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    Study: Vee E may reduce serious complications in diabetic sand

    • Last Update: 2020-07-06
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    Andrew Levy, a professor of medicine at the Israel Institute of Technology, found that regular vitamin E in people with type II diabetes who carry the 2-2 gene of hp reduces the risk of serious complications such as heartand stroke inAbout two-half of patients with type 2 diabetes carry the Hp2-2 geneStudies have shown that patients with this type of diabetes who regularly take vitamin E are 50 percent less likely to have a heartand strokethan those who did not take vitamin E, with no side effectsLevy says Hp is a powerful antioxidant protein that stabilizes red blood cells and prevents inflammation of blood vessel wallsThere are several types of Hp gene, and the antioxidant effect of Hp2-2 is not very strong compared to other Hp genesCarrying the gene does not determine whether a person has diabetes, but diabetics who carry it are more likely to have serious complications such asheart, kidney failure or blindnessIn the past, cardiologists used to prescribe vitamin E to heart patients, but later studies concluded that vitamin E had no protective effect on the heart and that overdoses of vitamin E were potentially harmful, making it less common for heart patients to take vitamin EThe new study reaffirms the protective effect of vitamin E on the heartLevy and his colleagues believe that perhaps only people who carry the Hp2-2 genebenefit from vitamin EType 2 diabetes is a more commondisease, and it is estimated that most of the more than 20 million people with diabetes in the United States have type 2 diabetesThe Hp2-2 gene can now be found through genetic testing, but the process is more complex, and researchers are developing a new technology that will make testing easier(Reporter Zheng Xiaochun)
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