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<blockquote data-quote="Marie 2" data-source="post: 2499817" data-attributes="member: 475037"><p>[USER=541430]@Yaya10_10[/USER] A multiple probably, most people just don't eat all the nutrients everyone needs optimally. I prefer to add on more nutrients by a green drink powder blend or pills. The powders will naturally give you more of a variety of nutrients and then they add some things like more C or ?.... But it depends how far you want to go. I take CoQ and did before type 1 as heart issues ran in my family and it helps with allergies. But as diabetics we are more prone to heart and kidney damage and CoQ10 helps with both, besides the fact I still have allergies. I also take Vitamin D, B12, magnesium and have lately added Lutein. The other thing we are more prone to is eye issues. So lots of greens, or maybe Lutein or an eye multi can help supply nutrients for the eyes. There are some multi's that have things for the heart and eyes, but usually they are in minuscule doses. That could be enough to stave off issues if you are young in a "normal". More nutrients in a multi makes for more pills or huge pills and more cost.</p><p></p><p>But as diabetics we are just more prone to certain issues and a lot of it is probably related to circulation because of thicker blood with higher BG levels. Most of these things hit as we age and we are older, although BG control plays a part in when. So it can hit when you are younger or maybe if we are genetically prone. So the better BG control earlier and hopefully better nutrition earlier helps stave off issues as we get older.</p><p></p><p>The things we are more prone to are kidneys and eyes, and heart and circulation issues. (and other various things)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marie 2, post: 2499817, member: 475037"] [USER=541430]@Yaya10_10[/USER] A multiple probably, most people just don't eat all the nutrients everyone needs optimally. I prefer to add on more nutrients by a green drink powder blend or pills. The powders will naturally give you more of a variety of nutrients and then they add some things like more C or ?.... But it depends how far you want to go. I take CoQ and did before type 1 as heart issues ran in my family and it helps with allergies. But as diabetics we are more prone to heart and kidney damage and CoQ10 helps with both, besides the fact I still have allergies. I also take Vitamin D, B12, magnesium and have lately added Lutein. The other thing we are more prone to is eye issues. So lots of greens, or maybe Lutein or an eye multi can help supply nutrients for the eyes. There are some multi's that have things for the heart and eyes, but usually they are in minuscule doses. That could be enough to stave off issues if you are young in a "normal". More nutrients in a multi makes for more pills or huge pills and more cost. But as diabetics we are just more prone to certain issues and a lot of it is probably related to circulation because of thicker blood with higher BG levels. Most of these things hit as we age and we are older, although BG control plays a part in when. So it can hit when you are younger or maybe if we are genetically prone. So the better BG control earlier and hopefully better nutrition earlier helps stave off issues as we get older. The things we are more prone to are kidneys and eyes, and heart and circulation issues. (and other various things) [/QUOTE]
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