Ask Dr. Mike: How Important is Magnesium for Managing Diabetes?




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Summary: Listen in as Dr. Mike provides the answers to a wealth of health and wellness questions.Here you'll find the answers to a wealth of health and wellness questions posed by Healthy Talk fans. Listen in because what you know helps ensure healthy choices you can live with. Today on Healthy Talk, you wanted to know: How important is magnesium to a diabetes protocol? The simple answer is VERY. However, Dr. Mike wants you to fully understand why magnesium is so important for diabetics. Magnesium is a nutrient you simply can't live without. Magnesium is essential to every cell in your body, because it helps generate cell function. It helps regulate your heartbeat and the functioning of your muscles, bones and nerves. Many studies have been conducted to prove how important magnesium is for everyone, especially for diabetics. Magnesium helps improve insulin resistance, fasting glucose levels and hemoglobin A1C. If you have a health question or concern, Dr. Mike encourages you to write him at askdrmikesmith@radiomd.com or call in, toll-free, to the LIVE radio show (1.844.305.7800) so he can provide you with support and helpful advice.