Hi, how's it going with the split doses of Jamieson B100 cut in two? I have used Jamieson for other nutrients when I can get them on deep discount and I liked their greens powder supplement, but there are other brands too to try if you are not noticing an improvement. I like the Natural Factors brand for several supplements.

Have you noticed any ability to reduce your insulin level?

Anthony , thanks for the Friend request !!...I had a feeling we have been , after all the rubbing of shoulders at our Provinces border for a looooonnnnggg time ...all the best for
now :)

Anthony ...are you busy with your microscope ??....please let us know , what you learn .
you have truly put my mind at ease re the A1C result ...I know all that and yet get hooked by the numbers , 28 years later :) ...DARN me
PS We are off to Maui soon ...I don't think, I will visit Tu for a bit ...and who knows :) ...be well friend !

Alan from Vancouver island supplied Sanofi 's address last year in the Canadian Group ; would it be your worthwhile to send a letter with your concern to ?
sanofi-aventis
2150 St. Elzear Blvd. West
Laval, Quebec, H7L 4A
And you have a bit of a unhappy camper here: ME ...my A1C went up from 6.7 to 6.9 ...I thought, that Apidra would see me lower ..as someone said : people with diabetes are very resilient ; I will overcome !

Anthony ,

I notice less of a rise after eating ( mind you I eat carbs , as you know ) . I also think I have noticed, that my vial lasts no more than 28 days ...it goes wonky /off
Hope you can get back to outdoor walks soon ; we have a meltdown , which means slick roadways ...I am able to walk at the indoor hockey rink...thank goodness ...hang in .
PS I do enjoy your humor :)

Don't go any higher on the D3. My own kidney function got worse on 3000-4000iu and it took several months to return to normal. I am quite surprised that people think VitD is so good, so more would be better...that is risky. They forget that it is also known to be trouble for the kidney as it is a fat-soluble vitamin, which means it can build up too much.
So watch your blood test of creatinine and see if it goes up, if it does, then cut back on the VitD. Creatinine in the blood in a too high level indicates the kidney is failing to clear it out fast enough. Doctors here are recommending 1000iu of VitD. Wait and see what your creatinine is since you increased it.

Thank you for clarifying that it was before the metformin. I told my GP that every time I use B vitamins by injection it improves the blood sugar control so much that I am on a mission to discover why. My GP is whom I buy the B vitamin vials from as he uses them in his practice. He also asks some patients of his patients to speak to me about how I over came the neuropathy. He sells them the vials and I give the instructions. They have all improved.

I told him that a study said that people on metformin have higher levels of glucagon in their blood. I said my opinion is that means the body is trying hard to achieve it's purpose as the metformin interferes with a certain enzyme to result in less glucose being released from the liver, in between meals, as the body was intended to function.
I said to my doctor that it seems B12 might be used to create glucagon so maybe it also helps to create insulin. We know that protein gives the building blocks for hormone creation, but vitamins help in the process.

Many body enzymes rely on nutrients. People who eat white bread because it seems nice and white and pure looking are depriving themselves of all the good things and just getting empty carbohydrates. I ditched buying bread 10 years ago as it is not worth the extra insulin it requires and the short-term boluses just pack on the fat. We do need to keep blood sugar levels normal, but if people are sedentary, that causes the insulin resistance because when the glycogen stores in muscles are already FULL, the glucose transporters, DrB says, recede into the muscle cell.