Diabetes Talking

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would taking niacin-bound chromium counter the effects of lithium in terms of insulin metabolism? and how do you distinguish nicain bound from normal? brooke

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would taking niacin-bound chromium counter the effects of lithium in terms of insulin metabolism? and how do you distinguish nicain bound from normal? brooke

No it would not.  Niacin bound chromium is any in a nictotinate or polynicotinate form. Read the *** label.

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would taking niacin-bound chromium counter the effects of lithium in terms of insulin metabolism? and how do you distinguish nicain bound from normal? brooke

No it would not. Try reading the label!!  If it says nicotinate or polynicotinate. it’s niacin bound.

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says… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -I would be grateful for any clarification on the following: In the early 80’s, Richard A. Passwater, Ph.d wrote a booklet on Glucose Tolerance Factor (GTF) chromium stating the compound, GTF chromium NOT chromium alone played a key role in the efficient utilization of insulin in the body.  Diabetics have difficulty manufacturing GTF in the body even given the raw materials and would be well advised to supplement their diets with GTF chromium not just plain trivalent chromium. Ten years later, this same author released Chromium Picolinate – Breakthrough In Muscle Building, Weight Control And Heart Health (Keats Publishing, Inc. 1992) and espoused the virtues of this new well absorbed and readily converted to biologically active form of chromium. No mention was made of his prior claims about the efficacy of the compound, GTF chromium. Scares of the toxicity and possible ban of chromium picolinate aside, which argument holds up today? If chelation with picolinic acid increases bio-availability and chromium absorption is vital to the glucose/insulin metabolism, should we be looking at a GTF chromium picolinate compound rather than just chromium picolinate itself? Clearly, I appear to be missing some literature in between these two publications so any light shed on this matter would be much appreciated. Best Wishes Michael Dr.kamen wrote a book compiling most of the research studies done on

chromium and she has clearly shown me that a niacin bound chromiumis the effective type to improve insulin function   She also references allthe studies done .

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given that lithium can cause a decrease abiity to metabalize carbos, would either chromium picolinate or GTF chromium help control the weight gain side effect? brooke

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I would be grateful for any clarification on the following: In the early 80’s, Richard A. Passwater, Ph.d wrote a booklet on Glucose Tolerance Factor (GTF) chromium stating the compound, GTF chromium NOT chromium alone played a key role in the efficient utilization of insulin in the body.  Diabetics have difficulty manufacturing GTF in the body even given the raw materials and would be well advised to supplement their diets with GTF chromium not just plain trivalent chromium. Ten years later, this same author released Chromium Picolinate – Breakthrough In Muscle Building, Weight Control And Heart Health (Keats Publishing, Inc. 1992) and espoused the virtues of this new well absorbed and readily converted to biologically active form of chromium. No mention was made of his prior claims about the efficacy of the compound, GTF chromium. Scares of the toxicity and possible ban of chromium picolinate aside, which argument holds up today? If chelation with picolinic acid increases bio-availability and chromium absorption is vital to the glucose/insulin metabolism, should we be looking at a GTF chromium picolinate compound rather than just chromium picolinate itself? Clearly, I appear to be missing some literature in between these two publications so any light shed on this matter would be much appreciated. Best Wishes Michael

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