Is Benfotiamine Effective for Treating Diabetic Complications?
Benfotiamine is a man-made form of thiamine or B1. Thiamine is a water-soluble vitamin and therefore not as easily used by the body. Benfotiamine is a fat-soluble composition and is better absorbed and utilized. There has been some evidence that benfotiamine may help relieve the severity of diabetic complications such as retinopathy, nephropathy and neuropathy. • What is Diabetic Retinopathy? • What is Diabetic Nephropathy? • What is Diabetic Neuropathy?Benfotiamine for Diabetic Neuropathy: Benfotiamine has undergone several studies in recent years. The main focus of the studies involve using benfotiamine as a treatment for complications of diabetes. Most diabetes complications are caused by prolonged hyperglycemia (high blood sugar) due to poorly controlled b