PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION COMPRISING AN INOSITOL AND A METAL ION FOR IMPROVING INSULIN SENSITIVITY AND GLUCOSE METABOLISM

摘要

The current invention relates to compositions and methods for increasing insulin sensitivity and/or improving glucose metabolism in mammals, particularly humans. The compositions of the present invention contain (i) a source of a polyvalent metal ion, such as magnesium, manganese, chromium, vanadium and zinc, and (ii) an inositol, such as D-chiro-inositol, or a derivative or metabolite of an inositol, such as D-3-O-methyl-chiro-inositol.