Guest guest Posted July 14, 2000 Report Share Posted July 14, 2000 Let me guess, you are seeing a DO, not an Endo MD My doctor recommended that I take both Chromium 200 mcg daily, and an herb called Gymnema Sylvestre Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 14, 2000 Report Share Posted July 14, 2000 I am seeing an MD, a family practitioner, who is highly recommended in my area for the treatment of both type 1 and 2 diabetics. Re: Herbs? Let me guess, you are seeing a DO, not an Endo MD My doctor recommended that I take both Chromium 200 mcg daily, and an herb called Gymnema Sylvestre Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 15, 2000 Report Share Posted July 15, 2000 At 12:45 PM 7/14/00 -0700, you wrote: > I cannot find it listed in my herbal books, and the only >information I have found so far on the net is ads for pills. I'm going to >keep investigating, but would very much like to hear from someone who has >taken it. I have started the Chromium, but haven't made it to the health >food store for the herb yet. Sue F. ***** It is recommened by many as helping to cure a craving for sugar, as it supposedly make sugar taste awful....I take 200mg American Ginseng before meals and garlic tabs (400mg) after eating dinner along with chromium and Alpha-lipoeic acid...I know for me this works cause if I don't I notice a bump in Bgs. there is a supplement called VitaBetic which is a perfect vitamin supplement for kids like us. S ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º " Genius ... is the capacity to see ten things where the ordinary man sees one. " - Ezra Pound Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 15, 2000 Report Share Posted July 15, 2000 At 03:50 PM 7/14/00 -0500, you wrote: > Let me guess, you are seeing a DO, not an Endo MD I see an endo and she is the one who told me about Lo-carb and all the vitamins and herbs I yake...so that's not always the case...some docs are up on the latest research and willing to try different approaches! S ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º " Genius ... is the capacity to see ten things where the ordinary man sees one. " - Ezra Pound Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 15, 2000 Report Share Posted July 15, 2000 Chromium will not work if you eat right. >chromium Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 15, 2000 Report Share Posted July 15, 2000 Kind of reminds me of a previous post that I have sent dealing with silly people looking for a silver bullet. No, the latest recognized research doesn't agree with the herb way, and that approach is not recognized by any sanctioned diabetes body due to the fact that there hasn't been any creditable proof that they work Lo-carb diets are also not recognized by the same sanctioned diabetes bodies due to their potential high risk. They are just different approaches, not fact proven approaches. I see an endo and she is the one who told me about Lo-carb and all thevitamins and herbs I yake...so that's not always the case...some docs areup on the latest research and willing to try different approaches! S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 15, 2000 Report Share Posted July 15, 2000 No there is no silver bullet, but for me eating Locarb and taking herbs and vitamins works, and isn't seeming to be at all harmful, actually the best numbers I've seen in years and I've eaten lo-carb for 2 years with lower HDL and higher LDL reading...soooo...it works for me..so why shouldn't I tell people about it! And I have learned that what is sanctioned by the ADA doesn't seem to work for me. I have gleaned much from this list, from people talking about what they are doing, and am glad to share my experiences...the best thing about this list is that everyone has different experiences and all of them help me cope better with this disease! Thanks all! S > Kind of reminds me of a previous post that I have sent dealing with >silly people looking for a silver bullet. No, the latest recognized >research doesn't agree with the herb way, and that approach is not >recognized by any sanctioned diabetes body due to the fact that there >hasn't been any creditable proof that they work > Lo-carb diets are also not recognized by the same sanctioned diabetes >bodies due to their potential high risk. They are just different >approaches, not fact proven approaches. I see an endo and she is the >one who told me about Lo-carb and all the >vitamins and herbs I yake...so that's not always the case...some docs are >up on the latest research and willing to try different approaches! > > S > > > ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º " Genius ... is the capacity to see ten things where the ordinary man sees one. " - Ezra Pound Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 15, 2000 Report Share Posted July 15, 2000 My herbs are called fruits and vegetables. Controlling carbs is all I ever needed. I did find glucosamine/chondroitin gave me relief from arthritic hip pain, don't take it pain returns. Sam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 15, 2000 Report Share Posted July 15, 2000 Sorry didn't mean to open a can of worms. I am not looking for a silver bullet, nor any other quick fix. There isn't one, and I am not naive enough to think there is, I quite simply asked if anyone had any experience with this particular herb -- good or bad, as I had never heard of it before the Dr. mentioned it. Sue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 15, 2000 Report Share Posted July 15, 2000 At 11:19 PM 7/14/00 -0700, you wrote: > I quite simply asked if anyone had any experience with this >particular herb -- good or bad, as I had never heard of it before the Dr. >mentioned it. Sue > Sue... You opened an interesting discussion..thanks...we can all learn from each other! S ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º " Genius ... is the capacity to see ten things where the ordinary man sees one. " - Ezra Pound Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 15, 2000 Report Share Posted July 15, 2000 List members, Info is important to all of us but maybe it should be mentioned that herbal treatments are not regulated (read tested & certified safe and effective) by the FDA or any other reliable, competent body according to my past reading. A word to the wise... Recently petra@... wrote: >Dear Members, > I think this line of Emails about taking herbs is very interesting. >Please let's not " Judge Others " . BTW, You just did. [pk] > Let's be open and see what each of us >is doing. > Remember diabetes is not a one-fits-all disease. Neither are the >things we do to calm our Bg levels. > Thank you! > Kossart /Celine Kossart kozys@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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