[Effect of high doses of tocopherol on the processes of lipid peroxidation and insulin secretion in patients with non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus].

Forty-one patients with type II diabetes mellitus were examined, divided into four groups administered various types of treatment: (1) diets, (2) predian, (3) glibenclamide, and (4) sugar-reducing drugs and insulin. All the patients were prescribed vitamin E in daily doses 600 and 1200 mg. The results indicate that vitamin E in high doses stimulates pancreatic insulin-producing function and is conducive to normalization of lipid peroxidation no matter what kind of therapy is administered.