Re: ALA reducing/replacing insulin

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In a message dated 11/21/01 6:48:20 PM Central Standard Time,

RainbowFarm@... writes:

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**Ressy, when you get a chance, could you explain the step by step process

on how you did this, and tell me how much insulin you were taking? I'd

really like to give this a try before my annual physical in a few weeks.

>>

Gladly Barb,

I was on Lantus...5 units at bedtime and Humalog with meals. Started out

with about 2 units per meal. Then I started to review my supplements and

get those lined up with the current information available. I started out

with 50 mg of a fast acting ALA and gradually increased it. When I was

without the ALA 1 gram of glucose would rase me 7 points. At the time I was

taking 100 mg of ALA...1 grams of glucose would raise me 5.5 points. It was

thought at that point that it was just a statistical bump.. I increased the

dose to 200 mg and the one gram of glucose raised me 2 points.....At that

point I stopped all insulin. It took 24 hours for Ron and I to figure out

why suddenly I was maintaining normal numbers...but we reviews many weeks of

records and discovered that it was the ALA. Initially I was taking it

because of my probability of having some neuropathy due to a mis diagnosis

for many years but one of the effects of ALA is also increasing your insulin

sensitivity. Another fact I learned is that exercise increases your insulin

sensitivity by 20 percent....ALA increases it by 20 percent but combining

exercise and ALA increases it by 60 percent. I have much better control when

I have been more active and friendly with the dreadmill.

I currently am on a regime where I take 100mg when ever I eat. If I have my

usual 3 meals and one snack that is 400 mg...but If for some reason I have

another snack i add another 100 mg.

Of course nothing works if I get into ice cream....VBG

ressy

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<< have much better control when

I have been more active and friendly with the dreadmill. >>

Love that dreadmill! Happy Thanksgiving (and an extra mile on it...) Vicki

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> << (Wouldn't it be nice if ALA could replace

> insulin!) >>

>

> Replaced mine!!!

**Ressy, when you get a chance, could you explain the step by step process

on how you did this, and tell me how much insulin you were taking? I'd

really like to give this a try before my annual physical in a few weeks.

TIA,

Barb

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> << (Wouldn't it be nice if ALA could replace

> insulin!) >>

>

> Replaced mine!!!

**Ressy, when you get a chance, could you explain the step by step process

on how you did this, and tell me how much insulin you were taking? I'd

really like to give this a try before my annual physical in a few weeks.

TIA,

Barb

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> << (Wouldn't it be nice if ALA could replace

> insulin!) >>

>

> Replaced mine!!!

**Ressy, when you get a chance, could you explain the step by step process

on how you did this, and tell me how much insulin you were taking? I'd

really like to give this a try before my annual physical in a few weeks.

TIA,

Barb

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