Use of complementary and alternative medicine supplements in patients with diabetes mellitus

Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 101-108

  Fabian, Elisabeth ^a   Töscher, Sabine ^a   Elmadfa, Ibrahim ^a   Pieber, Thomas R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

Cinnamon; Complementary and alternative medicine; Diabetes mellitus; Herbal medicine; Nutritional supplements; Prevention; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; CALCIUM; GLUCOSAMINE; GLUCOSE; GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN; MAGNESIUM; MINERAL; MULTIVITAMIN; NATURAL PRODUCT; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; POTASSIUM; RESVERATROL; SELENIUM; UBIDECARENONE; VITAMIN B COMPLEX; VITAMIN D;

ADULT; ALOE VERA; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICHOKE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; AWARENESS; CINNAMON; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG MIXTURE; FEMALE; GINKGO BILOBA; GINSENG; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEALTH CARE COST; HERBAL MEDICINE; HERBAL MIXTURE; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; KNOWLEDGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MOTIVATION; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CARE; WELLBEING;

ADULT; AGED; AUSTRIA; CINNAMOMUM ZEYLANICUM; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; HYPERGLYCEMIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINERALS; PLANT PREPARATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CARE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; VITAMINS;

CINNAMOMUM VERUM;

EID: 79953717451     PISSN: 02506807     EISSN: 14219697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000326765     Document Type: Article

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