Vitamin B6 helps the body process amino acids; it also assists in producing hormones such as serotonin, melatonin and dopamine. This vitamin is a combination of three compounds, pyridoxine, pyridoxal, and pyridoxamine.
Another thing that vitamin B6 does is to play a role in the biochemical reactions in the body, including the metabolism of amino acids and the most important for the diabetic patient is assisting with glycogen, and hemoglobin.
Vitamin B6 is found in red meats, poultry, fish, eggs, vegetables, white potatoes, cereals, and non citrus fruits. There are also supplements that can be taken and vitamin B6 when taken with folic acid and vitamin B12 can help control homocysteine, which is something that has been found to contribute to heart disease, stroke, osteoporosis and Alzheimer’s disease. One of the other things this supplement does is to fight anemia, and in diabetics it assists in improving symptoms of diabetic neuropathy. |