Compositions and methods for reducing hyperglycemia and treating diabetes
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1. A method for reducing the duration of hyperglycemia which comprises the following steps:
- A. testing the starting blood glucose level of a human subject to determine if the subject'"'"'s blood glucose level is hyperglycemic; and
B. if said testing indicates that said subject'"'"'s starting blood glucose level is hyperglycemic, administering to said subject both a dose of insulin and a sufficient dose of a sodium salt such that said subject'"'"'s blood glucose level drops to sub-hyperglycemic levels within 75 minutes of administering said sodium salt,wherein said sodium salt is administered at a dose of sodium between 10 mg sodium per kg body weight of said subject and 100 mg sodium per kg body weight of said subject,wherein said dose of said sodium salt is administered orally, andwherein at least one sodium salt other than sodium chloride is administered at a dose of greater than 5 mg sodium per kg body weight of said subject.
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The disclosure describes methods and compositions for reducing the duration of hyperglycemia and treating diabetes and complications thereof. A human subject with hyperglycemia is administered insulin, a water-based beverage, and a sodium salt formulation sufficient to accelerate said subject'"'"'s return to a non-hyperglycemic state. This process can be repeated multiple times within a given time period.
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1. A method for reducing the duration of hyperglycemia which comprises the following steps:
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A. testing the starting blood glucose level of a human subject to determine if the subject'"'"'s blood glucose level is hyperglycemic; and B. if said testing indicates that said subject'"'"'s starting blood glucose level is hyperglycemic, administering to said subject both a dose of insulin and a sufficient dose of a sodium salt such that said subject'"'"'s blood glucose level drops to sub-hyperglycemic levels within 75 minutes of administering said sodium salt, wherein said sodium salt is administered at a dose of sodium between 10 mg sodium per kg body weight of said subject and 100 mg sodium per kg body weight of said subject, wherein said dose of said sodium salt is administered orally, and wherein at least one sodium salt other than sodium chloride is administered at a dose of greater than 5 mg sodium per kg body weight of said subject. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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