In addition to increasing your intake of dietary fiber from food, it may be beneficial to take a fiber supplement as well. Even a capsule or two of dietary fiber before each meal, with adequate liquid, can help to smooth out that insulin response curve. The type of fiber most effective in controlling blood sugar is the water-soluble type. This includes psyllium, oat bran, guar gums, pectin, and so on. The next most well-known nutrient in diabetes is probably chromium.
Chromium works closely with insulin to facilitate the uptake of glucose into cells.
Those with diabetes should be taking between 200 and 400 mcg of chromium daily. Chromium polynicotinate, chromium picolinate and the chromium-yeast compounds all seem to be effective. And we should emphasize the importance of a good, balanced multivitamin-mulitmineral formula for a diabetic. For a diabetic, it is especially important, and I ll give a few examples why. Take vitamin C, for example.