My glucose was 110 and after taking cinnimon for a month it was 67.\nI don't like the flavor so I put it into capsules, size 00 capsules about half full.\nJust wondered why others don't use this.
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Others don't use cinnamon routinely because the research looking at cinnamon administration to help control blood sugars is mixed.  Studies in rats have shown a potential benefit.  However, some studies in humans have shown an improvement and some have not.  There are no randomized, placebo-controlled trials; therefore in the trials that did show a difference, it is impossible to know how much can be attributed to placebo effect.  In addition, studies need to be large enough to prove that the apparent benefit isn't just due to chance.  Your sugar has improved, but do we know it was from the cinnamon?  Who can say?  Maybe your overall diet improved during that time; or maybe you started exercising more; or maybe the numbers you got were both within the normal range of fluctuation.  Everybody's fasting glucose will vary from one day to the next.  Still, I am an advocate of alternative medicines and am interested to see if any good trials ever come out to show one way or another if cinnamon can truly improve blood sugars.  On the other hand, there are many studies which show proven benefit for other treatments such as exercise, weight loss, and oral drugs such as metformin.
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If you absolutely have to have it sweet then use Splenda.  It is made from sugar but doesn't have the effects of sugar.  Even sugar subsitutes should be avoid where possible because they tend to elevate you insuline.
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Don't take that unless you want to but it is just wasting money.  If you decide to take it, make sure that you get the no flush niacin and follow the instructions on the bottle.  If its not that, it could make your skin appeared flushed and red.  I was told when mine came back at 297, to lose weight and eat lower fatty foods and to eat more vegetables and drink water.  In doing that, it went down to 211 in 6 months.  Now it is still high because there is a family history of high cholesterol.
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It has no calories so it should be fine. I prefer Nutra Sweet or Splenda, though. They don't have that aftertaste.....
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I'm 41 and I found out I had Type II, 2 1/2 years ago and no one in my family has ever had it. Just keep taking your pill, stay away from sugars and watch your carbs. It's not that hard these days - there are lots of foods out there. I take Avandia twice a day and insulin shots twice a day so you're so lucky. It's not hard to adjust. After I found out I lost 73 lbs. and it wasn't hard. Good luck.
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Yeah, alternative health care providers have had this information for years. You have to look out for YOURSELF in this day and age.  Stevia isn't bad, but a bit too sweet for me. I am not diabetic, so I prefer Xylitol.  I don't know if a diabetic could use it though.\n\nTruth is, the general public wants to have a diet soda so badly that they would only get mad at a governmental agency that would ban it.
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I know of one person who has used it. They quit using it because it felt like it was zapping them all the time. It was used by a 10 year old female who had frequent lows at night. If you are looking for continuous glucous monitoring Meditronics just put out a new insulin pump with a sensor that monitors glucose continuously. Right now insurance doesnt cover it and it costs up front about $1500 with supplies running $350 a month.
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I was recently told by my doctor, (I am also diabetic), that anything over 110 can BEGIN to cause damage.\n\nSo sorry, but you will have to wait for another answer for the low end, as i do not know.\n\nI will be checking back to find out though.\n\nGood question.\n\nUpdate: \nAt the above mentioned Dr.'s appt. I seem to remember 70 or 80 for a healthy low.
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Hello dear,\n\nFirst of all you must correct the spelling of "Diabets" and "madecin" to write as "Diabetes" and "medicine" respectively.\n\nIt is fine that you are not depending on Insulin injections and your sugar level is just little more than the normal limits.  There are medicines to cure diabetes but you will not believe.  It happened with many patients of mine and they continued to suffer without taking proper medicines and not listening to my advice.\n\nIn the meantime, please try some home remedies and I am sure you will come back to me after few days for more advice.  I am available on "adam2madam@yahoo.com" and trust is must to mail me.\n\nHome Remedies:\n\n1.  Drink the juice of one bitter gourd, one cucumber and one tomato on empty stomach in the morning on a regular basis.  This will bring your sugar level down and you will feel fresh.\n\n2.  Eat lots of cucumber to get rid of your dry mouth and frequent urination, if any.  Drink lots of water.\n\n3.  Please avoid Banana, Mangoes and Apple Custard completely.  These fruits contain lots of glucose and it is very dangerous for diatebes.\n\n3.  Brisk walking is always helpful for diabetic patients.\n\n4.  Avoid sugar and ice cream.  You may add sugar free tablets to your tea or coffee.\n\n5.  Take 500 ml sugarcan vinegar bottle and put 50 raw garlic flakes into the bottle and leave it for 10 days. Eleventh day onward, take one garlic flake from the bottle with one spoon vinegar after breakfast and see the result.\n\n6.  You must eat lots of other fruits like guava, watermelon, muskmelon, apple, pineapple, papaya and dry fruits to keep your stemina up.\n\n7.  To enhance your immune system, take 300g of Indian Gooseberry powder (preferable known as Amla) and 100g of dried ginger powder.  Mix them well and store in a glass jar.  Take one spoon powder daily by mixing in a glass of water.\n\n8.  Allopathic medicine can be taken if needed.  They only supress the disease and do not cure any ailment.\nAt lost, please do not allow my efforts to go waste and let me know the progress.\n\nBest of health,
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Check the carb content on the label...you'll be surprised how much sugar is in it!
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from a diabetic myself who is taking the same drug...first of your sugar is quite high to be thristy all the time, it will subside in time, as your sugar get under control the thrist will ease, stay away from fruit juices and sugars, water is fine, you can drink all you want and can hold...if you need any more answears feel free to write me and good luck
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yeah i have no idea where you get 7.2. but you won't read this if your sugar is 7.2 right now.  Normal reading is 70-110.  This can fluctuate from stress like surgery or exercise (either up or down) and from food.   Your doctor can administer the oral glucose tolerance test, test a fasting sugar, and draw a HbA1c with is the average of the last 3 months of blood sugars.  In fact that 7.2 sounds more like that test.  If you are diabetic, you will start to see excessive eating, this due to your bodys cells telling you that they have glucose to process because it is all in you bloodstream and is unable to get into the cells due to lack of insulin.  Excessive urination, from your body's safety mechanism for purging glucose from the body throught the kidneys along with ketones when the sugar gets really high.  Finally excessive drinking, from being dehydrated from all the urination, also it lowers the bodys pH from ketosis. (ketones in blood).  For your last question about the speed of sugar entering the bloodstream, sugar and carbs entering the blood stream is delayed or slowed by anything that takes longer to digest (fats or protein) For example, a bag of skittles would raise you blood sugar faster than that chocolate.
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I have asked this question of every professional I have encountered.  I can't get an answer from anyone that makes sense.  Normally, I get the "deer caught in the headlights" look when ever I ask.\n\nI am one who suffers with the dawn effect.  It really upsets me to wake up with higher sugar than when I go to bed.  I think what is happening is the body sees the glucose level drop in the predawn hours and it converts something into glucose.  It keeps right on making sugar until you wake up.  I have tried a couple of experiments including setting my alarm for 3:00 AM and testing. In me it seems to give credence to my theory.  Additionally I have eaten a small piece of dark chocolate before bedtime.  I do mean a piece, not three pounds.  Dark chocolate is supposed to help with insulin usage.  The dark chocolate also seems to help me.  \n\nI am going to put the question on my watch list.  Hope we can both get a good answer.
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Extrinsic would be my guess. Fructose is normal fruit sugar, glucose is in your blood already. Intrinsic? Don't know, but sounds like a normal part of something. Extrinsic sounds bad.
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how were you measuring the pH? if it was a pH meter maybe it wasn't calibrated correctly/ recently?? or if it was with litmus paper.... maybe it went bad? I'm not sure if it can... check and see if there could have been an expiration date. i don't think temperature would have that drastic of an effect unless you did the experiment at pH7 and a seriously high (like about 60C) temp and the other ones at room temp or 37C (body temp)... sorry i cant help anymore then that, that's very strange!
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I have been taking topamax since January. Starting with 20 mg. After about a week  or so I noticed the tingling in my feet, almost like they were asleep. But that went away after about a month or two. I never have noticed bad tastes in my mouth.  And weight loss is a big plus. I have lost 30 lbs since January, not even exercising because I have a knee injury. You will probably have no appetite... That was the first thing I noticed you have to force yourself to eat. I am now up to 100 mg a day and the only side effect is still the weight loss.
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70 -100 are normal fasting blood sugar levels.  They can go a little higher after eating.\n\nYour reading was normal.