A Spoonful of Vinegar Helps the Sugar Go Down

[borntolose]

Hi, :wave
I have been using 2 apple cider vinegar tablets with each meal and my blood sugar has gone down .9 to 10 I am always under 100 now. My weight stalled during my mothers illness and death but I am loosing again now. I wonder if the vinegar tablets helped me start losing again?

http://www.diabetesincontrol.com/mod...e&sid=2475

http://abcnews.go.com/Health/Healtho...tory?id=446159

Vinegar has a similar action to: Acarbose
Acarbose works by slowing the action of certain chemicals that break down food to release glucose (sugar) into your blood. Slowing food digestion helps keep blood glucose from rising very high after meals.
BJ Webb

[sassyone]

I did notice in the article that the tablets might not contain the acid that is necessary to lower the blood glucose. Drinking vinegar straight up doesn't sound too good- so the tablets would definately be the way to go if they are working for you. Keep us posted on how they are doing.

[borntolose]

Hi,
When my blood sugar drops to 75 at night it wakes me up and I have to eat 1/2 a wasa bread 5 grams carbs so I can go back to sleep. That is the only thing I have noticed so far. Vinegar is supposed to be good for your skin and it supposed to make your hair thicker.
BJ Webb

[sassyone]

Are you on any meds- or is just diet and the vineagar tablets?

[borntolose]

Hi,
Diet Exercise (Vinegar for the last 2 weeks only) and no meds since summer of 2003.
My last A1C is 5.2
BJ Webb

[canuck]

hey I read that in the newsletter too, I use it in salad drsy daily and use almost equal olive oil to vinegar, maybe thats what helped me,,,,wow what a great A1C....awesome, so glad you are doing better now borntolose. :hug

[canuck]

just recalled after I hit send button, my gramma drank apple cider vinegar and said it cured her arthritis, there is a book out about apple cider vinegar, wonder if it mentions low BG???

[Dieselbud]

I had posted this awhile ago in the main forum. I never thought to post it in here.

http://care.diabetesjournals.org/cgi.../full/27/1/281

Good article, and i would love to hear any input on it from the experts

[canuck]

I never likened the two before now but ya I blevie it, i have been off salsds for three ++weeks and back on now so will see if notice a difference, borntolose says she does. i think there is somethin to this. I also use alot of cinnamon as it too is suppsoed to lower BG.

[kcw0228]

I also diabetic type 2 and controlling through diet. I've heard about vinegar but haven't tried it. I'm going to give it a try. My doctor told me to keep my blood sugars under 140 and I get off track every once in a while but really try to stick with the foods I should.

I was on the Atkins diet but doctor didn't recommend it so I tried SB diet and but only lost about 3 pounds on a 3 month try. On the Atkins I lost almost 14 pounds on induction. I think I will be trying Atkins again but watching for the fat content because of causing too much cholesterol for heart.

Kathy