Elgin Chiropractic Tip: Chondroitin Sulfate for Diabetes Management
In the world of supplements, chondroitin sulfate is well-known for its care of cartilage and disc in Elgin back pain. Its reputation keeps growing for influence on specific conditions from cancer to knee osteoarthritis to cells and nerves. Recent research positively affects diabetes and its associated osteoporosis and inflammation. Connected Chiropractic reports on these new studies to assist our Elgin chiropractic back pain as well as diabetic patients.
CHONDROITIN SULFATE: Diabetes and Inflammation
Chondroitin sulfate is a powerhouse potential for diabetes in addition to disc nutrition. It’s reported that it can decrease blood glucose and relieve symptoms related to diabetes. In new studies, it soothed diabetic osteoporosis and repaired the microstructure of bone via its anti-oxidative, anti-inflammatory, and bone metabolism-regulating features in diabetic rats. The research studies keep coming! A recent report states that these outcomes were attained after 10 weeks of consuming chondroitin sulfate, and serum inflammatory cytokines (TNF-A, IL-1, IL-6, MCP-1) lowered. (1) Part of the chiropractic treatment plan at Connected Chiropractic is nutrition. Incorporating chondroitin sulfate is showing benefit that Elgin chiropractic patients may enjoy.
CHONDROITIN SULFATE: Diabetic Osteoporosis
In another study of oral chondroitin sulfate and whether it has anti-diabetic properties, chondroitin sulfate was taken for 2 months. Preventive properties were demonstrated. It helped improve the symptoms of diabetes by raising body weight, reducing water or food intake, decreasing blood glucose, increasing bone mineral density (BMD), repairing bone morphology and reducing femoral osteoclasts. These benefits initiated the researchers to write that chondroitin sulfate could prevent diabetic osteoporosis through the decrease of blood glucose along with antioxidative stress, anti-inflammation, and regulation of serum levels of OPG/RANKL. In conclusion, they wrote that chondroitin sulfate can capably prevent bone loss brought on by diabetes. (2) Connected Chiropractic presents this research as a hope for our Elgin chiropractic patients with osteoporosis.
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Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. James Cox on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he presents the combination of nutrition and treatment in The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management to help with spinal conditions.
