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Re: Chromimum Picolinate [and some questions]
From: Barbara (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 25 Sep 2003 21:39:51 -0500 (CDT)
Hi,
I am reactive hypoglecemic.Are you as well.How much met do you take?
I wake up with a higher reading,yet still within normal range...canadian
it is usually 5.9-6.2 mml/L-Later in the day my blood sugars will drop
in the 4 range and if I do have a higher carb meal,my blood sugars will
drop around 2.6
I am usually awoken by a sudden hot surge of blood with heart palps at
around four thirty a.m...I go to sleep around midnight..this must be
when blood sugars are dropping and trying to get back up there.I have
not had much success in seeing the numbers change..but have noticed that
is when my blood sugars on the glucometer are highest.I didn't have any
success on Met at all,so the doctor weighed out the pros and cons
regarding the use of the Met.He told me to take chromium GTF
chelated,before retiring.I do find,however,that the chromium makes me
get those premature heart beats.I already have suffered with many heart
problems the last years.I am 42 years of age.
The chromium that I take are 500mcg,which in my opinion is a bit too
high,so I have decided to use a pill cutter and cut them in half.
Any one have any success on chromium alone without the use of Met or
Glucophage?
I am having a really hard time with this.I just dip down.I can take my
blood sugars 1/2 hour after a meal and my blood sugarsare lower than the
morning read.I can take them anywhere from 1-3 hours after a meal and I
am roughly at around3mml/L
I feel constant anxiety and panic attacks which I am told are not true
panic attacks,rather hypoglecemic episodes and was treated last year
with xanax which is one of the worse things for blood sugars.
I also have asthma,which I was told was a direct cause of the Reactive
hypoglecemia as well as a neuropathy in my legs and heart.I was tried on
gabapentin to no avail,but now am on vitamin e and evening primrose
oil.They help somewhat.Anyone try lipoic acid for the neuropathy?
Sorry for the length..didn't know where to begin.
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>At Thu, 25 Sep 2003, Char wrote:
>>Chromium Picolinate may not be as safe as you think. Studies done in rats showed that it may in fact be carcinogenic (cause cancer) in high doses. I have read the study that showed that chromium given at 500-1000mcg (which is considered a high dose)might help insulin levels, etc. but it is only one study. We already know that chromium in other forms causes cancer especially if inhaled in the chromium (IV) form. You should always use caution when it comes to alternative medicines like chromium picolinate (and you should be careful about what you read on the internet). On a personal note, I took chromium picolinate for years at doses around 400-600mcg without any effect on my PCOS or hypoglycemia. It did nothing. After 8 weeks on Metformin I am really starting to see an improvement in my hypoglycemia.
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>I would also like to point out that chromium picolinate comes in
>micrograms (mcg) not milligrams (mg). You cannot take 1000mg of
>chromium but rather 1000mcg.
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>Anonymous
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>>At Wed, 24 Sep 2003, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote:
>>>
>>>Hi, I happened by here for another reason and discovered much discussion
>>>regarding Rx:Metformin/Glucophage, and had recently posted information
>>>regarding a supplement, Chromimum Picolinate that has been used
>>>successfully for conditions like PCOS. Here are the links to the
>>>articles so you can have access to this information. Interesting that
>>>we spend hundreds of dollars/pounds/etc buying brand name Rx, when it
>>>turns out there is something that can be had for less than$20 p/month
>>>and is safer and turning out to be quite versitile, something to
>>>consider.
>>>
>>>A supplement:Chromium Picolinate(other forms of chromium not absorbed
>>>well)has been found to safely treat PCOS etc. it works by a different
>>>route and lowers lipids, stabilizes blood sugar/insulin
>>>levels/resistance so works for both hypo/hyper in doses of 500-1000mg
>>>per day(divided doses w/meals)this may be another option to consider
>>>with your doctor. Here are several links
>>>where this is discussed and links and references to studys, one from a
>>>recent conference:
>>>http://www.diabetesincontrol.com/features/i158_2.pdf
>>>http://www.ivf.com/pcostreat.html
>>>http://oak.cats.ohiou.edu/~cp391990/presentations.html
>>>
>>>I hope this helps,
>>>Marie
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