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The National Institutes of Health estimates more than 6 million Americans have type II diabetes — and many don't even know it. The International Diabetes Federation says the incidence of diabetes has already increased by one-third during the 1990s, due to the prevalence of obesity and an aging population.

With numbers like these, it's little wonder so many food developers are trying to crack the diabetes epidemic.

America's favorite complementary medicine guru, Dr Andrew Weil, advocates four primary nutrients for diabetics. "I am unaware of evidence that any commercially available combination of supplements provides effective control of blood sugar," Weil explains on his website. "However, I do recommend several individual supplements." These include:

• GTF chromium: a trace element that helps transport glucose into cells. (1,000mcg daily)
• Alpha-lipoic acid: An antioxidant that can enhance glucose uptake, inhibit glycosylation (the abnormal attachment of sugar to protein), and help maintain eye and nerve health. (100mg daily)
• Magnesium: To help promote healthy insulin production. (400mg daily)
• Co-Q10: Diabetics are at an increased risk of heart disease, and co-Q10 helps maintain a healthy cardiac function. (60-100mg/day)
• Weil also recommends a few botanicals in standardized extract form: Asian bitter melon (Momordica charantia); ayurvedic gurmar (Gymnema sylvestre); blueberry (Vaccinium myrtillus); and prickly-pear cactus (Opuntia genus).

DEPSYL contains: 3 of the natural ingredients mentioned above:

..Chromium
..Alpha-lipoic acid
..Gymnema sylvestre

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