Diabetic patients with high serum magnesium levels were less likely to develop severe diabetic retinopathy compared to those with low levels. • Diabetes 1978 Nov;27(11):1075-7
Low Mg levels might increase the risk of ischemic heart disease and severe retinopathy in diabetes, while chromium increases insulin sensitivity and raises the good HDL cholesterol. • Tuvemo, T. Pediatrician 1983-85; 12(4):213-9
• Diabetes increases retina requirements for taurine • Glucose rapidly decreases taurine in retinal pigment cells