Can Berberine Cause Hypoglycemia?

Comment · Thu, July 30, 2020 · 10 pts

Ohh la la! Mr steak for breakfast over here! It's theoretically possible. I've never personally felt it, and I take berberine in the AM and then fast till evening. However, I don't eat a big steak after waking up. LOL.

Comment · Thu, July 30, 2020 · 9 pts

So the craving food part is from ghrelin. That's the hormone your body uses to signal hunger. If you take a ghrelin mimetic, like MK-66, you will feel hungrier than you have ever been. You also feel weak and brain foggy,

Comment · Thu, July 30, 2020 · 2 pts

Is 8.9% your maintenance level? That's a pretty damn good level to be at. I would not be able to say whether or not you are under eating without knowing your height and weight. 2,500 calories could be overeating for a 14

Comment · Thu, July 30, 2020 · 5 pts

I have not noticed that effect from NMN, actually. I suppose I have been more hungry during mid day than usual, but that subsides. I definitely don't get hungry right after taking NMN. How long did it take for your to le

Comment · Thu, July 30, 2020 · 4 pts

I spoke about it a bit here. https://www.reddit.com/r/NootropicsDepot/comments/fwoh89/ltheanine_tablet_and_fasting/fmpnxj4/ Carbs and proteins are the ones you want to avoid. My rule of thumb is to keep my calories und

Comment · Thu, July 30, 2020 · 7 pts

Genetics plays a huge role. I am one of those that has to watch what I eat closely or I will gain weight. I can put on weight, both fat and muscles, easily. However, it is much harder for me to lose it. Whereas my friend

Comment · Thu, July 30, 2020 · 7 pts

Thanks! I am glad people are reacting to strongly to it! Getting it intact to its transporter in the small intestine was the magic piece we were missing.

Comment · Fri, July 31, 2020 · 5 pts

For your height and weight, and as much as you are working out, 2,500 calories is probably good. Has your weight been steady? Maybe you are not absorbing some nutrients. So even though you have it in your diet, it might

Comment · Sat, August 1, 2020 · 3 pts

Ahh, if it has been happening for a long time without any supplement, I bet it is either hormone related or a nutrient absorption issue. Probably not a macronutrient, as your weight is steady. However, it could be a micr

Comment · Sat, August 1, 2020 · 3 pts

In the acute short term, yes. It does level out after like 5 days. However, those first few days kind of suck, IMO. This is why I preferred the combo of CJC-1295 non-DAC and ipamorelin. You get the GH release, but withou

Comment · Sat, August 1, 2020 · 5 pts

In the mornings I take berberine, tongkat ali, CoQSol-CF, EGCG, hesperidin, OptimALA, and ALCAR if I want to help make the fast work better. Remember, getting to the point where you are not hungry anymore takes time. I d

Comment · Sat, August 1, 2020 · 3 pts

http://europepmc.org/articles/pmc5523816?pdf=render >Cumulative results in this meta-analysis showed significant reduction of body weight and BMI with ALA treatment compared to placebo, regardless if it was used for wei

Comment · Sat, August 1, 2020 · 3 pts

I'd just try a good multivitamin to see if that affects your hunger at all. If it is a micronutrient you are missing, then in theory taking a multi should give your body that and stop the ghrelin signals from happening.

Comment · Sat, August 1, 2020 · 3 pts

I am not working out AT ALL. So right now I am 18% body fat. Just maintaining there. I had a knee injury a while back that stopped me from my normal mountain biking, and I keep meaning to get back into it, but I keep put

Comment · Sat, August 1, 2020 · 6 pts

Our medical system needs to be completely redone. We should have more holistic health practitioners. It's often more about diet and lifestyle changes than it is a disease that needs a prescription drug, but that's all ou

Comment · Tue, August 4, 2020 · 6 pts

No, ALA actually helps with muscle growth and insulin response in skeletal muscle. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16337874/ ALA also increase glucose uptake into cells, which can help if you take before a workout. It

Comment · Tue, August 4, 2020 · 2 pts

Have you tried to find a naturopathic doctor? Not a naturopath, which is not a licensed doctor, but an actual ND/NMD.

Comment · Tue, August 4, 2020 · 3 pts

NAC is one you want to avoid. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4084590/ >Our results clearly show that NAC administration depresses the expression of manganese superoxide dismutase (MnSOD) and TP53-induced

Comment · Thu, August 6, 2020 · 2 pts

Definitely. It usually just normalizes glucose levels if you are too high. However, since that is a known mechanism, it is theoretically possible for it to have too strong of an effect in certain people. https://www.hin

Comment · Thu, August 13, 2020 · 3 pts

ALA is a good chelator of heavy metals; particularly mercury. I think it mainly chelates divalent metal ions. So magnesium, potassium, calcium, etc. would be divalent metals. If you were taking them in ionic form, you mi

Comment · Fri, August 14, 2020 · 2 pts

No problemo!

Comment · Mon, December 7, 2020 · 2 pts

LOL, if I had something that could turn off hunger like a light switch, it would change the world!