Play a Role in Blood Sugar Regulation

Manganese appears to play a function in blood sugar regulation. Manganese deficiency in some animal species can cause glucose intolerance comparable to diabetes. Human study outcomes, on the other hand, are mixed. Diabetes patients have reduced manganese blood levels, according to research. Researchers are still attempting to figure out if low manganese levels lead to diabetes or if diabetes causes manganese levels to decline. Furthermore, manganese is highly abundant in the pancreas.

It is involved in the creation of insulin, which is responsible for the removal of sugar from your blood. As a result, manganese may aid in the appropriate production of insulin and the stabilization of blood sugar. Another study has found that people with diabetes have reduced levels of the antioxidant enzyme manganese superoxide dismutase (MnSOD), which further relates low manganese levels to blood sugar problems.