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I had gone to all brown-- even made pancakes with whole wheat flour- think the fiber did NOT help- but rem eating a BBq chicken thigh --was greasy-- NO good-- I was dying- and I am no wimp- this was some serious pain- runs and upchucks and non stop for hours. At the ER they gave me 3 cocktails with pain killers until I stopped cramping - but the funny part- NOBODY said it the metformin was to blame NOBODY- not even my own Dr.- I stopped taking all the pills and was like alive and well again.
Someone here said some cinnamon and honey helps lower sugar?? I am at 133 blood work- waiting to get a free meter from Ins co. in the mail to see how I fare daily-I know its high cause I have gained the weight back
One thing I can tell you is to steer clear of sugar alcohols in sugar free sweets, including Atkins. I eat a very high fat, low carb diet, no problems wit Met. With sugar and carbs, I do get an unbearable reaction to Met, to the point where I was wondering how anyone could leave the house on this drug.
I had gone to all brown-- even made pancakes with whole wheat flour- think the fiber did NOT help- but rem eating a BBq chicken thigh --was greasy-- NO good-- I was dying- and I am no wimp- this was some serious pain- runs and upchucks and non stop for hours. At the ER they gave me 3 cocktails with pain killers until I stopped cramping - but the funny part- NOBODY said it the metformin was to blame NOBODY- not even my own Dr.- I stopped taking all the pills and was like alive and well again.
Someone here said some cinnamon and honey helps lower sugar?? I am at 133 blood work- waiting to get a free meter from Ins co. in the mail to see how I fare daily-I know its high cause I have gained the weight back
When I take cinnamon and chromium, my fasting BG is consistently 10 points lower. I think it's the chromium that does it, though. Lately I haven't been able to take cinnamon because the Victoza makes me vomit and vomiting cinnamon is very uncomfortable, so I've just been taking chromium.
Milk thistle also lowers BG.
and so does exercise. Weight lifting, especially, for me.
And the advice about sugar alcohols in sugar-free candies is spot-on. I really like those Albanese sugar-free gummy bears that have a bunch of flavors. Any time I get a mad craving for candy, I buy a bag and I eat the entire bag. Then I'm so ill that I can't even think of candy for six months.
Out of 21 tested, six samples were found to be possibly counterfeit and five had seriously low levels of the chemicals being tested for. The worst samples contained almost exclusively peanut skin extract, which could be dangerous to those who are allergic to peanuts.
Face it folks, with botanical supplements you have no idea what you are getting or how much of it.
And I have not met a pharma drug that does not give side effects...maybe my Armour thyroid is the exception as I've been taking this thyroid support since 2002. Well for going on 21 yrs with grape seed ex.... How many here take grape seed ex with problems...I'd love to hear from them.
I've listed my benefits.
PS: Grape Seed is from the grape a great food. Always aim for quality products.
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And I have not met a pharma drug that does not give side effects...maybe my Armour thyroid is the exception as I've been taking this thyroid support since 2002. Well for going on 21 yrs with grape seed ex.... How many here take grape seed ex with problems...I'd love to hear from them.
I've listed my benefits.
PS: Grape Seed is from the grape a great food. Always aim for quality products.
The problem is that your grape seed extract may really be peanut skin extract. There is no way for you to know.
Millions of people take medications and have no adverse effects from them.
When I take cinnamon and chromium, my fasting BG is consistently 10 points lower. I think it's the chromium that does it, though. Lately I haven't been able to take cinnamon because the Victoza makes me vomit and vomiting cinnamon is very uncomfortable, so I've just been taking chromium.
Milk thistle also lowers BG.
and so does exercise. Weight lifting, especially, for me.
And the advice about sugar alcohols in sugar-free candies is spot-on. I really like those Albanese sugar-free gummy bears that have a bunch of flavors. Any time I get a mad craving for candy, I buy a bag and I eat the entire bag. Then I'm so ill that I can't even think of candy for six months.
Was not chromium bad for the BP? I have dropped a few lbs. and stopped eating sugar- sweets any kind of desert- period. and guess what? Thur. was not as sick as that one time--- but those BROWN breads etc. messed my tummy up - I guess I cannot drink as much water as needed to go brown- cold weather doesn't help as I'm deep couch sitting more-
anyhow still not poking they gave me wrong thingies to poke with and now wont take them back-- I think that was $50! She say use them manually or stab myself- sigh knee is better got to make time for the gym
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cold weather doesn't help as I'm deep couch sitting more- 
