Diabetes, Berberine - Editor's Choice

I suggested he try magnesium citrate to improve the constipation and also improve his HbA1c level. I also suggested he add berberine at 1500 mg/day in three divided doses of 500 mg each at breakfast lunch and dinner. These two simple additions very significantly improved his constipation (eliminated) and diabetes to the best it has been in the past 10 years. I told Harry that if he wanted to do better in terms of his diabetes I could make another suggestion or two, but he said he was really happy with his current improvements and just wanted to enjoy the moment. He said that maybe in a while, he might consider the other options though. I told him that was fine and to call me when he was ready to do more. I also suggested that he slowly switch over to magnesium glycinate or alternate it with the magnesium citrate to avoid becoming dependent on the magnesium citrate to stay regular. His doctor felt the constipation was related to the worsened diabetes, so the improved diabetes control may, by itself relieve the constipation. Constipation is one of the most common gastrointestinal issues in diabetics.

My other friend, Susie, has had diabetes for about as long as Harry, but her diabetes was not as bad as Harry's, but still uncontrolled. I suggested she add berberine, vitamin K2M7 and vitamin D. This combination brought her HbA1c into the normal range for the first time in at least 10 years. Her A1c was 7.2 at her last doctor visit and is now 5.6 at her latest visit. Susie is really happy with these results and told me that she will continue the three supplements indefinitely and hopes to see other health benefits associated with the use of these three supplements. This supplement trio will also help to stave off osteoporosis.

I just wanted to share these results, using common supplements to help control diabetes with the EC community.

Art

My wife has DM2 and along with it, all the other problems. The doctors had her taking several hypertension meds, as well as Metformin and a water pill. I had heard of Berberine in the past, and really wanted to try it with her, but was a little hesitant. On a recent trip to the doctor's office, her bloodwork showed that her kidney function was dropping and the doctor told us to drop the Metformin and water pill because they were too hard on her kidneys. I had tried a combination of Metformin and Berberine before, without good results, so I still had the Berberine on the shelf and ready for action.

I started giving her Berberine twice a day with breakfast and dinner, and also added 300 mg of alpha-lipoic acid at breakfast and bedtime for water retention. Within a very short period of time, we saw such a difference.

Her fasting sugar dropped to 100 + or - 10 and we had to reduce her nightly insulin injection by 10 units to keep it from going too low. (One morning her sugar was down to 60 and very scary.) The ALA also reduced the swelling in her legs and feet. Now her shoes don't look like they are two sizes too small and her ankles no longer have marks from the elastic in her socks.

The combination of the two ( both available on Amazon) has made a real difference in her blood sugar as well as the edema that goes along with hypertension.