PCOS Messages for September, 2003: Re: Chromimum Picolinate [and some questions and suggestions for Barbara]

Re: Chromimum Picolinate [and some questions and suggestions for Barbara]

From: Marie (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 26 Sep 2003 13:49:14 -0500 (CDT)

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At Thu, 25 Sep 2003, Barbara wrote:

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 (DON'T TAKE THIS FORM GTF, THERE HAVE BEEN PROBLEMS WITH IT, TAKE PLAIN CHROMIUM PICOLINATE 200mcg BEFORE MEALS 600-1000 mcg DIVIDED DOSES PER DAY, GOTO MERCOLA.COM FOR MORE SUCCESS STORIES AS THIS FORUM WILL CEASE 9-30-3. ALSO PANTOTHENIC ACID/B5 250 mg PER DAY, 50-100 mg B6, VITAMIN E 400-1000 IU D-ALPHA, ALA, FLAX SEED OIL, NADH, CAL/MAG/ZINC(TID) IN ADDITION TO OTHER VIT, THESE WILL HELP WITH ENDOCRINE/ASTHMA/CHOLESTEROL, HIGH PROTEIN/LOW CARB DIET(NO SOY!)SNACK ON WALNUTS RAW/TOASTED BEST OMEGA3:6 RATIO 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. CHROMIUM PIC COMES IN 200mcg PILLS NO NEED TO CUT

Any one have any success on chromium alone without the use of Met or Glucophage? SEE MERCOLA.COM 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. DEEP BREATHING FOR PANIC ATTACKS I also have asthma, GOTO: http://www.alphaone.org/ "GET TESTED" FREE AND CONFIDENTIAL TESTING GET TESTED FOR ALPHA-1-ANTITRYPSIN DEFICIENCY 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 THE CAL/MAG/ZINC WILL HELP IN ADDITION TO D-ALPHA V"E" oil.They help somewhat.Anyone try lipoic acid for the neuropathy? IT MAY HELP

Sorry for the length..didn't know where to begin. TAKE CARE BUT GET RID OG THE GTF/ GET PLAIN CP MARIE

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 500-1000mcg 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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