[Shanny]

I take ALA as well as fish oil capsules. I also add quite a lot of whole flax seed to my diet.

 

[Shanny]

Jason? Isn't cranberry one of the things that helps elevate HDL levels? I should get some of that. Mine are still not rising very fast.

 

[Shanny]

I've heard of bitter melon & I knew a few people who take it, but I don't know what it does. Anybody?

 

[Shanny]

Well that's definitely enlightening, Finnegan! Thanks!

 

[Shanny]

Since supplements are not regulated as closely by the FDA, I think it's always good to do some serious homework before launching into anything.

 

[Shanny]

Hey, Taking a teaspoon cinnamin and !/2 teaspoon of sugar on my oatmeal in the morning has help to lower my Blood Sugar overall by 20 pionts

That's great to hear Walter . . . oatmeal is one of my favorite things, but my meter doesn't like it so much!

 

[Shanny]

Well I'm old too, and very late getting here to welcome you, Marty . . .

Glad to have you with us and I hope you'll come around often. You have approached the supplements issue with great care and documentation, and have learned a lot in your quest for knowledge.

Take care & thank you for joining us!

This thread is kind of old, but better late than never.

I do take alot of supps and vitamins. Some have worked well for me others not so much.

At first I went at it with a shotgun approach, didn't work.

What I had to do was break down all of my problems and deal with them one at a time. Digestion, insulin resistance, insulin metabolism, do I have enough insulin, insulin release.

I then researched what supp would help me with an individual problem that I had.

I take Bitter melon, helps control liver (similar to MET)
Vanydal Sulfate, works like insulin
Gymnema Sylvestrae, helps metabolize glucose
Mag, Zinc, Bx, V-D, Chrome
ALA
L- Arginine
Dandelion, helps with GLP-1 release, the signal for insulin release
The biggest impact was fiber from Ground Flax seed and resistance starch.

I think there is more, can't remember, might need to start taking ginko again.