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sweaty betty

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Type of diabetes
Type 2
I've just read an article that talked about L-carnosine and how taking supplements of 1500mg per day could improve type 2 diabetes.

Has anyone else heard of this?
 
26 Proven Health Benefits of Carnosine

1) Carnosine is Anti-Aging & Promotes Longevity
2) Carnosine Helps Fix Mitochondria
3) Carnosine May Heal the Gut
4) Carnosine is Neuroprotective and Prevents Neurodegeneration
5) Carnosine Improves Memory
6) Carnosine is an Anti-Depressant
7) Carnosine Regulates the Immune System and is Anti-inflammatory
8) Carnosine May Treat Cancer
9) Carnosine May Prevent & Treat Alzheimer’s Disease
10) Carnosine May Treat Parkinson’s Disease
11) Carnosine Is Beneficial For Diabetics/Pre-Diabetics
12) Carnosine Makes Wounds Heal Faster
13) Carnosine Protects Against Lack of Blood Flow
14) Carnosine May Help You Detox Metals
15) Carnosine May Protect the Heart
16) Carnosine May Improve Physical Performance
17) Carnosine treats Epilepsy
18) Carnosine Protects Bone Health
19) Carnosine Lowers Blood Pressure
20) Carnosine May Protect Against Chemotherapy
21) Carnosine Protects the Liver (from toxins like alcohol)
22) Carnosine Prevents Hearing Loss
23) Carnosine Increases Rates of Reproduction
24) Carnosine Helps Regulate the Nervous System and Reduce Glutamate
25) Carnosine Promotes Eye Health
26) Carnosine Prevents Hangovers


......I think that just about covers it


https://www.selfhacked.com/blog/carnosine/#Health_Benefitsof_Carnosine
 
sweaty betty said:
Has anyone else heard of this?
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Nope never heard of it Betty,
But now after 10 mins on google I'm an internet expert.

L-carnosine may help with T2 but unless your doing HIT I can not see any reason to spend money on supplements that take 4-6 weeks to see the benefit when you can just add things into your diet that does the same thing. :banghead:

From what I read the reason it can help with T2 is it reduces body fat and increases muscle growth, thus helping with IR in muscles but nobody stated that as a conclusion.

The bad news :meh:
  • L-carnosine is primarily used in High Intensity Training (HIT) to get these results and in you not weight lifting and sprinting/ endurance running then your probably not going to get the benefit.
  • Muscle is not able to take up carnosine directly because it’s largely destroyed in the gastrointestinal tract.
  • Can raise blood pressure, react with heart medication and cause erectile disfunction (assuming that.s not a problem in your case)
  • And paresthesia tingling or numbness, skin crawling.

I'm not a fan of supplement for the reason above not always fully digested and absorbed in the body before passing through the or system. It's often better to find the foods high in these supplements and eat more of them.

Now the good news
Its' the beta-alanine an amino acid in L-carnosine , which is directly taken up by muscle and then converted to carnosine. Means that upping your foods with beta-alanine should give you the benefits and lessen the side effects of taking the pills.

Foods rich in :beta-alanine : Meat, fish, poulty.
Foods rich in carnosine : Soy beans / soy nuts. asparagus. turnip greens, white mushrooms, watercress. seaweed.

Depending on your diet Betty you are probably getting more carnosine in your system than you think. ;)
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There is no Spoon said:
primarily used in High Intensity Training (HIT)
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Of course, it is a protein, so when you Googlepants it up you'll find all the bodybuilders sites, who explain what it does for your muscles and the corresponding tissues.

The first thing I heard about it was that it reduces HbA1c and in a matter of weeks. How does it do that? It seems to be able to cut off the glucose molecules from the red blood cells. How about that?

Hopefully from northern Germany,
Lars
 
I used l-carnosine for 3 months and my hba1c went from 75 down to 58 my diabetes nurse asked me to come off it to see how much it went up by and within a month it had gone up to 70.

I’m seeing her in a couple days for a review
 
britishpub said:
26 Proven Health Benefits of Carnosine

1) Carnosine is Anti-Aging & Promotes Longevity
2) Carnosine Helps Fix Mitochondria
3) Carnosine May Heal the Gut
4) Carnosine is Neuroprotective and Prevents Neurodegeneration
5) Carnosine Improves Memory
6) Carnosine is an Anti-Depressant
7) Carnosine Regulates the Immune System and is Anti-inflammatory
8) Carnosine May Treat Cancer
9) Carnosine May Prevent & Treat Alzheimer’s Disease
10) Carnosine May Treat Parkinson’s Disease
11) Carnosine Is Beneficial For Diabetics/Pre-Diabetics
12) Carnosine Makes Wounds Heal Faster
13) Carnosine Protects Against Lack of Blood Flow
14) Carnosine May Help You Detox Metals
15) Carnosine May Protect the Heart
16) Carnosine May Improve Physical Performance
17) Carnosine treats Epilepsy
18) Carnosine Protects Bone Health
19) Carnosine Lowers Blood Pressure
20) Carnosine May Protect Against Chemotherapy
21) Carnosine Protects the Liver (from toxins like alcohol)
22) Carnosine Prevents Hearing Loss
23) Carnosine Increases Rates of Reproduction
24) Carnosine Helps Regulate the Nervous System and Reduce Glutamate
25) Carnosine Promotes Eye Health
26) Carnosine Prevents Hangovers


......I think that just about covers it


https://www.selfhacked.com/blog/carnosine/#Health_Benefitsof_Carnosine
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almost as good as coconut oil then!
 
Lar oli mu said:
The first thing I heard about it was that it reduces HbA1c and in a matter of weeks. How does it do that? It seems to be able to cut off the glucose molecules from the red blood cells. How about that?
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Do you mean that it would make the HbA1c artificially low without actually altering the blood glucose level? In which case it is no use at all, like measuring your waist with a tape that stretches.
 
britishpub said:
26 Proven Health Benefits of Carnosine

1) Carnosine is Anti-Aging & Promotes Longevity
2) Carnosine Helps Fix Mitochondria
3) Carnosine May Heal the Gut
4) Carnosine is Neuroprotective and Prevents Neurodegeneration
5) Carnosine Improves Memory
6) Carnosine is an Anti-Depressant
7) Carnosine Regulates the Immune System and is Anti-inflammatory
8) Carnosine May Treat Cancer
9) Carnosine May Prevent & Treat Alzheimer’s Disease
10) Carnosine May Treat Parkinson’s Disease
11) Carnosine Is Beneficial For Diabetics/Pre-Diabetics
12) Carnosine Makes Wounds Heal Faster
13) Carnosine Protects Against Lack of Blood Flow
14) Carnosine May Help You Detox Metals
15) Carnosine May Protect the Heart
16) Carnosine May Improve Physical Performance
17) Carnosine treats Epilepsy
18) Carnosine Protects Bone Health
19) Carnosine Lowers Blood Pressure
20) Carnosine May Protect Against Chemotherapy
21) Carnosine Protects the Liver (from toxins like alcohol)
22) Carnosine Prevents Hearing Loss
23) Carnosine Increases Rates of Reproduction
24) Carnosine Helps Regulate the Nervous System and Reduce Glutamate
25) Carnosine Promotes Eye Health
26) Carnosine Prevents Hangovers


......I think that just about covers it
https://www.selfhacked.com/blog/carnosine/#Health_Benefitsof_Carnosine
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Does it also make cups of tea? I have doubts about 'proven benefits'. If this were the case then L-carnosine would be licensed as a drug. Lots of the above start with 'may' therefore also 'or may not'. I am not disputing that some studies may be showing some positive effects but this list is misleading at best.
 
Dr Snoddy said:
Does it also make cups of tea? I have doubts about 'proven benefits'. If this were the case then L-carnosine would be licensed as a drug. Lots of the above start with 'may' therefore also 'or may not'. I am not disputing that some studies may be showing some positive effects but this list is misleading at best.
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Errr...........oh never mind
 
britishpub said:
26 Proven Health Benefits of Carnosine

1) Carnosine is Anti-Aging & Promotes Longevity
2) Carnosine Helps Fix Mitochondria
3) Carnosine May Heal the Gut
4) Carnosine is Neuroprotective and Prevents Neurodegeneration
5) Carnosine Improves Memory
6) Carnosine is an Anti-Depressant
7) Carnosine Regulates the Immune System and is Anti-inflammatory
8) Carnosine May Treat Cancer
9) Carnosine May Prevent & Treat Alzheimer’s Disease
10) Carnosine May Treat Parkinson’s Disease
11) Carnosine Is Beneficial For Diabetics/Pre-Diabetics
12) Carnosine Makes Wounds Heal Faster
13) Carnosine Protects Against Lack of Blood Flow
14) Carnosine May Help You Detox Metals
15) Carnosine May Protect the Heart
16) Carnosine May Improve Physical Performance
17) Carnosine treats Epilepsy
18) Carnosine Protects Bone Health
19) Carnosine Lowers Blood Pressure
20) Carnosine May Protect Against Chemotherapy
21) Carnosine Protects the Liver (from toxins like alcohol)
22) Carnosine Prevents Hearing Loss
23) Carnosine Increases Rates of Reproduction
24) Carnosine Helps Regulate the Nervous System and Reduce Glutamate
25) Carnosine Promotes Eye Health
26) Carnosine Prevents Hangovers


......I think that just about covers it


https://www.selfhacked.com/blog/carnosine/#Health_Benefitsof_Carnosine
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But does it give you a 4 hour boner like the weight loss pills that don't lose much weight? Or is that answered by 16 hmmmm?
 
bulkbiker said:
But does it give you a 4 hour boner like the weight loss pills that don't lose much weight? Or is that answered by 16 hmmmm?
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I was disappointed that they only found 26.

I'm sure with a little more imagination they could have made up a few more.
 
@britishpub I think they forgot #27: It's a magic miracle cure for whatever you care to name, and then some...

Robbity
 
It really does work to lower HB1AC.
If it didn’t then I wouldn’t buy it. I would get free prescriptions from my doctor.
I was on metformin for years until it damaged my liver and gave me lactic acidosis as well.
 
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