Here is some interesting information from an article written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS, on June 27, 2008.
He got it from a National Institute of Health Study that was presented at the American Diabetes Association’s 68th Annual Scientific Session. The conclusion was that a product from NOW Foods called ChromeMate® may reduce Vascular Inflammation.
While I’m not overly fond of being compared to a Rat, I am impressed that this healthy supplement benefits me, and others like me that have type 2 diabetes.
What I understand about chromium is that it’s an essential nutrient in our diet and needed for many important functions, including lipid, protein, and fat metabolism. Chromium comes in several forms. One form, chromium picolinate, has been found to benefit blood sugar health, mental health, and has even received a health claim from the FDA.
ChromeMate is the only niacin-bound chromium supplement whose effectiveness has been shown by many research studies and the patents granted to it.
This new mouse study has found that ChromeMate may help inflammation in diabetics. In the study, during an 8 week time frame, they took blood samples to measure levels of inflammatory proteins as well as cholesterol, triglycerides and HbA1, a protein related to blood sugar.
The bottom line was that the ones who did not take the chromeMate had significant increases in blood sugar, HbA1, cholesterol, and triglycerides.
When looking at ChromeMate® and Chromium Picolinate, “no differences” were seen with blood sugar and HbA1. The ChromeMate® group, however, had 19% lower total cholesterol levels, 21% lower triglycerides.
For the researchers, “This suggests that ChromeMate is a more effective form of [Chromium] in preventing vascular inflammation in diabetic rats, and thereby, can potentially reduce risk of [cardiovascular disease] in diabetes.”
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