Alpha Lipoic Acid - One Supplement All type 2 Diabetics Should Take

If you are not taking Alpha Lipoic Acid, perhaps you should be. It has a host of benefits for Type 2 Diabetics, including but not limited to:

• In doses of 300 to 600 mg daily, there have been no reported side effects over the last 30 years in European clinical trials
• Improved blood sugar readings
• Improvement in diabetic neuropathy in doses of 600mg or higher
• Involved in the metabolic process of converting carbohydrates into energy
• Powerful antioxidant
• Promise of slowing aging of the brain and aging process in general

LINK to benefits of taking Alpha Lipoic Acid

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anti-aging substance in general.
In the November 2006 edition of Diabetes Care, researchers from Russia and Israel reported on a 5 week randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled trial using alpha lipoic acid in 181 patients suffering with high blood sugar and damaged nerve endings.
Researchers measured various symptoms including stabbing and burning pain, tingling and numbness in the feet in these patients who suffered with malfunction of the peripheral nerves. The groups that received alpha lipoic acid 600 mg to 1,800 mg daily had an overall reduction in symptoms by about 50% compared to the placebo group. (Diabetes Care. 2006 29: 2365-2370).

Evidence indicates that 150 mg of alpha lipoic acid, taken daily for one month, improves visual function in people with glaucoma. (Vestn Oftalmol 1995;111:6-8).
Researchers have demonstrated, in a 16-week randomized trial, that lipoic acid, in oral doses of 600 milligrams daily for eight weeks, significantly inhibits the oxidation of LDL-cholesterol in healthy humans.
In addition, our supplies of several different antioxidants, including vitamins E and C, cannot be successfully maintained in the absence of lipoic acid. It appears to recycle available vitamin C and E.
Other antioxidants seem to benefit equally from the presence of lipoic acid. These antioxidants include coenzyme Q, glutathione, and NADH (a form of niacin). Because lipoic acid is used to help regulate blood sugar, individuals with diabetes may be at special risk of deficiency. (Worlds Healthiest Foods).
Conclusions from various studies – From 2004 – 1992:

Alpha-Lipoic acid supplementation represents an achievable adjunct therapy to help prevent vision loss in diabetic patients. (Diabetes. 2004 Dec; 53(12): 3233-8).
The blood pressure-lowering effect of lipoic acid in fructose rats may be related to improvement in insulin sensitivity. (J-Comp-Physiol-[B]. 2004 Nov; 174(8): 587-92).

in patients with type-2 diabetes. (Free-Radic-Biol-Med. 1999 Aug; 27(3-4): 309-14).
These data provide evidence that treatment with alpha-lipoic acid improves significantly the imbalance between increased oxidative stress and depleted antioxidant defence even in patients with poor glycemic control and albuminuria. (Free-Radic-Biol-Med. 1999 Jun; 26(11-12): 1495-500). Albuminuria is the presence of excessive protein (chiefly albumin but also globulin) in the urine; usually a symptom of kidney disorder.
In conclusion, intravenous treatment with alpha-lipoic acid (600 mg/day) over 3 weeks is safe and effective in reducing symptoms of diabetic peripheral neuropathy, and oral treatment with 800 mg/day for 4 months may improve cardiac autonomic dysfunction in NIDDM [non insulin dependant diabetes mellitus – type 2 diabetes]. (Diabetes. 1997 Sep; 46 Suppl 2S62-6).

MY INPUT:

Check with your doctor first, however I suggest you start taking this supplement for its many benefits for Type 2 diabetics. Dr. Ray Sahelian indicates there are (2) types of Alpha Lipoic Acid. they are called simply enough the S-form and the R-form. The R-form is the more POTENT of the two. MOST commonly sold Alpha Lipoic acid contains a combination of the two types, however he markets a brand that only contains the more potent R-form which is more effective. You can also purchase the more common type from Puritan pride, or Swanson Vitamins or a number of other websites and even your local Rite Aid pharmacy.

LINK to His Website To Order R-form Alpha Lipoic Acid

Dan

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