Vanadium
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Blood Sugar and Diabetes Support
Type 2 Diabetes
Vanadyl sulfate, a form of vanadium, may improve glucose control in people with type 2 diabetes.Type 2 DiabetesClinical trials using the vanadium salt vanadyl sulfate, in doses of 100 mg to 150 mg per day, indicate it may improve glucose control and insulin sensitivity in people with type 2 diabetes.1,2,3,4 Over a six-week period, a small group of people with type 2 diabetes were given 75 mg, 150 mg, or 300 mg of vanadyl sulfate (about 25–100 mg elemental vanadium) per day.5 Only in the groups receiving 150 mg or 300 mg was glucose metabolism improved and fasting blood glucose levels and HbA1c decreased; however, these higher doses cause digestive disturbances and were associated with reductions in beneficial HDL-cholesterol levels. Other forms of vanadium, such as a vanadium-maltol complex, also appear to improve glycemic control and are being explored for their safety.6
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