If I have high blood sugar, why might I be lacking essential nutrients?

If you've got high blood sugar the odds are you are short of zinc and biotin as well. Even if you feel fine today and have no symptoms, you are in extreme danger with these deficiencies. These are two minerals and a vitamin that your body must have enough of -- they are not optional extras! You need zinc to make, move and use insulin; plus, it protects your insulin producing cells. And to process glucose, as well as boosting an enzyme essential for your liver to use glucose, you'll need an adequate supply of biotin.

According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, you are probably deficient in chromium. It is a natural trace element found in nuts (like the Brazil nuts) and fish, but an estimated 90% of American diets provide less than the minimum amount of chromium recommended by the National Academy of Sciences. It's a "must-have" for getting glucose into your cells. It helps increase the number of binding sites on your cells for insulin to enter, thus improving insulin sensitivity. Chromium unlocks the door to energy producing cells.