Abstract Title:

Oral magnesium supplementation improves insulin sensitivity and metabolic control in type 2 diabetic subjects: a randomized double-blind controlled trial.

Abstract Source:

Diabetes Care. 2003 Apr;26(4):1147-52. PMID: 12663588

Abstract Author(s):

Martha Rodríguez-Morán, Fernando Guerrero-Romero

Abstract:

OBJECTIVE:To determine whether oral magnesium supplementation (as magnesium chloride [MgCl(2)] solution) improves both insulin sensitivity and metabolic control in type 2 diabetic subjects with decreased serum magnesium levels. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: This study was a clinical randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial. A total of 63 subjects with type 2 diabetes and decreased serum magnesium (serum magnesium levels

Study Type : Human Study

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