glucometabolic effects of oral vitamin E in non-insulin dependent diabetes

This study included 20 patients with NIDDM selected from the Diabetes clinic, Cairo University Hospitals, all of them were under diet control and oral hypoglycemic drugs, for which estimation of fasting blood glucose and serum insulin levels, postprandial blood glucose and glycosylated haemoglobin levels were done before and after 6 weeks of oral intake of vitamin E in a dose of 600 mg/day in three divided doses. The results showed statistically significant improvement in the blood glucose, serum insulin and glycosylated haemoglobin levels after the intake of vit. E, thus oral supplements of vit. E to NIDDM patients may be of value in improving glucose metabolism