Use of Benfotiamine in Preventing Diabetes Related Complications!!!

Benfotiamine is a synthetic derivative of thiamine (vitamin B1),which has shown promising results in preventing nerve and blood-vessel damage caused by diabetes. Two of the main complications of diabetes are diabetic neuropathy and diabetic retinopathy. These symptoms are caused by a build-up of sugar in the tissues. Benfotiamine halts much of that sugar accumulation. This could result in a vastly improved quality of life for those with the disease and those suffering the age-related symptoms.

Much of the damage of diabetes is caused when glucose-derived compounds, called triosephosphates, accumulate in vascular and nerve cells. The activation of the enzyme transketolase, turns triosephosphates into chemicals that are harmless.Transketolase is a thiamine-dependent enzyme,and studies have shown that Benfotiamine increases the levels of transketolase by 300 per cent.

Uses of Benfotiamine:
While the recent clinical trials have concentrated on conditions such as Diabetic neuropathy, retinopathy and nephropathy, there is an expectation among those studying this compound that its beneficial effects may be far more wide-ranging, to include: sciatica, vascular health, general nerve health, improved blood pressure, general cellular protection, anti-aging, fibromyalgia, prevention of lactic acidosis, and treatment for Alzheimer's disease.