vitamin E effects on diabetic retinopathy

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DIABETES: SUPPLEMENTS REDUCE THE DANGER

 

" Thus, vitamin E may potentially provide additional risk reduction for

the development of retinopathy or

nephropathy in addition to those achievable through intensive insulin

therapy alone. Vitamin E is a low-cost,

readily available compound associated with few known side effects;

thus, its use could have a DRAMATIC

socioeconomic impact if found to be efficacious in delaying the onset

of diabetic retinopathy and/or

nephropathy. " (emphasis added)

 

Diabetes Care 22:1245-1251 1999

 

(This was a crossover study on 36 patients who have Type I diabetes

for less than 10 years. The dose

evaluated was 1800 I.U. per day. Before taking vitamin E, retinal

blood flows in these subjects was

significantly lower than in the non-diabetic population. Both retinal

blood flow and creatinine clearance were

significantly normalized when subjects received vitamin E. The

patients with the worst reading improved

the most. The vitamin had no effect on blood glucose levels, and

therefore would not interfere with insulin

therapy.)