I guess you don't read all the posts at PN? We talk about r-lipoic all the time. It is the new improved version of alpha lipoic acid, which is used for PN, and has been for years.
Here is a link to a drug checker:
http://www.drugdigest.org/wps/portal...zdGVwL2luZGV4/
This article as has information:
http://www.umm.edu/altmed/articles/chromium-000294.htm
with some interaction information
You will want to keep your doctor in the loop, to see if your blood sugar goes down enough to change your metformin doses.
Chromium picolinate is not "bad", the other is just a little better.
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