Insulow Dietary Supplement, Capsules, 180-Count Bottle
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Insulow Dietary Supplement, Capsules, 180-Count Bottle Details
Manufacturer: InsulowBrand: Insulow
Release Date: 2004-07-04
Product features:
- Enhances insulin sensitivity
- Enhances glucose uptake
- Enhances healthy carbohydrate utilization
- Provides anti-oxidant protection to your brain, heart, liver and eyes.
Customer Reviews of Insulow Dietary Supplement, Capsules, 180-Count Bottle
Customer Review: It works to lower my blood glucose
Summary: 5 Stars
I agree with Victoria Kron that the automatic re-order program, with its discount, was very helpful and it's a pity it was discontinued.
As Dr Bernstein has noted, Insulow is not inexpensive (about $1/day), and that's especially true for someone of retirement age who's living on social security (type II diabetes hits our age group disproportionately). So the loss of the auto-order and discount program is making me look around to see whether another rALA product might be a better choice once the extra cost of biotin (depleted by rALA, but added to Insulow to balance out) is factored in.
The single problem I found was that the rALA apparently (several anecdotal reports plus one lab study) interferes with conversion of thyroid T4 to T3 in some individuals, making them hypothyroid even if they're taking levothyroxine supplements. I'm one of them, evidently, because quite a lot of my hair fell out -an *extremely* distressing problem- even though I was taking my usual supplement. The one lab study I found said that the interference happened when the rALA was taken "with" the thyroid supplement. I couldn't find the whole study, just the abstract, so I don't know what "with" meant to them. I've started taking the thyroid at a different time in the day, so we'll see whether that makes a difference.
The good news is that Insulow (rALA) works! Taken with EPO (Evening Primrose oil, an enhancer), it definitely lowered my glucose numbers. They didn't go to normal for me (83), but they did go significantly lower (high 90s). So I intend to keep taking Insulow or its equivalent until I no longer need it.
If you have problems with blood glucose (type II diabetes, "pre-diabetes", "metabolic syndrome", "insulin resistance", "syndrome X", etc) rALA+EPO+biotin might well be a good choice for you, if you watch out for thyroid problems.
(Edit on 27th April, 2009. With Insulow's recent 33%(!) price jump to $40/bottle, the bulk r-ALA products are looking ever better. If the manufacturers were smart enough to add biotin, I'm sure they'd give Insulow a run for our money.)
Description of Insulow Dietary Supplement, Capsules, 180-Count Bottle
Insulow, recommended in Diabetes Solutions by Dr. R. Bernstein, is pure R+ Lipoic acid complexed with essential Biotin. R+ lipoic enhances glucose uptake and insulin sensitivity which reduces insulin spike after carbohydrate containing meals. Improving carbohydrate uptake and utilization can increase energy levels and improve your ability to use both fat and carbohydrates for energy.Diabetes
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