The study used animals and a specific calcium antagonist (verapamil). However, if the principle is correct and the clinical trial in humans works well, then I don't see why other calcium antagonists like magnesium and cyproheptadine would not work as well.
Could a common blood pressure drug completely reverse diabetes?
"...However, in animal models, the team has found that verapamil – used to treat high blood pressure, irregular heartbeat and migraine headaches – lowers TXNIP levels in beta cells. In fact, in mice with established diabetes and blood sugars over 300 mg/dL, verapamil “eradicated” the disease."
Btw, eugeno is a great calcium antagonist that can be bought from many vendors dirt cheap, and the doses are similar to verapamil - 100mg-150mg daily.
Preventing β-Cell Loss and Diabetes With Calcium Channel Blockers
Although loss of functional β-cell mass is a hallmark of diabetes, no treatment approaches that halt this process are currently available. We recently identifie
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"...However, in animal models, the team has found that verapamil – used to treat high blood pressure, irregular heartbeat and migraine headaches – lowers TXNIP levels in beta cells. In fact, in mice with established diabetes and blood sugars over 300 mg/dL, verapamil “eradicated” the disease."
Btw, eugeno is a great calcium antagonist that can be bought from many vendors dirt cheap, and the doses are similar to verapamil - 100mg-150mg daily.
CARDIAC EFFECTS OF EUGENOL, A CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKER: P 254 : Journal of Hypertension
An abstract is unavailable.
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