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<blockquote data-quote="Tim55" data-source="post: 893071" data-attributes="member: 186079"><p>Hi Winnie53</p><p></p><p>Amazing stuff you keep finding here - had a long day out yesterday so still catching up.</p><p></p><p>As a general rule I do not like taking medication of ANY type, probably should have gone to the Docs long before I did when I started noticing symptoms, but I have always been a bit nervous around the medical profession!</p><p></p><p>I'm sure I read somewhere that type 2s do not absorb B12 as efficiently as non diabetics and therefore normal levels may actually be insufficient, so while I agree it is foolish to take things you don't need I think it is worth trying the supplements out, at least for a few weeks .</p><p></p><p>Particularly since it appears most tests for B12 are actually somewhat unreliable.</p><p></p><p>I should perhaps say that I am no medical man myself, but I am a qualified (chartered) Chemist, but that is a general qualification in chemistry, not pharmacy. I do know a fair bit about certain weedkillers, but little about the human body.</p><p></p><p>Interesting that B12 deficiency is also linked to cognitive difficulties and mild depression - looking back, I could decide I feel better about those two aspects of my well being since I started with ALA and B12, although I am aware that it is very easy to read up on symptoms and decide you have every disease going.....</p><p></p><p>I am going to continue with my present regime for a few weeks now and leave the methyl B12 alone for now.</p><p></p><p>Cheers</p><p></p><p>Tim</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tim55, post: 893071, member: 186079"] Hi Winnie53 Amazing stuff you keep finding here - had a long day out yesterday so still catching up. As a general rule I do not like taking medication of ANY type, probably should have gone to the Docs long before I did when I started noticing symptoms, but I have always been a bit nervous around the medical profession! I'm sure I read somewhere that type 2s do not absorb B12 as efficiently as non diabetics and therefore normal levels may actually be insufficient, so while I agree it is foolish to take things you don't need I think it is worth trying the supplements out, at least for a few weeks . Particularly since it appears most tests for B12 are actually somewhat unreliable. I should perhaps say that I am no medical man myself, but I am a qualified (chartered) Chemist, but that is a general qualification in chemistry, not pharmacy. I do know a fair bit about certain weedkillers, but little about the human body. Interesting that B12 deficiency is also linked to cognitive difficulties and mild depression - looking back, I could decide I feel better about those two aspects of my well being since I started with ALA and B12, although I am aware that it is very easy to read up on symptoms and decide you have every disease going..... I am going to continue with my present regime for a few weeks now and leave the methyl B12 alone for now. Cheers Tim [/QUOTE]
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