Help With Diabetes

Cell damage can be caused by oxidative stress. Diabetes and other metabolic diseases might happen as a result of this. Insulin resistance has also been linked to abnormal mitochondrial function.

CoQ10 has been demonstrated to help regulate blood sugar levels and increase insulin sensitivity. Supplementing with CoQ10 may help increase CoQ10 levels in the blood by up to three times in diabetics who normally have low levels of this compound. Shigeta et al. found that supplementing with 120 mg CoQ7 lowered glucose levels by 20% in 67% of the 39 diabetic patients tested. Another study founds that daily administration of 60 mg CoQ10 to 15 diabetic patients enhanced insulin synthesis and secretion while also improving glycemic control. In another trial, patients with type 2 diabetes were given CoQ10 supplements for 12 weeks. Fasting blood sugar levels and hemoglobin A1C, which are the average blood sugar levels over the previous two to three months, were both dramatically lowered.