I have recently been in the habit of drinking vitamin C from tablets at night. But I've been having raised blood sugar (7 or 8) in the morning. It was a mystery to me - I'm on a LCHF diet and stick to it. Then I read the side of the vitamin C tube.... Maltodextrin. I feel such a fool!
I was told to take large doses of vitamin C by my doctor who is a chronic fatigue syndrome/M.E. specialist. She also wanted me to follow the paleo keto diet which is fine by me because of my type 2 diabetes (except for missing my cheese!! Butter is ok but not cheese ).Why exceed the stated dose, the excess will just be peed out anyway, you’re just wasting your money?! I take one soluble vitamin C and zinc tablet per day, yes it does contain Maltodestrin, but each tablet only weighs 4g and the Maktodextrin is way down the list of ingredients so there’s not much of it in it. My HbA1c is non diabetic, so the benefits (way less colds) far outway any perceived effect on my blood sugar levels.
I was told to take large doses of vitamin C by my doctor who is a chronic fatigue syndrome/M.E. specialist. She also wanted me to follow the paleo keto diet which is fine by me because of my type 2 diabetes (except for missing my cheese!! Butter is ok but not cheese ).
But taking large dose ascorbic acid raised my blood glucose and there weren't any additives in the powder, it was just ascorbic acid... so have discontinued it.
Some of the chronic fatigue syndrome consultants differ on this one.Daily requirement of vitamin C is easily met by well balanced diet.Besides, the excess is immediately excreted.
Why exceed the stated dose, the excess will just be peed out anyway, you’re just wasting your money?! I take one soluble vitamin C and zinc tablet per day, yes it does contain Maltodestrin, but each tablet only weighs 4g and the Maktodextrin is way down the list of ingredients so there’s not much of it in it. My HbA1c is non diabetic, so the benefits (way less colds) far outway any perceived effect on my blood sugar levels.
I was in a hospital ward where literally more than half the patients were diabetic. The tea lady would come round taking orders for dinner, always heavily carb loaded and followed up by a sweet pudding. At the same time the nurses were going round handing out metformin. You couldn't make it up. I had to have my wife bring food in. Pork pie with the crust peeled off. Hard boiled eggs. I'd better stop for fear of sounding like a whinger. I had fabulous medical treatment from the NHS but the food and the medicine are in silos.[/QU
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