Fri, Mar-05-04, 08:58
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Senior Member
Posts: 230
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Plan: Protein Power Lifeplan; D
Stats: 197.0/162.0/150
BF:
Progress: 74%
Location: Central Square, NY
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Biotin and metformin (Glucophage)
I read SimplyDawn's post on biotin and it read, in part:
" Biotin has been found to stimulate glucokinase, an enzyme in the liver, resulting in increased synthesis of glycogen, the storage form of glucose. Biotin has also been found to stimulate the secretion of insulin in the pancreas of rats, "
I'm taking metformin, the generic for Glucophage. This supresses the production of glucose by the liver. Also, if biotin stimulates insulin release, it seems to me that it would be counter-productive for ALL of us.
Could someone clear this up for me, either from personal experience or a quote from research?
Thanks very much!
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