[chris (OP)]

Someone suggested to me that she'd be told that chromium salts could help in the treatment of diabetes. Is this true and, if so, what's the rationale?

Chris

[RD]

Chromium Treatment Has No Effect in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes in a Western Population
A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial ...

CONCLUSIONS—There is no evidence that chromium in the form of chromium yeast is effective in improving glycemic control in Western patients with type 2 diabetes who are taking oral hypoglycemic agents.

http://care.diabetesjournals.org/cgi/reprint/30/5/1092.pdf