METABOLIC SYNDROME IN THE PRACTICE OF THE THERAPIST CITY POLYCLINIC: EXPERIENCE OF DIETARY THERAPY JAM OF LAMINARIA, ENRICHED WITH CHROMIUM, AND METFORMIN

We investigated safety and efficacy of metformin and dietary product - jam laminaria, enriched with chromium, in integrated ambulatory treatment of patients with metabolic syndrome (MS). During the 6 months we observed 81 patients with MS, the average age of 50, 3 ± 1, 9 years old, who were divided into 3 comparable groups. Patients of the comparison group (n=30) with recommendations on modeling lifestyle and drug therapy of diseases; the first group of patients (n=31) was additionally appointed with metformin 1500-2000 mg/day, and patients in the second group (n=20) received dietary product 20 g/day. Surveillance in all groups of patients registered reduction of overweight, improved clinical and laboratory parameters, adaptive organism reserves and quality of life. The use of metformin and the dietary product in treatment of MS allowed to achieve a more pronounced positive dynamics in patients than in the comparison group.