Quentin,

Richard K. Bernstein says that high doses of Vitamin C can raise blood
sugar, interfere with nerve function, and mess with the accuracy of some
test strips. He recommends not going over 500 mg a day.

He also says that while vanadyl may lower blood sugar, it does so by
inhibiting an enzyme, tyrosine phosphatase which is essential to many
other important biochemical processes in the body. He says none of the
studies looking at Vanadyl Sulfate lasted longer than thee weeks so
there is no information on long term effects.

--Jenny

http://www.geocities.com/lottadata4u/  Type 2 Diabetes info
http://www.geocities.com/jenny_the_bean/  Low Carb info

I'm going to de-lurk because of this thread.

There IS an organization that certifies MDs in anti-aging, and they do
have a list of professional qualifications to be certified.  This
organization may have come about because anti-aging was and still is a
fairly new 'specialty' that while maybe the AMA doesn't recognize it, it
is at least comforting that some MDs are willing to make a study of the
inflammation patterns and chemical processes that lead to cellular
aging, and the possibilities of slowing down the process through
supplements, medications and diet. (I've lurked in this group awhile,
and I've sure read other poster's comments about MDs that won't upgrade
their education.)

It is called American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine.

http://www.worldhealth.net/p/97,362.html

Dr. Lam is listed there, with a host of other MDs and DOs.  He is in
California.  If you write to him he will even send you his address and
phone #.

I found Dr Lam a few years ago when I was trying to rid myself of the
long-term after-effects of SSRIs I was experiencing, since my MD at the
time said there was no such thing.  This was before the lawsuits against
big pharma that have forced the SSRI makers to admit that while perhaps
there isn't a withdrawl in the medical sense of the word, many people
have horrendous symptoms when they quit those hideous drugs--some of the
long term and/or permanent.  I was so suspicious of allopathic
physicians after that, but Dr. Lam offered some rather common sense ways
to begin the healing of the body through more natural means.

I've read most of his web site, and when compared to the bio-med and LE
reading I've done, I think for the most part his advice is based in good
nutrition, and for the most part sound.  He cautions readers to take it
carefully on supplement dosages, that high dose is not always better,
etc.

His advice on proline is excellent.  Any good supplement store can order
it for you.  Solgar is one company that makes it, and there are others.

What I like the most about Dr. Lam is that he will write back.  You can
send him what protocol your doc has you on, the supps you take, the diet
you eat, and he will write back with his opinion and suggestions as his
time allows.  No charge.  He is also willing to talk to MDs who don't
know about LE and anti-aging, and for me, he's been a doctor who listens
(when my now-fired MD was not interested, and just scripting Prozac,
when the problem all along was met syndrome that unfortunately turned
into D2).

Dr Perricone, for example, has sponsorship (or he sponsors) on public
television, and he's hawking anti-aging protocols big time.  And his
special formula protocols will cost you too.   Lam's is similar and free
for the reading.

He's been kind to me, and his responses to my questions, along with my
own readings of the research, have helped me sort out what was SSRI
remainder, what was D2, etc.  His advice is similar to that of the Linus
Pauling Institute at U of Oregon too, with regard to the effects of
various supplements one might take.

of course, everyone is different, everyone can choose or not choose.
Frankly, I'm glad Dr Lam is out there. Just like any other web site, one
needs to be open minded and think for themself.  Read as much as you
can, research your subject and get a dictionary if the big scientific
terms are unknown.  I compared the research about vitamin C overloads
for female diabetics and impact on vision, so I know that I cannot take
huge supplemental doses of it, even though Dr Lam suggests larger doses
(but again, this is in general, one needs to know one's own situation).
I am still wondering if a D2 woman who is under tight control would have
the overload effect.  Some day, that research will be done and
published.

so it's a YMMV.  Dr. Lam is not a scammer or any kind of quack.  Just my
humble opinion.

Lil
back to lurking

Thanks for looking into this.

But, was his description of the processes involved in Diabetes and
becoming diabetic accurate or bogus?

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