Beneficial effects of inorganic nitrate/nitrite in type 2 diabetes and its complications
It seems that dietary nitrate/nitrite could be a compensatory fuel for a disrupted nitrate/nitrite/NO pathway and related disorders in diabetes. Although some beneficial properties of nitrate/nitrite have been reported by experimental investigations, long-term clinical studies with various doses of inorganic nitrate/nitrite supplementation, are recommended to confirm these effects.
Zahra Bahadoran1, Asghar Ghasemi23, Parvin Mirmiran4, Fereidoun Azizi3 and Farzad Hadaegh5*