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Chromium Picolinate

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Chromium Picolinate

  • See Also
  1. Oral Hypoglycemic Agents
  • Background
  1. Chromium Picolinate is listed for historical purposes only
  2. Chromium Picolinate has been replaced since the 1960s by more potent hypoglycemic agents
  • Indications
  1. Type II Diabetes Mellitus
  • Dosing
  1. Chromium Picolinate 200-500 mcg/day
  • Advantages
  1. Inexpensive: 4 cents per day (however, so are the more effective Sulfonylureas and Metformin)
  2. Improves Insulin sensitivity
  3. Improves Lipid Metabolism
  • Disadvantages
  1. Toxicity
  2. Weak agent compared with newer hypoglycemics