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Oral magnesium supplementation does not significantly affect HbA1c, blood pressure, or body weight in patients with Type 2 diabetes over short-term periods (4-16 weeks).
Do not expect magnesium supplements to lower your blood pressure, change your weight, or significantly improve your long-term average blood sugar (HbA1c) within a few months. It is not a substitute for blood pressure medication or other diabetes management strategies for these specific metrics.
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The difference in post-intervention HbA1c between magnesium supplementation groups and control groups was not significant... Neither systolic nor diastolic BP was significantly changed... BMI... no significant effects
Why this rating
Meta-analysis of RCTs.
Source
Effects of oral magnesium supplementation on glycaemic control in Type 2 diabetes: a meta‐analysis of randomized double‐blind controlled trials
Yiqing Song et al. · Diabetic Medicine · 2006
DOI 10.1111/j.1464-5491.2006.01852.x
Meta-analysis · 9 studiesCited 264×
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