I assume you prebolus? Micromanaging prebolus for different meals gets you 90%+ of the way to after meal flatline. After meal mild rise is not bad, but spikes produce delicious glucose ready to oxidize the small LDL particles floating around the blood. I also live in a small town of 1200 people but 16 miles South is Amherst, MA with 5 colleges and in that area there are a few labs. Google Quest Diagnostic Near me and you may be surprised that there is a place that will draw your blood near your location. They then send your blood to California or other labs around the country to process. My lab is 35 miles from me but worth the trip. Quest draws blood for many different companies. I order my tests through Ulta Labs online as they are much less expensive than Lab Corps and many of the others.
@CJ114 you might find Ascorbyl Palmitate form of Vitamin C interesting. Usually it’s not the sole form you take, but it’s a fat soluble form. Both forms of vitamin c (water and fat) may have slightly different benefits.
“Ascorbyl palmitate is a fat-soluble form of ascorbic acid that exerts the antioxidant activity characteristic of vitamin C on lipids throughout the body. In vitro studies have shown that ascorbyl palmitate may be more effective as an antioxidant in protecting lipids from peroxidation than water-soluble vitamin C.*”
Just a note, in some people over 2,000mg of vitamin c can cause diarrhea. There is buffered forms like Ester C (calcium ascorbate) that usually doesn’t cause as much of an issue. Always drink a lot of water
I was told from several sources, some taking an insane amount of Vitamin C that you keep adding an extra 1,000 mg per day and at some point you start having diarrhea. Once you have diarrhea, you know your limit and from there back off 1,000 mg per day. I have not got to the diarrhea point yet but don’t plan to take more than I am taking now. I have heard of a few other forms of Vitamin C than what I am taking but they always seem to be in a powder form. That does not interest me, but always willing to try a different pill to compare over a few month period.
I am usually 65-80 before a meal, so I give my shot and eat very soon after. I live in Idaho, and have to travel 90 miles to get to a lab other than the two small hospitals near by.
Linus Pauling did a lot of research on high doses of vitamin c. There are a lot of natural help books that talk about taking high doses for various reasons. Balch is one that talks about your method of keep upping it until diarrhea and then back off.
Ascorbyl Palmitate is the only fat soluble form I believe and because of that can help the liver better. It comes in pill form from a few companies, but not as easy to find. It’s not as popular and is more expensive. The one I can think of first is Source Naturals.
Continuing the discussion from Cholesterol Report Tool:
Bummer - I worked for a hospital in Pocatello in the 70’s, flying missions out of a tiny airport and remember how remote everything seemed back then. With 65-80 pre-meal BG you should be able to pre-bolus the right amount at the right time to flatline. It is, of course, a trial and error game but one very worthwhile to conquer to limit LDL oxidation.
I like you took some high doses for a while, you just get tired sometimes of taking so much. I reverted to using a couple of Ener C or Emergen c packets as a tasty form. Emergen C used to have a lemon lime unsweetened variety I used to love.
Thank you - I will check it out and add to my list for perhaps 6 months down the road. I don’t like changing anything midstream of an experiment otherwise it becomes impossible to determine cause and effect but at some point will want to try to keep tweaking what I am doing. Thank you so much and all the others on this board as well that have contributed very helpful suggestions that I have been able to test in the real world and improve both my diabetic and cholesterol numbers. I am truly grateful to all of you for sharing your time and thoughts.