Overcome age-related diabetes with Benfotiamine

Benfotiamine, a synthetic variant of vitamin B1, can help prevent nerve and blood-vessel damage caused by diabetes. Two of the main impacts of diabetes are circulatory difficulties and vision problems. These symptoms are caused by a build-up of sugar in the tissues. As there are considerable changes in insulin and glucose tolerance with age – sometimes referred to as age-related diabetes – similar symptoms have often been considered part of the aging process.

Now researchers have reported that Benfotiamine halts much of that sugar accumulation. This could result in a vastly improved quality of life for those with the disease and those suffering the age-related symptoms.

Much of the damage of diabetes is caused when glucose-derived compounds, called triosephosphates, accumulate in vascular and nerve cells. The activation of the enzyme transketolase, turns triosephosphates into chemicals that are harmless.

Transketolase is a thiamine-dependent enzyme, so it has been thought that thiamine, (also known as vitamin B1) could activate Transketolase. But, thiamine only activates it at level around 20%, which isn't enough to stop the glucose-derived compounds accumulating in healthy cells. However, recent research has found that Benfotiamine increases the levels of transketolase by 300%!

While its action has not been tested on the process that controls nerve cells, it is thought that it may work similarly there. Even so, whatever the outcome of that research, we already understand enough about Benfotiamine to realise that it can prevent many diabetes-related complications.

Dosages:
Dosages are 50mg two or three times daily, although type-I diabetics may need to increase doses to 100mg.

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