[MelodyL]

I don't see too many people frequenting these boards but I'll post here anyway.

I've been taking a supplement called BLOOD SUGAR made by Nature Way. It has all the stuff diabetes need.

Here's what it has:

Chromium, Bitter Melon,Gymnema Sylvestre, and other stuff. Look it up on internet.

I paid something like $8. and change for a bottle of 90 capsules. The dose is 3 pills two times a day with food. Been taking it for about a week.

It hasn't made a HUGE difference but one morning my sugar went down 20 points. And one afternoon I went to 86.

So I've been hunting around my local asian markets to find the actual BITTER MELON fruit.

Guess what? This morning I found it. I made sure it was Bitter Melon. I noticed it, I asked the lady and she said "Bitter Melon". I then checked it with the images online, then I went to youtube and learned how to cook it. I'm cooking it right now, with onions, garlic, and turmeric.

I couldn't care less if it tastes good or not. If it helps to get me finally off of my insulin, it will be a gift.

I'm on 18 to 20 units of Lantus a day. That's it.

I would like to be off of it completely.

If I do it, great, if not, well I'll be on Lantus.

But I have to try.

Look up Bitter Melon, and then go on youtube. There are so many videos demonstrating how to cook it and how good it is for diabetics. It's an old Indian alternative to diabetic meds.

Can't hurt. I took out the middle part (the seeds), and I washed it and cut it into circles, which I then soaked in salt water. Squeezed all the water out.

Then I did the onion and garlic thing, and turmeric, and then added the rings of the Bitter Lemon.

So in 10 minutes, we shall see what I have.

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY.

Wouldn't this be a cool thing to find out on Mother's Day?

I walked out of that Asian market singing out loud!!!

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY TO ME!!! HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY TO ME!!!

will update if this helps my blood sugar.

Melody