Re: Mega-vitamin therapy

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Re: Mega-vitamin therapy

Nicky	16 Feb 2005 23:02
>> As a diabetic your immune system is malfunctioning as it is. > > Type 2 isn't an auto-immune disease... I think it is - or at least one that is caused by / causes a bunch of inflammation, which your immune system can't cope with. Nicky. Signature A1c 10.5/4.5/<6 Weight 95/78/72Kg 1g Metformin, 87.5ug Thyroxine T2 DX 05/2004

korax1214@mailandnews.co.uk	16 Feb 2005 22:45
> As a diabetic your immune system is malfunctioning as it is. Type 2 isn't an auto-immune disease... AFAIK there's nothing wrong with my immune system.

Pete

16 Feb 2005 22:25

>I have a slight cold (slight headache, high temperature, sore throat
>and dizziness -- my pharmacist agreed that this sounds like a cold),
>and am wondering about using mega-vitamin therapy (large doses -- I
>think it needs about 1g per day -- of Vitamin C) to deal with it.

>However, today I started a new tub of test strips, and one thing which
>Bayer says might cause false results is the presence in the bloodstream
>of unusually high concentrations of Vitamin C (ascorbic acid).

>I'm wondering if it's alright to take up mega-vitamin therapy, or would
>this push the ascorbic acid concentration high enough to cause false
>readings?

As a diabetic your immune system is malfunctioning as it is.
Pumping what might be 'non normal' levels of anything can do
no good unless you know specifically which items you are
deficient. IMHO it's best to strive for 'control' and
stability and after achieving it you might find resistance
to such things will improve. To do otherwise, is only
chasing a forever moving shadow at best.

korax1214@mailandnews.co.uk

14 Feb 2005 20:19

I have a slight cold (slight headache, high temperature, sore throat
and dizziness -- my pharmacist agreed that this sounds like a cold),
and am wondering about using mega-vitamin therapy (large doses -- I
think it needs about 1g per day -- of Vitamin C) to deal with it.

However, today I started a new tub of test strips, and one thing which
Bayer says might cause false results is the presence in the bloodstream
of unusually high concentrations of Vitamin C (ascorbic acid).

I'm wondering if it's alright to take up mega-vitamin therapy, or would
this push the ascorbic acid concentration high enough to cause false
readings?

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