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10-29-2011, 11:33 PM | #1 | ||
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I have been taking 100 mg of "Doctors Best" R-Lipoic Acid twice a day. Is there a time-release version of R-Lipoic Acid that would only require me to take one dose per day, which I would then do using a single higher-dose tablet?
I take it for better blood sugar control. Thanks! |
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10-30-2011, 12:29 AM | #2 | |||
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There are; I just googled: time released r-lipoic acid and found several, but they may not be all they're cracked up to be.
http://www.pointinstitute.org/resour...LA+July+07.pdf Take a read & decide for yourself. Doc
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10-30-2011, 04:44 AM | #3 | |||
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I think timed release defeats the purpose of making stabilized R-lipoic. The idea is to facilitate absorption, in a product that is poorly absorbed to begin with.
The fate and excretion of ALA is not a well known factor. But I noticed that it took 2 full days to come down off my 200mg a day dose! So I don't think it is eliminated quickly from the body. Things eliminated quickly from the body, after being absorbed well (with good bioavailability) may work with timed release. Vit C is one. But nutrients are not like drugs in many respects. Timed release for example is useless for B12, which is barely absorbed normally.
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10-30-2011, 09:18 AM | #4 | ||
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... so with this said can I get away with effective blood sugar lowering by just taking a single 200 mg dose of R-Lipoic acid rather than having to spread the dose out to 100mg twice a day which is inconvenient? And if that is the case should I take it on an empty stomach or does it matter? Thank you! |
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10-30-2011, 09:20 AM | #5 | ||
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10-30-2011, 09:36 AM | #6 | |||
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The R-lipoic at 200mg made me very very hyper and anxious. Just like it did when I started. When I started, I used 50mg, in the past for a while before using the 100mg daily. I am now back to 100mg daily, and don't get that unpleasant effect.
You can divide the doses if you want. The whole purpose of the stabilized R form is to improve absorption. At the Linus Pauling site, they have a published comment that taking with food reduces absorption 30%.
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10-31-2011, 12:14 AM | #7 | ||
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... so with this said can I still achieve effective blood sugar control by just taking a single 200 mg dose of R-Lipoic acid rather than having to spread the dose out to 100mg twice a day which is inconvenient? Thank you! |
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