IgM Important Indicator of Diabetic Complications
September 4, 2009 by
Filed under Diabetes News, Type 1
I’m always a fan of research that focuses on Type 1 diabetes. This research is very important. A new study suggests that “immunoglobulin M (IgM) is a reliable predictor of cardiovascular complications in people with type 1 diabetes who have diabetic nephropathy (DN) — kidney damage caused by diabetes.”
The study followed people for more than 20 years, and found that if they had increased levels of IgM in their urine at the beginning of the study, they had three times the risk for cardiovascular related death. This knowledge could greatly transform the way diabetes is treated today.
Diabetes may finally have a cure through extensive stem cell research. But for now, diabetes can only be managed by drugs or food supplements that controls blood sugar. I take Alpha Lipoic acid and Chromium because they are helpful in regulating blood sugar.
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