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Carnosine is one of the most potent nutrients known for protecting against the adverse consequences of high blood sugar. Thus, it is a wake-up call for every type 2 diabetic to find that a new study shows that patients are lacking carnosine in their muscles.
One of the key factors to correct type 2 diabetes is an active exercise program. This helps muscles use extra calories while reducing insulin resistance. However, the muscles of diabetic patients are under stress, due to high blood sugar that can be acting as “cement;” it is like honey or maple syrup drying on the counter for a few days. This process is called glycation, which means sugarcoating and cementing of flexible structures. While one’s eyes, kidneys, and heart are very sensitive to this issue over time, in general, muscles also suffer problems. This can prevent a person from getting a good response to exercise.
Carnosine is highly concentrated in muscles, including your heart. It acts as both an antioxidant and anti-glycation compound, helping prevent high blood sugar from inducing damage. Thus, it is one of the very best nutrients to help a type 2 diabetic, yet it is lacking in type 2 diabetics. Possibly carnosine has been used up trying to defend against the problem or a non-red meat diet has predisposed a person to a lack of this nutrient. Regardless of the reason, there simply is not enough carnosine.
Carnosine does a great deal more than simply protect muscles. It has previously been shown to prevent kidney damage from type 2 diabetes. A new study shows that it can enhance wound healing and another shows it can help protect the vascular system in the eyes so that high blood sugar does not induce glycation damage.
Several days ago I mentioned the importance of getting iron to work properly in your body, especially if you are overweight, as are many type 2 diabetic patients are. Carnosine is an important iron buffer compound, helping to keep iron working in a friendly way in your body. Many studies show that carnosine also protects your brain, contributing to an anti-aging benefit.
Doses of carnosine in the range of 50 – 300 mgs are good for basic stress management and nerve health. Doses of 1,500 mg per day are more likely to be of help for any person whose fasting blood sugar is over 90 and would like some help to protect against the glycation problems caused by high blood sugar that wreak so much health damage over time. Of course, people must still take steps to fix their metabolism.
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One of the key factors to correct type 2 diabetes is an active exercise program. This helps muscles use extra calories while reducing insulin resistance. However, the muscles of diabetic patients are under stress, due to high blood sugar that can be acting as “cement;” it is like honey or maple syrup drying on the counter for a few days. This process is called glycation, which means sugarcoating and cementing of flexible structures. While one’s eyes, kidneys, and heart are very sensitive to this issue over time, in general, muscles also suffer problems. This can prevent a person from getting a good response to exercise.
Carnosine is highly concentrated in muscles, including your heart. It acts as both an antioxidant and anti-glycation compound, helping prevent high blood sugar from inducing damage. Thus, it is one of the very best nutrients to help a type 2 diabetic, yet it is lacking in type 2 diabetics. Possibly carnosine has been used up trying to defend against the problem or a non-red meat diet has predisposed a person to a lack of this nutrient. Regardless of the reason, there simply is not enough carnosine.
Carnosine does a great deal more than simply protect muscles. It has previously been shown to prevent kidney damage from type 2 diabetes. A new study shows that it can enhance wound healing and another shows it can help protect the vascular system in the eyes so that high blood sugar does not induce glycation damage.
Several days ago I mentioned the importance of getting iron to work properly in your body, especially if you are overweight, as are many type 2 diabetic patients are. Carnosine is an important iron buffer compound, helping to keep iron working in a friendly way in your body. Many studies show that carnosine also protects your brain, contributing to an anti-aging benefit.
Doses of carnosine in the range of 50 – 300 mgs are good for basic stress management and nerve health. Doses of 1,500 mg per day are more likely to be of help for any person whose fasting blood sugar is over 90 and would like some help to protect against the glycation problems caused by high blood sugar that wreak so much health damage over time. Of course, people must still take steps to fix their metabolism.
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