Vital Mineral Supplements for Diabetic Health

The main reason why diabetes is the scourge it is today is due mainly the the lack of three elements missing in most people's lives: Proper diet; Exercise and Supplementation.

While we all need minerals to promote good health, the diabetic needs far more than the average man or woman to maintain healthy levels. The diabetic kidney is often stressed from trying to eliminate excess glucose from the body and succeeds to flush out many of the vitamins and minerals along with excess glucose. This makes it vital to replace what has been lost.

Failure to supplement leads to blindness, kidney damage and the deadening of nerves in the feet. Without feeling, infection can set in. Untreated, gangrene can set in leading to amputation.

But it doesn't end there. If you're overweight you likely suffer from heart disease and high blood pressure that will lead to a shortened lifespan.

According to the media and the medical establishment, all you need to do is eat a proper diet and exercise. Unfortunately, this leaves out one key ingredient; supplementation. The simple fact is that the food we buy from our grocer's shelves lacks essential nutrients as they come from farms where the soil is depleted of the vitamins and minerals we need.

If you are diabetic then the following minerals are crucial for your health. If you hope to avoid the complications that afflict so many, you should be supplementing.

Among the most important minerals necessary for good health are:

CHROMIUM: 90% of Americans do not get the recommended 50mcg (micrograms) of chromium a day. According to the Nutrition Board of the National Academy of Science, 50 to 200 mcg is necessary for health. 200 to 400 mcg a day is best for the diabetic.

Chromium works with insulin in helping open the cell membranes to accept glucose. Without this vital element, insulin's effectis blocked. Not only does it improve insulin's action to get into the cells, but it has been shown to decrease fasting blood glucose levels, improve glucose tolerance and decrease cholesterol and triglyceride levels as well as raise the HDL, good cholesterol.