I am not sure I understand. When during the test was your sugar 95? On fasting? At the end? on the first draw?

I don't recall reading explanations of how long alpha lipoic acid lasts in the body exerting the lowered blood sugar effect.
If I find an answer, I will come back to this thread.

If your sugar level was 95 on fasting before the test, is this lower than before?

Sorry mrsd. about not being clear -

My suger level was 95 at the end of the test.

Did they do an insulin level before the test?

ALA supposedly lowers insulin levels too.

I suspect there was an effect. But how much can only be
determined with the test redone after abstaining from ALA for a while.

People with insulin resistance may show reactive hypoglycemia at 2 hrs, and you did not. So the ALA may be working for you.
Can't be certain however.

mrsD. - I don't know if they did an insulin level before the test. I have an appt. in 3 weeks and will see what I can find out. All I really know is that the copy of the report says:
Glucose Fasting and 2 hr
Glucose, Plasma
Two specimens had no times indicated. Labeled 1 and 2 for labs use. 1 = 89 mg/dl and 2 = 94 mg/dl.

Then the report goes on to report the results of the thyroid test.

Thank you for your response.

You only had 2 blood draws?

That is not enough to determine a good tolerance reading.

This lab site explains the test you had:
OGTT test
http://labtestsonline.org/understand...cose/test.html

This is an example of a more complete test..which will show hypoglycemia and reactive hypoglycemia.
http://www.rajeun.net/gtt.html

According to your two results, you are normal. But this does not show insulin resistance or hypoglycemic potential.
(elevated fasting insulin will show the trend to insulin resistance and it is one draw.)

--that when I have my yearly glucose tolerance test, I make sure the order is written for FIVE hours, with glucose and insulin level drawings at baseline, a half-hour post drink consumption, 1 hour post, 1.5 hours post, 2 hours post, 2.5 hous post, and then at 3, 4, and 5 hours post.

I may be going a bit overboard--one may not need quite the length or number of draws that I insist on--but knowing as I do my insulin resistance and tendency towards reactive hypoglycemia, I do this so I can interpret the rises and falls of both the glucose level and the insulin reaction to it--the insulin reaction lags the glucose reaction--and to see if there is overreaction of the feedback system (which generally means too much insulin produced in response to glucose challenge, resulting in reactive hypoglycemia). I also want to see precisely when this happens, which is why I want half hour draws the first three hours.