News 24 "Vitamin tablets" change the lives of people with diabetes

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Vitamin C tablets can help reduce blood sugar levels, The Herald reported on Monday.

The study, published in the journal Diabetes and Obesity, found that taking two doses of 500 mg daily can lower blood sugar levels and reduce the increase after meals in patients with type II diabetes.

Professor Glenn Wadley, co-author of the study, said: "We found that participants' hyperglycemia decreased by 36% after meals."

"This is a very positive news because hyperglycemia is a serious risk factor for cardiovascular disease in people with type 2 diabetes."

Australia alone has more than 1.2 million people with type 2 diabetes, a diabetes prevalent in a different country around the world.

Wadeley explained that the antioxidant properties of vitamin C can cope with high blood sugar levels in diabetic patients (type II).

He pointed out that "the benefits of vitamin C tablets can also relieve common diseases associated with diabetes, such as high blood pressure".

Study participants who have high blood pressure also reduced their blood pressure when taking vitamin C tablets.