The effects of inorganic chromium and brewer's yeast supplementation on glucose tolerance, serum lipids and drug dosage in individuals with type 2 diabetes

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 831-837

  Bahijiri, Suhad M ^a   Mira, Siraj A ^a   Mufti, As'aad M ^a   Ajabnoor, Mohammed A ^a  

^a KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Chromium supplement; Drug dosage; Glucose control; Serum lipids; Type 2 diabetes

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM CHLORIDE; FRUCTOSAMINE; GLIBENCLAMIDE; GLICLAZIDE; GLIPIZIDE; GLUCOSE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; INSULIN; LIPID; METFORMIN; ORAL ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; PROBIOTIC AGENT; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; HUMAN; INSULIN TREATMENT; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; MACROBIOTIC DIET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; URINE LEVEL;

ADULT; AGED; CHLORIDES; CHROMIUM COMPOUNDS; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; LIPIDS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033786964     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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