More than 15 controlled studies demonstrate that chromium supplementation has a positive effect on impaired
glucose tolerance, by potentiating the action of insulin. This has important implications for hypoglycemics and Type
II diabetics.4
In clinical studies in non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM), supplementation with chromium has been
shown to decrease fasting glucose levels, improve glucose tolerance, lower insulin levels, decrease total
cholesterol and triglycerides, and increase HDL-cholesterol levels.5-8 In most of these studies, subjects ingested a
minimum of 200 mcg of chromium from a supplement, daily.