Complexed vanadium for the treatment of diabetes mellitus

摘要

A pharmaceutical composition useful for lowering blood sugar and suppressing appetite in mammals. The composition comprises compounds of a formula selected from VOL2 or VO(OR)L2 in which L is a bidentate monoprotic ligand and R is an organic group. The composition includes a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. The invention also provides a method of lowering blood sugar and suppressing appetite in a mammal that comprises administering to the mammal a compound of the above formula.