Is low dose chromium-polynicotinate or policosanol effective in hypercholesterolemic children only in combination with glucomannan?
This is the first report to show the cholesterol-lowering efficacy of GM combined treatment with low-dose CP or PC. Further studies are needed to investigate the best combinations and doses of nutraceutics to be added to the standard GM treatment. The potential negative association of GM and nutraceutics with starch is clearly shown.
Diabetes distress measured by PAID survey was associated with poor glycemic control, and this association was modified by diabetes therapy.