Yes I've even given in and accepted the "meds" prescription (even though I don't take it) just to keep "peace" with my primary care provider . They don't like it when we "self medicate". They've been programmed in medical school to become big drug pushers but that's no excuse to be blind to alternatives that may be a better treatment program for your patient.
Chromium picolinate besides regulating blood Sugar also adds an extra benefit of reducing bad cholesterol while helping to increase good cholesterol. I have high tryglyserides and (LDL) bad cholesterol levels. It's good to know that I can deal with two problems with herbs and not have suffer side effects plus get a bonus of increasing my lipoprotein (HDL) or good cholesterol levels.