her diet as well. None of them are more beneficial than the other and unless there is a real deficiency supplementation should not be started.
Other than this, polycystic ovary, thyroid issues, adrenal gland issues and high blood pressure should be ruled out.
Please consult your doctor regarding this. Take care!

The medical advice given should not be considered a substitute for medical care provided by a doctor who can examine you. The advice may not be completely correct for you as the doctor cannot examine you and does not know your complete medical history. Hence this reply to your post should only be considered as a guiding line and you must consult your doctor at the earliest for your medical problem.
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574118 tn?1305135284
thank you very much Dr Mathur
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