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effect of niacin on serum lipids & glucose
Effect of 3 g of niacin/day on diabetics:
1) increase in HDL cholesterol of 10 mg/dL
2) decrease in LDL cholesterol of 17 mg/dL
3) decrease in triglycerides of 74 mg/dL
4) increase in HgbA1c of 0.4%
5) transient increase in serum glucose
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nicotinic acid (niacin, vitamin B3, Niaspan)
References
Journal Watch 20(20):161, 2000
Elam et al JAMA 284:1263, 2000