| Diabetic complications contribute too many life | | | | enzyme called transketolase. The research indicated |
| threatening diseases globally. The root cause of | | | | that transketolase was increased by 300% which |
| diabetic complications is elevated glucose levels which | | | | was enough to make a serious reduction of three of |
| contribute to blood vessel damage. Diabetic | | | | the four chemical pathways that open the door for |
| retinopathy, nephropathy, or neuropathy are caused | | | | diabetic complications in terms of vascular damage in |
| by damage to small blood vessel in the eyes, nerves | | | | diabetics. This vascular damage is directly responsible |
| and kidneys, etc. The bottom line of this damage is | | | | for the diabetic complications such as neuropathy, |
| the lowering of the life expectancy of millions of | | | | retinopathy and heart/circulatory conditions that lead |
| diabetics worldwide. | | | | to heart attack and stroke. |
| What Can Be Done About It? | | | | Can Benfotaimine Be Considered A Prudent |
| Few therapies are available today that treat diabetic | | | | Preventative? |
| complications. Most healthcare professionals | | | | Current research suggests that benfotiamine could |
| recommend that their patients monitor their blood | | | | possibly reduce the chances of diabetics developing |
| sugar by taking several blood readings a day to | | | | the aforementioned complications. Many healthcare |
| determine the amount of sugar in their blood. Blood | | | | professionals readily recommend patients to add this |
| sugar readings are generally higher from one to two | | | | nutritional supplement to their toolkit in the battle to |
| hours after a meal. | | | | prevent these insidious conditions that shorten the |
| It is suggested by these professionals that keeping | | | | lives of thousands of diabetics annually. |
| blood sugar readings as close to normal as possible | | | | Where Can I Find More Information About |
| will reduce the onset of diabetic complications. | | | | Benfotiamine? |
| Research has shown that there are four, chemical | | | | More information about benfotiamine can be found |
| pathways that lead to diabetic complications. Instead | | | | by visiting the web site below and following the links. |
| of trying to explain these rather difficult chemical | | | | These links will give the reader a good base to make |
| pathways, let the reader understand that diabetic | | | | an informed decision about the use of benfotiamine in |
| complications are mainly caused by excess sugar in | | | | the battle against diabetic complications brought |
| the cells, a condition known by the term advanced | | | | about by the presence of advanced glycation |
| glycation endproducts (AGE) formation. | | | | endproducts (AGE) which is excess sugar in the |
| The research that was released in 2003 by a team | | | | blood. |
| of researchers from the Albert Einstein Collage of | | | | Research: |
| Medicine opened the possibilities that it may be | | | | Hans-Peter Hammes, Xueliang Du, Diane Edelstein, |
| possible to actually prevent and/or contain diabetic | | | | Tetsuya Taguchi, Takeshi Matsumura, Qida Ju, Jihong |
| complications such as retinopathy, neuropathy and | | | | Lin, Angelika Bierhaus, Peter Nawroth, Dieter Hannak, |
| heart/circulatory conditions brought about by the | | | | Michael Neumaier, Regine Bergfeld, Ida Giardino, |
| presence of advanced glycation endproducts. | | | | Michael Brownlee. Benfotiamine blocks three major |
| What Did This Research Suggest? | | | | pathways of hyperglycemic damage and prevents |
| The Einstein researchers' work showed that a | | | | experimental diabetic retinopathy. Nature Medicine 9, |
| substance called, "benfotiamine", could reduce the | | | | 294 - 299 (01 Mar 2003). |
| effects of AGE by increasing the amount of an | | | | |