IN THE NEWS- Low Magnesium = Diabetes Risk

A recent study done with at UNC of 5000 patients showed that with increase in Magnesium intake, the risk of diabetes decreased. Take a look at the recent Post of Uremic Frost and also the study listed below.
In the basic science world, there always has been some speculation about magnesium deficiency and insulin resisntance and we also recently showed that post transplant hypomagnesemia was an independent risk factor of new onset Diabetes.


It is all falling into place!


Also see
http://www.uremicfrost.com/2010/09/magnesium-may-decrease-risk-of.html
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20807870
http://www.renalandurologynews.com/new-onset-diabetes-linked-to-post-transplant-hypomagnesemia/article/169297/