The Connection Between Diabetes and CoQ10 Levels!
Many people with type 2 diabetes have been prescribed a type of medication known as "statins".
These are lipid lowering drugs used to lower LDL and the total cholesterol level in your blood.
A high proportion of adults with type 2 diabetes, like people without diabetes of the same age, have high cholesterol levels.
Also their LDL (bad) cholesterol is high but not a lot higher than it is in those without diabetes.
Statins, as well as lowering your LDL and your total cholesterol level, can deplete your body of its CoQ10 level.
This occurs because the statin drugs interfere with production of the enzymes related to CoQ10 or partially block its function.
When this happens, you feel tired all the time, have very little endurance and can start to suffer from heart problems.
Research has shown that a deficiency of CoQ10 is definitely linked to heart disease.
Unfortunately many people don't know there are other drugs as well that can deplete the body's CoQ10 levels.
Some of these are drugs used in the treatment of diabetes.
These include:
Symptomsof deficiency include:
It is needed to make ATP which your cells use for energy and helps fuel various bodily functions such as contraction of our muscles.
As well as being an energy generator, it also plays a part in your body as an antioxidant and can enhance your body's immunity.
As well, it has been found to be useful in the treatment of diabetes and several of the complications relating to diabetes.
The easiest way to prevent a deficiency of CoQ10 is to take a supplement.
Many health care providers add CoQ10 to the supplement plans of diabetics, starting out with 100 mg twice daily.
Please be aware you do not take this supplement at the same time as you take your anti-diabetic medication.
CoQ10 may help with blood sugar control, although there is some thought it may increase the risk for hypoglycemia or low blood sugar levels...
talk to your health care provider to see if you require an adjustment to your anti-diabetic medication.
These are lipid lowering drugs used to lower LDL and the total cholesterol level in your blood.
A high proportion of adults with type 2 diabetes, like people without diabetes of the same age, have high cholesterol levels.
Also their LDL (bad) cholesterol is high but not a lot higher than it is in those without diabetes.
Statins, as well as lowering your LDL and your total cholesterol level, can deplete your body of its CoQ10 level.
This occurs because the statin drugs interfere with production of the enzymes related to CoQ10 or partially block its function.
When this happens, you feel tired all the time, have very little endurance and can start to suffer from heart problems.
Research has shown that a deficiency of CoQ10 is definitely linked to heart disease.
Unfortunately many people don't know there are other drugs as well that can deplete the body's CoQ10 levels.
Some of these are drugs used in the treatment of diabetes.
These include:
- acetohexamide (Dymelor) which decreases CoQ10 levels the fastest
- glyburide (DiaBeta, Glynase, Micronase) is the next fastest, followed by
- phenformin, and
- tolazamide (Tolinase)
- tolbutamide (Orinase)
- glipizide (Glucotrol, Glucotrol XL) and
- chlorpropamide (Diabinese).
Symptomsof deficiency include:
- seizures
- difficulty walking
- enlarged heart
- encephalopathy or enlarged brain
- retarded growth
- muscle weakness
- kidney failure
- buildup of lactic acid
- dysfunction of your central nervous system
- fatigue upon exertion
- mental retardation
- spasticity
- scoliosis
- episodes of muscle protein in the urine
- muscle wasting
- learning disability
- deafness
- exaggerated reflexes
- weakened eye muscles
It is needed to make ATP which your cells use for energy and helps fuel various bodily functions such as contraction of our muscles.
As well as being an energy generator, it also plays a part in your body as an antioxidant and can enhance your body's immunity.
As well, it has been found to be useful in the treatment of diabetes and several of the complications relating to diabetes.
The easiest way to prevent a deficiency of CoQ10 is to take a supplement.
Many health care providers add CoQ10 to the supplement plans of diabetics, starting out with 100 mg twice daily.
Please be aware you do not take this supplement at the same time as you take your anti-diabetic medication.
CoQ10 may help with blood sugar control, although there is some thought it may increase the risk for hypoglycemia or low blood sugar levels...
talk to your health care provider to see if you require an adjustment to your anti-diabetic medication.
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