A new study has found a combination of insulin and vitamin C may stop the damage caused by type 1 diabetes.
Scientists from at the Harold Hamm Oklahoma Diabetes Center found that this particular combination stopped blood vessel damage, known as endothelial dysfunction, caused by the disease in patients with poor glucose control.
“We had tested this theory on research models, but this is the first time anyone has shown the therapys effectiveness in people,” explains Dr. Michael Ihnat, principal investigator and a pharmacologist at the OU College of Medicine Department of Cell Biology.
The team is now studying the therapy in patients with type 2 diabetes as well.
According to the National Institutes of Health, type 1 diabetes accounts for about 5 to 10 percent of diagnosed diabetes cases in the U.S. It develops most often in children and young adults but can appear at any age.
The costs of treating and managing diabetes in 2007 amounted to $174 billion.
Those who like to count on natural health resources may note that high blood sugar can be controlled or prevented through a diet rich in fish and fresh vegetables and low in processed foods and sweets.
