Vanadium and Diabetes

Who Says It Is a Non-Essential Nutrient?

The link between vanadium and diabetes is both tenuous and promising all at the same time. Many health practitioners classify vanadium as a nonessential nutrient or one that is only needed in very small quantities.

No human deficiency of vanadium is known, meaning if you don't get enough of it, so what. There is no "daily recommended allowance" advocated by the government. Nonetheless, vanadium for diabetes health is gaining steam.

So, the question is why are we even talking about it here? I am glad you asked.

A half dozen or so small clinical studies have found promising results for using vanadium to control blood glucose levels and one study even found that type 1 diabetics were able to reduce their insulin requirements after only two full weeks of treatment.

Three small studies reported decreased fasting blood glucose levels. Two of these three also reported lower A1c results. Two additional studies also supported these findings.

Scientists are quick to note however, that further research is needed to support these smaller vanadium for diabetes studies. Nonetheless, the initial results are highly suggestive of positive outcome for using vanadium as a glucose control methods.