The connection between vitamin b and diabetes is an anomaly of sorts. Many studies have shown that vitamin b has found helpful in the treatment of diabetes. This of course caused many diabetics to begin taking high doses of the vitamin. This should stop immediately, according to Canadian researcher. Instead of reducing the risk of heart attack and stroke, it appears as though the vitamins increase it (LAtimes.com, 2010).

This team, led by Dr. David Spence of the University of Western Ontario in London, organized a clinical trial in hopes of demonstrating the vitamin B and diabetes benefits. However, they found that those taking the vitamin started to have a decrease in kidney function. Specifically, it affected the kidney’s ability to filter out toxic wastes from the blood sugar in these patients. Eight people in the study suffered a heart attack and six a stroke. Spence’s immediate hypothesis is that …