Chromium supplementation may improve glucose tolerance and reduce symptoms of
symptomatic hypoglycaemia. Clausen J: Chromium induced clinical improvement in
symptomatic hypoglycaemia. Biol Trace Elem Res 17:229-236, 1988.
In a study supplementing eight female hypoglycaemia patients with 200 mcg
chromium daily for three months in a double-blind trial, it was found that
chromium supplementation alleviated the hypoglycaemic symptoms and significantly
raised the minimum blood sugar levels following a glucose load. Insulin binding
to red blood cells, and the number of insulin receptors also significantly
improved. Anderson RA et al: Effects of supplemental chromium on patients with
symptoms of reactive hypoglycaemia. Metabolism 36(4):351-5, 1987.
Magnesium status was measured in 24 subjects suffering from reactive
hypoglycaemia, who were then administered either magnesium supplements or
placebo. After six weeks, eight (56 per cent) of the magnesium group reported
feeling better, compared with two (25 per cent) in the placebo group. After
supplementation, no blood glucose levels dropped below the fasting level. The
responders were found to have raised magnesium levels in their urine after
supplementation while the non-responders did not. Stebbing JB et al: Reactive
hypoglycaemia and magnesium. Magnes Bull 4(2):131-4, 1982.
