Hypoglycemia Forum - Natural Remedy For Hypoglycemia

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Q: Natural Remedy For Hypoglycemia

asked by: Stan on March 15th, 2007

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In my grueling research, I just came across this. Knowing that there is a special sugar present in avocados that restricts insulin production, I did some research and found out what it is and that a company in Switzerland has been able to isolate the sugar for usage in a supplement. The sugar is called D-MANNOKETOHEPTOSE. I am going contact them for information since you need to register on their site to view product information and will let everyone know what I find out. If this is really what I think it is, we may have a natural way to control sugar drops without worrying about any nasty side-effects. Here is their website:

http://www.biosynth.com/

Replies(12)

fuggles

replied on September 20th, 2007

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excellent

Stan

replied on September 21st, 2007

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Too bad they don't seem to sell it to anyone but a lab.

interestedperson

replied on September 26th, 2007

New User

Stan, have you tried this yourself? I want to buy some.

Stan

replied on September 26th, 2007

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No, like I said, they don't seem to want to sell it to anyone but a laboratory. I know that it does work, though, because it's in avocados, just not in this large of an amount. Not sure what a synthesized version would do, but that's what this is.

Ron S

replied on November 8th, 2007

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Googled it...and nothing.

Stan, Do you have anything new on this, like when we may be able to get our hands on this

LainieNY

replied on January 1st, 2008

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Here is a link for information on D-MANNOKETOHEPTOSE

http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin /abstract/109907312/ABSTRACT?CRETRY=1& SRETRY=0

http://72.14.205.104/search?q=cache:J7GZhP LhsbMJ:www.bpi.da.gov.ph/Publications/mp/p df/a/avocado.pdf D-MANNOKETOHEPTOSE&hl =en&ct=clnk&cd=4&gl=us

I googled it & came up with alot of links. If you cut & paste it from above, make sure the . was not included in the paste.

shawn604

replied on April 21st, 2008

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I found this website while browsing google for this D-manno. It seems this group has patented a dietary supplement that can reduce fasting insulin levels to 0.

However, it is published in 2005 and is not peer reviewed.

Quote:

Compared to the baseline obtained at the beginning of the study, average levels of fasting serum insulin were 26.41% lower at the end of study. Fasting serum glucose levels were an insignificant 1.52% higher at the end of the study, indicating that the significant suppression of fasting insulin in response to MH did not induce an increase in serum glucose or the development of hyperglycemia.

In response to a same-day glucose challenge, serum glucose and insulin levels increased as expected. Three hours after administering one dose of MH, serum insulin levels were, on average, 22.4% lower than the baseline fasting insulin levels obtained just four hours earlier. Average glucose levels increased an insignificant 1.92%. This same-day test of study subjects demonstrated that the immediate insulin suppressing effect of MH does not result in an increase in serum glucose or in the development of acute hyperglycemia.

The serum glucose averages excluded one study participant who was hypoglycemic when entering the study, but became normalglycemic in response to using the MH compound. This desirable therapeutic benefit may have occurred in response to the normalization of insulin metabolism induced by the MH.

It is very sketchy to me still though. They have 1 hypo person in the experiment, but there are so many types (fasting, reactive) hypo, what effect will this have on each?
anyways, heres the link:

http://www.freepatentsonline.com/6896914.h tml

Quote:

Previously, the potential usefulness of this seven-carbon ketogenated sugar has been limited by its unpleasant side effects (e.g., diarrhea, nausea) and poor absorption on oral administration. There are problems with unpleasant side-effects, and problems of transient hypoglycemia. Scientists have believed that orally administered mannoheptulose was limited to the extent which it could be absorbed in man, because of its laxative effect when orally administered. This effect is most likely an osmotic effect, similar to that of mannitol. Mannoheptulose has been shown to lower fasting and glucose stimulated peak insulin release in mammals including man.

i found this weird since why would low insulin produce hypo symptoms? but this peak/fasting insulin inhibition is definitely something interesting.

Here is the US patent website:
http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser? Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL& ;p=1&u=/netahtml/PTO/srchnum.htm &r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=6896914.P N.&OS=PN/6896914&RS=PN/6896914

Dutchmann2

replied on April 24th, 2009

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Lentils is a natural blood stablizer

I was doing research on-line today. I found out that eating Lentils in your diet is a natural blood sugar level stablizer, It occording to the report help keep spikes from occuring in your blood surgar levels. The report goes on to say, it does not matter what color the Lentils are they all work. They are a good source of fiber and iron, and they stablize the blood sugar levels.
Anyone else explore this avenue in food?

Niklas89

replied on April 28th, 2009

New User

Lentils

can you provide the source for the information about Lentils stabilizing blood sugar?

Dutchmann2

replied on April 29th, 2009

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Heath food

This is just one reason I found my news about the Lentils being a natural blood stablizer.

Dutchmann2

Dutchmann2

replied on April 29th, 2009

New User

Here is some of what it said......

Lentils are also powerful blood sugar stabilizers. Anyone prone to insulin resistance, hypoglycemia or diabetes can be helped by eating lentils, since they normalize blood sugar levels while providing the body with a steady stream of energy

Niklas89

replied on April 29th, 2009

New User

I wonder

what would be the effect of sprouted lentils.
We all know that sprouted grains or bread made with sprouted grains is not only healthier, but easier to tolerate for someone with Reactive Hypoglycemia.

Lentils are the easiest things to sprouts.
You just rinse them twice a day while leaving them in a jar. You have pretty long thin sprouts in a matter of two days.

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