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Type 1 Where to buy alpha lipoic acid?

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col101

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Type of diabetes
Type 1
Treatment type
Insulin
I've been using nature's best ala 300mg at 600mg per day and feel subjectively it helps my neuropathy. About to reorder and wondered if anyone has particular recommendations for either ala or r-ala suppliers please?
 
col101 said:
I've been using nature's best ala 300mg at 600mg per day and feel subjectively it helps my neuropathy. About to reorder and wondered if anyone has particular recommendations for either ala or r-ala suppliers please?
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I get some from Amazon but not sure if it's the best deal or not.
 
I buy all my supplements from Amazon nowadays, and mainly from just one named brand that I know is a decent quality. I am very suspicious of all the pop up cheap supplement brands that are available nowadays. And I want my supplements supplied in brown glass, not plastic.
 
Brunneria said:
I buy all my supplements from Amazon nowadays, and mainly from just one named brand that I know is a decent quality. I am very suspicious of all the pop up cheap supplement brands that are available nowadays. And I want my supplements supplied in brown glass, not plastic.
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Which brand do you buy from Amazon then please?
 
I buy r-ala 80%, any brand. I hope that helps. Can be expensive but reduces my insulin need by a third.
 
I buy Doctors Best from bodykind seems to work and has excellent service reasonably priced
CAROL
 
Another purchaser of Solgar here :) ALA is expensive so it's a decision between what brands are good quality while still being a reasonable price.

No idea if my choice is right or if I'd get the same quality for less money, but I only take a small daily dose so it's ok for me.
 
I use the LifeExtension r-ALA, Benfotiamine and Vitamin D & K mix. I get it from Amazon and am very happy with it.
 
also use Lamberts Healthcare (aka Natures Best) because I have known of the company for decades, and they manufacture in the UK
 
I use Bulkpowders and Myprotein for pure powders with no additives. One or both of them sell it.
 
tim2000s said:
I'm fairly sure these are mixed ALA rather than r-ALA though.
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If you take the r-ALA can you take a lower dose and does it work out cheaper?

I looked at r-ALA but was put off by the price.
 
Try Healthmonthly.co.uk - they do free postage and I have always found them to be reliable.
 
azure said:
If you take the r-ALA can you take a lower dose and does it work out cheaper?
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The studies that have been done indicate the use of 600-800mg per day of R-ALA as this is the form the body can use, but equally, most of them used intravenous infusion rather than oral administration, so it's unclear as to how much you'd need orally.
 
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