Thanks for taking the time to read my blog. Reducing insulin resistance (either through natural therapies (chromium picolinate) or prescription drugs) would help minimize the burden placed on the pancreas because now that the cells become better at using insulin, not as much needs to be produced by the pancreas unlike the older diabetic drugs, such as the sulfonylureas, which work by boosting insulin production by the pancreas.

I hope you find this information helpful and useful. Best of luck

Dr. Cuddapah

Thanks for reading my blog. Chromium picolinate in my opinion would definitely be of direct but more so an indirect benefit to several of your chronic conditions. As it works to reduce insulin resistance, patients are able to lose weight much easier and that benefit itself contibutes to minimizing these conditions, especially helping to lower cholesterol levels.

Best of luck,

Dr. Cuddapah

After reading your article I feel there may be hope for me after all.

I will keep reading your information on these conditions and chrcking with my Dr. about these
allturnative treatments.

Insulin resistance is a condition where the cells in the body lose the ability to properly metabolize insulin to utilize glucose correctly. This condition is associated with the “metabolic syndrome” and usually involves weight gain, increased incidence of heart disease, elevated cholesterol, and pre-diabetes. Natural supplements such as chromium and prescription agents such as metformin (glucophage) help reduce insulin resistance. Half the problem with type II diabetes involves this insulin resistance rather that just lack of insulin production by the pancreas. Hope this helps answer your question.

Satish Cuddapah, MD

you have a very nice blog and very informative article