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Message: <blockquote data-quote="gman12" data-source="post: 573258" data-attributes="member: 114608">I was diagnosed as type 2 a few months ago, my fasting was 120.  I told my doctor i wanted to make changes to my lifestyle and add alternative medicine to manage it.  She was respective of it and told me to monitor the sugar closely and to come back  in 3 months if it doesn't come down or rises.  Thankfully i have managed to get my average fasting blood sugar to 80-115 and have lost 15lbs.  my biggest issue right now is the spike after i eat,.   Just a few minutes after eating, my blood sugar shoots high as 180.  but once the garlic kicks in, it drops down to anywhere between 80-130.After researching online some of the spices i take, i may be taking them at the wrong times and that some may benefit me if i take an hour before meals (such as ginger).  I take Ginger, Turmeric, Garlic, Cinnamon, bilberry, Zinc, Taurine, & Fish oil.  I usually take bilberry, zinc, taurine in the mornings, garlic during meals, and ginger, turmeric, cinnamon, & fish oil at bed time.Which of these are best to take before meals (how long before meal, 1hr, 2hr, 3hr? )and which are best to take during meals, after meals, and which are best to take at night for a lower fasting?  Please feel free to add other spices/herbs, vitamins that may be beneficial.Thanks!gman</blockquote>

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