SweetHeart
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Paul1976 said:So I take it Christmas dinner is 'still on the cards' armed in advance with those herbs? :thumbup: Great post meal results there indeed! :clap:
xyzzy said:I'll be looking at the Resveratrol Ju only just seen you posted - sorry.
A new old one this week. Omega 3.
Found this apparently quite well known study.
http://www.cell.com/abstract/S0092-8674(10)00888-3?switch=standard
What is says is Omega 3 was found to reduce Insulin Resistance (at least in mice). Seems a pretty safe thing to try and I already take 1g of Omega 3 a day. You'd think with something as well known as Omega 3 it would be easy to find an RDA but I can't. Anyone know?
paragliderpete said:Hi xyzzy. You might remember an earlier thread where I was intending to try Cinnamon and chromium supplements to reduce my bm's.
Both me and my partner jean started with the chromium, and increased the dose from 200 to 800mg per day. after a month both of us could not identify any change in bm's, and have now stopped taking them.
We are now about to start on the cinnamon. So will be interesting to see how our results compare. We are going to slowly increase the daily dose, because I'm on Gliclizide and want to be very careful not to get any hypo's.
Like you , It's a shame we have to try these experiments on ourselves. My Gp won't even discuss the existance of suppliments.
His whole stance is that one day I will be on insulin, and have to accept it. I have a totally different stance. Must stop moaning about GP's . Like you I'll keep you posted of progress
xyzzy said:Hi Gina
If you and you daughter are both Type 1 then it means you are not producing any insulin yourselves. Even though Biter Melon and other natural remedies my have some effect they will never be a replacement for the insulin you have to take. The bottom line is your body needs a source of insulin to survive. A lot of the natural diabetic remedies work in a similar method to meds like Metformin in that they stop your blood taking up as much glucose as it normally would but there is no way they will ever be a replacement for a T1's insulin or equivalently the insulin that T2's do produce themselves. In most T2 diabetics it is a problem called insulin resistance that is the issue not that T2's don't produce insulin such as happens in T1.
ginahyatt said:xyzzy said:Hi Gina
If you and you daughter are both Type 1 then it means you are not producing any insulin yourselves. Even though Biter Melon and other natural remedies my have some effect they will never be a replacement for the insulin you have to take. The bottom line is your body needs a source of insulin to survive. A lot of the natural diabetic remedies work in a similar method to meds like Metformin in that they stop your blood taking up as much glucose as it normally would but there is no way they will ever be a replacement for a T1's insulin or equivalently the insulin that T2's do produce themselves. In most T2 diabetics it is a problem called insulin resistance that is the issue not that T2's don't produce insulin such as happens in T1.
Actually, it is just my daughter who is Type 1, I was wondering if anyone had actually used a natural remedy and been completely free of Artificial Insulin? I have read that after 3 months or so on the juice people no longer have to take insulin. There is so much conflicting information out there though so I was hoping to talk to someone who actually has done it.
- Mama G
ursus262 said:This sounds terribly interesting. I might give the Bitter Melon a go!