Re: Magnesium supplements
Finzi said:
I read in a thread recently that I can't find now that someone was taking magnesium supplements and it had effective lowered their blood sugar. Does anyone know the recommended dose to take for this purpose? I've bought some magnesium supplements from asda and they say one tablet supplies 80% RDA. So I don't know whether one is enough or if I should take two (but I don't want to overdose!)
Hi Finzi . . .
Perhaps it was my Post that you read? If so . . .
I can tell you that I take 2x250mg magnesium tablets each day, along with another multi-purpose tablet that also contains magnesium. Total of 750mg magnesium per day. (I am 66kg guy). As astralworld said, magnesium in many tablets is not well-absorbed by the body so I guess results can be variable depending on what your body does with it. My tablets are very cheap, they contain magnesium carbonate, in theory not very well-absorbed by the body. Nevertheless it's had a very real effect on lowering my blood-sugars. My tablets are soluble and I take them in a pint of water. Maybe that, or something else in my diet, helps the absorption.
I'm not an expert, but from what I have read and learned about magnesium, there is no danger of taking too much; the body regulates the levels very well by itself. I have read that high doses may have a laxative effect . . . I have noticed that I have become 'more regular' on my 750mg :shh:
Best wishes
diamondnostril