Effect of vitamin C on blood glucose, serum lipids and serum insulin in type 2 diabetes patients

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 126, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 471-474

  Afkhami Ardekani, Mohammad ^a   Shojaoddiny Ardekani, Ahmad ^a  

^a SHAHID SADOUGHI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Insulin; Lipid; Type 2 diabetes; Vitamin C

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; CHOLESTEROL; GLUCOSE; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; INSULIN; LIPID; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; DIET THERAPY; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; IRAN; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT DURATION; BLOOD; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIOXIDANTS; ASCORBIC ACID; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN A, GLYCOSYLATED; HUMANS; INSULIN; LIPIDS; LIPOPROTEINS, LDL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 43049169029     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: 09715916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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