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Chromium Picolinate

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Chromium Picolinate

  • See Also
  1. Oral Hypoglycemic Agents
  • Dosing
  1. Chromium Picolinate 200-500 ug/day
  • Advantages
  1. Inexpensive: 4 cents per day
  2. Improves Insulin sensitivity
  3. Improves Lipid Metabolism
  • Disadvantages
  1. Toxicity
  2. Weak agent compared with newer hypoglycemics
  • Indication
  1. Type II Diabetes Mellitus with other agents