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Lamont, Can you tell me a bit about your fasting and caloric need? How many calories per day did you consider to be fasting? and how many fasting days? What is your daily caloric intake? And what is typical for your weight/height?

Thanks for responding-- Yes, not infrequently older folks lose the ability to absorb B12 because of the failure of the protein known as intrinsic factor to do its job. But you have hit on an avenue of investigation I am currently pursuing. In my case, intrinsic factor is alive and well...

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Until a few months ago, I used the FatSecret app to track all my food consumption. I did this for almost three years. I have not encountered a single physician who thought it useful to review the reports, although it has helped me. I describe the carb reaction at the end of my initial post...

LaMont, thanks for responding. Sorry for the less-readable post. The verbiage is a cut-and-paste from my monthly medical summary for physicians. I agree that I have sacrificed readability for what I consider to be precision. It is helpful to the medical community; less important for this forum...

Appreciate your responding. I have used ALA for quite some time (1200 mg/day) with success in almost eliminating the burning mouth syndrome effect. I am ketogenic, and only eat carbs when testing is necessary. Diet discipline is not a problem for me.

Thanks, Indy51, for responding. I've been on a keto diet for two years averaging about 18 carb grams per day. I have learned that if you want clinicians to really pay attention to your case, you must provide them with as full a context as possible. That includes periodic stimulus-response...

I briefly discussed my undiagnosed pathology about six weeks ago in response to a poster's question. I am restating the problem in its own thread in great depth for wider review. I am a 70 year old retired scientist. I'd appreciate any input this community may offer. A Lay Opinion of the...

Good to hear from you, Dionne. Sjogrens is a straightforward blood test, although mine came back negative for both subtypes. With regard to the ALA supplementation, I found 600 mg gave partial relief and 1200 mg gave nearly complete relief. For me, the Sjogrens only appeared when I violated...

Hi DCUKMod, good to make your acquaintance. Yes, I'm aware of the age of the thread. I'd like my post to be where @DionneT, @ender will be most likely to see it. I'm a retired scientist. In the absence of medical folks who understand my disease, I have been researching my own pathology for...

@DionneT, @ender. Your carb sensitivity symptoms very closely mirror my own that I have experienced for about six years. I discovered early on then that two B12 cofactor vitamins--methylcobalamin and adenosylcobalamin--dramatically improved my numbness, weakness, ataxia, etc. symptoms. It was...