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Benfotiamine (fat soluble vitamin B1)

Art Of Flowers

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Benfotiamine is a fat soluble form of vitamin B1.

I watched an interesting video on the benefits of using benfotiamine for diabetics. It may also help lower A1C.


Searching the forum here it looks like it is mostly used for neuropathy, but the video also mentions that it is beneficial to avert retinopathy, heart, kidney and brain damage (Alzheimer’s) from high blood sugar.
 
For me although it sounds wonderful surely if it was a good as they say then the NHS and pharmaceuticals would be crawling all over it.
 
Lainie71 said:
For me although it sounds wonderful surely if it was a good as they say then the NHS and pharmaceuticals would be crawling all over it.
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It is mentioned here as an alternative remedy for neuropathy ... https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/peripheral-neuropathy/treatment/ along with alpha-lipoic acid. I started to take ALA and Vitamin B12 when I was experiencing tingling in my fingers and brain fog. I didn't hear about B1 deficiency until recently.

I got some benfotiamine the other day and I will be interested to see if it impacts my blood sugar over the next month if I take 600mg/day.
 
I would think anyone eating a low carb higher or normal fat diet would be getting what they need in the food they eat.
 
It does appear that benfotiamine is routinely used to help people with neuropathy, which happens a lot with diabetes patients. This video is 8 years old, so it is not a recent treatment.


My interest in benfotiamine is because I am 71 years old and I have experienced some neuropathy plus brain fog. Damage of the nerves is what B1 can help avoid, in particular I don't want to end up with dementia.
 
Nothing to lose by trying it
 
Another interesting video on benfotiamine from a doctor specialising in neuropathy foot pain ...

This explains that vitamin B1 absorption by the body is very difficult, which is why we need a fat soluble version of B1.

 
Does Benfotiamine lower HBA1C? I started taking 300mg Benfotiamine twice a day since 20 Jun.

Using my Dexcom One+ CGM my GMI was 6.5% before I started taking Benfotiamine on Jun 20. Now it is 6.3% (last 14 days).

My fasting blood glucose (using my Contour Next meter) was typically over 7.0 before Jun 20, but now it is around 6.4 and I am starting to get values below 6.0 (e.g. 5.8 yesterday and 5.6 today).
 
I am still taking 300mg benfotiamine twice a day. It seems to have helped lower my fasting blood glucose and average glucose.

My fasting blood glucose has been under 6.0 for the last two weeks apart from one day when it was 6.3. Average 5.7 for the last week.

My GMI (last 14 days) on my Dexcom One+ is now 6.2% which is an estimated HBA1C of 44 mmol/mol.
 
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