If you take these supplements, how much do you take? I have a cinnamon/chromium pill that I take in the morning, it has 1000mg cinnamon and 200 mcg chromium picolinate in each pill. At this point, I only take one (w/ one fish oil, 4000ud Vit D, and 500 mg magnesium per my doctor).

What do you think? Any studies you can point me in the direction of?

I take 1500mcg of gtf chromium, I'm thinking about increasing this. I don't take cinammon but I also take vit d3, magnesium, omega 3 and evening primrose oil. I'm going to add soon (when they arrive) dhea and a probiotic.

Lee

I have no idea what the requirements are but here's a list of the supplements I take.

Biotin 1000 µg x1 / day (stop/slow hair loss)
Chromium Picolinate 200 µg x1 / day
Zinc 50mg x1/ day
Vitamin B12 spray 500 mcg x1 / day
Vitamin D3 2000 IU x5 / day
Vitamin K2 2100 mcg x1 / day
Salmon Oil 1000 mg gelcap x2 / day
Cinnamon 500 mg x1 / day
Fenugreek 610 mg x1 / day (supposed to stabilize bs)
Red Yeast Rice 600 mg x1 / day (supposed to act as a natural statin)

Am adding once it arrives:
Iodoral or Lugol's 5% iodine solution (supposed to help the thyroid)

I have that combo, among other things I take.

I take 3/day.

What part of Oregon? Florence here!

Progress not perfection.

Lisa

Like with most supplements, there just is not much good information to go by. Lots of anecdotal stuff, some stuff that is moderately persuasive, but not much that is really conclusive.

I look at these things this way. If the risk of negative side effects is low, the stuff is relatively inexpensive, and there is some real chance it might be helpful, then I use that supplement.

I avoid the pricey stuff being sold by the charlatans.

This is all I take:

3X 1 GRAM VITAMIN C
3X 1 GRAM FISH OIL
400-500 MICROGRAM CHROMIUM PICOLINATE
1X B VITAMIN SUPPLEMENT
2X 1000IU VITAMIN D3

I select whether to use 400 or 500 mcg of chromium picolinate based on what is either available or the cheapest when I run out.

I don't take vit c because our bodies manufacture what we need as long as we are not eating S.A.D. On a real food diet, it's just a waste of money. IMHO.

I take it because I am not sure this statement is actually true.

The evidence on Vitamin C is considerable but remarkably inconclusive, especially given how much evidence there is.

But it is cheap, and safe, so the downside is very low.

There is also some good evidence that C can protect to some extent against the small doses of lead I inhale every Tuesday night.

True enough.

http://lpi.oregonstate.edu/infocent...erals/chromium/

The link above indicates that doses of 1,000 mcg per day were effective at lowering blood glucose 15-19% in type 2 diabetics. The same study showed no difference at doses of 200 mcg per day, so I'd think you'd want to up the dose of the chromium picolinate. I don't know about the cinnamon.

I take 1000mcg of chromium 3x daily. That's what my ND recommended.

i tell you some tips use water with lemon juice stop eating sugar and less use rice .

My ND recommended 3x1000 mg of chromium per day. It really does seem to help with the blood sugar. I did find one brand of chromium that comes in 1000 mg capsules. It was even reasonably priced!

link

200mcg isn't enough by a long shot.

Jill.renae..

Sounds like I have the same supplement you have...and I take one twice daily. My ND said that was fine for me...

If anyone in Canada is using Cinnamon in supplement form. Stock up. Health Canada has not approved NPN numbers for Cinnamon and after March you won't be able to get it in health food stores. NPN's are the natural health industries DIN number. It is ridiculous, god forbid something help people!!