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Diabetic Complications - Can Benfotiamine Help Prevent
Them?
Diabetic complications contribute too many life threatening
diseases globally. The root cause of diabetic complications is
elevated glucose levels which contribute to blood vessel damage.
Diabetic retinopathy, nephropathy, or neuropathy are caused by
damage to small blood vessel in the eyes, nerves and kidneys,
etc. The bottom line of this damage is the lowering of the life
expectancy of millions of diabetics worldwide.
What Can Be Done About It?
Few therapies are available today that treat diabetic
complications. Most healthcare professionals recommend that their
patients monitor their blood sugar by taking several blood
readings a day to determine the amount of sugar in their blood.
Blood sugar readings are generally higher from one to two hours
after a meal.
It is suggested by these professionals that keeping blood
sugar readings as close to normal as possible will reduce the
onset of diabetic complications. Research has shown that there
are four, chemical pathways that lead to diabetic complications.
Instead of trying to explain these rather difficult chemical
pathways, let the reader understand that diabetic complications
are mainly caused by excess sugar in the cells, a condition known
by the term advanced glycation endproducts (AGE) formation.
The research that was released in 2003 by a team of
researchers from the Albert Einstein Collage of Medicine opened
the possibilities that it may be possible to actually prevent
and/or contain diabetic complications such as retinopathy,
neuropathy and heart/circulatory conditions brought about by the
presence of advanced glycation endproducts.
What Did This Research Suggest?
The Einstein researchers' work showed that a substance called,
"benfotiamine", could reduce the effects of AGE by increasing the
amount of an enzyme called transketolase. The research indicated
that transketolase was increased by 300% which was enough to make
a serious reduction of three of the four chemical pathways that
open the door for diabetic complications in terms of vascular
damage in diabetics. This vascular damage is directly responsible
for the diabetic complications such as neuropathy, retinopathy
and heart/circulatory conditions that lead to heart attack and
stroke.
Can Benfotaimine Be Considered A Prudent Preventative?
Current research suggests that benfotiamine could possibly
reduce the chances of diabetics developing the aforementioned
complications. Many healthcare professionals readily recommend
patients to add this nutritional supplement to their toolkit in
the battle to prevent these insidious conditions that shorten the
lives of thousands of diabetics annually.
Where Can I Find More Information About Benfotiamine?
More information about benfotiamine can be found by visiting
the web site below and following the links. These links will give
the reader a good base to make an informed decision about the use
of benfotiamine in the battle against diabetic complications
brought about by the presence of advanced glycation endproducts
(AGE) which is excess sugar in the blood.
Research:
Hans-Peter Hammes, Xueliang Du, Diane Edelstein, Tetsuya
Taguchi, Takeshi Matsumura, Qida Ju, Jihong Lin, Angelika
Bierhaus, Peter Nawroth, Dieter Hannak, Michael Neumaier, Regine
Bergfeld, Ida Giardino, Michael Brownlee. Benfotiamine blocks
three major pathways of hyperglycemic damage and prevents
experimental diabetic retinopathy. Nature Medicine 9, 294 - 299
(01 Mar 2003).
Michael Brownlee. Biochemistry and molecular cell biology of
diabetic complications Nature 414, 813 - 820 (13 Dec 2001).
Roya Babaei-Jadidi, Nikolaos Karachalias, Naila Ahmed, Sinan
Battah, Paul J. Thornalley. Prevention of incipient diabetic
nephropathy by high-dose thiamine and benfotiamine -
Complications. Diabetes. (August 2003).
Zach Malott is CEO of Brentwood Health International, a
nutritional supplement company involved in distribution and
supplying wholesale, retail and end users.
Mr. Malott is available to discuss the research as it applies
to benfotiamine in the treatment and prevention of diabetic
complications such as neuropathy and retinopathy.
He can be reached at:
Phone: 505.354.0526
Website: http://www.emuhealthproducts.com
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