Could screening vitamin C levels improve diabetes outcomes?

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Published in Free Radical Biology and Medicine, researchers from Deakin University undertook a comprehensive review of the evidence on vitamin C supplementation, its effects and its potential mechanisms in diabetes management as an adjunct therapy.

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According to new research, it may reduce the risk of disease-related complications. But a GP expert points to a more person-centred approach.

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[mikeyB]

No. Vit C deficiency is rare in people who eat a normal diet, as it is in many foods, even spuds. And despite this, if you take excess Vit C in the form of supplement, you wee out any Vit C that your body doesn’t need. (That’s the reason why folk who take excess Vit C for treating colds are wasting their money)