alpha Lipoic acid

[JohnEGreen]

I began with ALA (ordinary) and noticed a difference in my feet almost immediately. I then changed to R-ALA. However, I have been having some issues with my post meal BS rises being a bit higher than I would expect considering the food eaten. No differences in my base levels. Looking back at my records this started when I started the R-ALA. It may be a coincidence, and there maybe another reason for this, but yesterday I decided to stop taking the R-ALA for a period to see if it makes a difference.

I would be interested to hear if anyone else has noticed this.

Well I have just recently had problems with my BG levels as you may know, and I do take a mix of S-ALA and R-ALA daily so will be very interested in your findings.

 

[Bluetit1802]

Well I have just recently had problems with my BG levels as you may know, and I do take a mix of S-ALA and R-ALA daily so will be very interested in your findings.

I started with ALA and finished about 1 and half tubs. No problems that were noticeable. Then I changed to R-ALA and the problems started the very next day.. I was taking 100g at lunch and 100g at tea time. I will definitely report back.

 

[Kristin251]

I started with ALA and finished about 1 and half tubs. No problems that were noticeable. Then I changed to R-ALA and the problems started the very next day.. I was taking 100g at lunch and 100g at tea time. I will definitely report back.

As you know I'm type one. I noticed when I took it with insulin I had no rise and when I took it in between meals, when insulin was wearing off I too had rises. Not significant but certainly enough to notice.
I'm not sure what the mechanism of action could be. Ideas? It's supposed to make us more sensative and I think it does WHEN I take insulin.

Vitamin C really raises me as well as B vitamins.

 

[Bluetit1802]

As you know I'm type one. I noticed when I took it with insulin I had no rise and when I took it in between meals, when insulin was wearing off I too had rises. Not significant but certainly enough to notice.
I'm not sure what the mechanism of action could be. Ideas? It's supposed to make us more sensative and I think it does WHEN I take insulin.

Vitamin C really raises me as well as B vitamins.

So you are taking it when you eat and it has no adverse effect. When you take it between meals, it does? I have always taken mine with food.

 

[col101]

Worth checking the ingredient list some companies add various things in addition to the active ingredient

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[Bluetit1802]

Worth checking the ingredient list some companies add various things in addition to the active ingredient

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You could be right. Rice flour, gelatin, and calcium palmitate are the other ingredients, but must be in minuscule amounts.

 

[col101]

You could be right. Rice flour, gelatin, and calcium palmitate are the other ingredients, but must be in minuscule amounts.

Yes. Probably just small amounts. Lord only knows why they feel the need to add such stuff though!

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[Kristin251]

So you are taking it when you eat and it has no adverse effect. When you take it between meals, it does? I have always taken mine with food.

Yes. When I eat as that's of course when I take insulin. And if anything I am ever so slightly lower butnif I take it say an hour after I inject I will spike a bit.
I take one in the morning with bf and Vit D then one with my late lunch and IF I remember one with dinner. The neuropathy is next to gone so I don't want to OD haha.

I assume you're taking swansons? As the ingred list is the same as mine. They are the cleanest ones I could find and Swanson makes great supplements. I have yet to find the R fraction ones on a shelf here so ordered a bus full.

 

[Bluetit1802]

I assume you're taking swansons? As the ingred list is the same as mine. They are the cleanest ones I could find and Swanson makes great supplements. I

Yes, the Swansons.

 

[Kristin251]

Yes, the Swansons.

In my brain, of you know when your insulin is coming in strongest try it then. It seems to make insulin more sensative but when there's not insulin it makes me more resistant. Play with it. With meals and between meal.

 

[JohnEGreen]

I'm taking one 300mg casule of 50/50 mix of R-ALA and S-ALA by Heath4All. other ingredients are Mycrocrystaline Cellulose, Magnesium stearate, Vegetable HPMC Capsule.
I take right after breakfast. My daily readings have gone up but My FBG seems to have returned to normal now hopefully.

 

[Kristin251]

I'm taking one 300mg casule of 50/50 mix of R-ALA and S-ALA by Heath4All. other ingredients are Mycrocrystaline Cellulose, Magnesium stearate, Vegetable HPMC Capsule.
I take right after breakfast. My daily readings have gone up but My FBG seems to have returned to normal now hopefully.

Have you any idea when your insulin is strongest? If you take it during a weak phase one it might do that? Try taking it between meals say an hour after food and see if it has a different effect?
It would stand to reason if I take it when my insulin is almost gone Andy I go up but with insulin it helps, I would think finding the right timing could helps?

 

[Bluetit1802]

My FBG seems to have returned to normal now hopefully.

It is too early to tell, but I can report I had my lowest FBG ever this morning! I was taken aback and checked it a further twice!

 

[JohnEGreen]

Have you any idea when your insulin is strongest? If you take it during a weak phase one it might do that? Try taking it between meals say an hour after food and see if it has a different effect?
It would stand to reason if I take it when my insulin is almost gone Andy I go up but with insulin it helps, I would think finding the right timing could helps?

Will try that.