As I mentioned in a previous post about a supplement my endocrinologist recommended to me (when I outright refused to go back on Metformin), I'm going to give myo-inositol "The Old College Try."
Of course, he doesn't make dosing suggestions, which would have been incredibly helpful, and online sources say you can take up to 4 grams daily, relatively safely.
So I did some preliminary reading, and decided to buy about a 3 month supply of Now brand Inositol--the formulation is myo-inositol.
Last Wednesday, I started taking the supplement. I got the 500 mg capsules, and figure I'll take 500 mg daily, and perhaps gradually work up to 1 gram (2, 500 mg doses).
Wednesday I took the supplement in the afternoon with my 5.5 oz V8 and my usual B1, B2, and B6 supplements. Since Inositol is casually referred to as "Vitamin B8," I figure I should do what I do with my B1, B2, and B6 and avoid taking it with coffee. Wednesday evening, I felt relaxed, almost washed out, but relaxed (as you'd feel after a particularly taxing day at the office).
Thursday morning, I awoke feeling a bit hung over or strung out, as you would taking an SSRI. Thursday afternoon, I took the supplement exactly as I did the day before.
Friday morning, I awoke with that same feeling. Later on in the afternoon, about 2 hours after I took the Inositol, I had that trembly feeling I get if I ate too much sugar. I wouldn't say I had tunnel vision, but I felt particularly nervous, and a bit queasy, JUST LIKE my blood glucose dropping. Luckily a co-worker had some Skittles, which I wolfed down, and once I got back to my desk I hydrated and ate something with protein.
Saturday, I had the brilliant idea to see how much the Inositol impacts my blood glucose. I dug out my glucometer, and decided to do some sticks:
Before Dinner: 85
2 Hours Later: 83
I'm not really sure what to think about this data! And perhaps now that I'm taking a dose before dinner, perhaps I should do a finger stick test again tonight, as well as in the morning, to see if it impacts my glucose upon rising in the morning.
And in the interest of being thorough, I want to see if taking this for a long period of time (1-3 months) elicits anything in the way of noteworthy weight loss.
So for the record, the starting weight I will use for this experiment will be: 205 (the weight at the foot doctor today--a weigh in for which I was not prepared!).
Notes: Five days into this, and I feel like even a dose of 500 mg, 1x daily, impacts my anxiety levels--I feel very relaxed (almost lethargic, almost washed out), and no problems drifting off to sleep.
Of course, he doesn't make dosing suggestions, which would have been incredibly helpful, and online sources say you can take up to 4 grams daily, relatively safely.
So I did some preliminary reading, and decided to buy about a 3 month supply of Now brand Inositol--the formulation is myo-inositol.
Last Wednesday, I started taking the supplement. I got the 500 mg capsules, and figure I'll take 500 mg daily, and perhaps gradually work up to 1 gram (2, 500 mg doses).
Wednesday I took the supplement in the afternoon with my 5.5 oz V8 and my usual B1, B2, and B6 supplements. Since Inositol is casually referred to as "Vitamin B8," I figure I should do what I do with my B1, B2, and B6 and avoid taking it with coffee. Wednesday evening, I felt relaxed, almost washed out, but relaxed (as you'd feel after a particularly taxing day at the office).
Thursday morning, I awoke feeling a bit hung over or strung out, as you would taking an SSRI. Thursday afternoon, I took the supplement exactly as I did the day before.
Friday morning, I awoke with that same feeling. Later on in the afternoon, about 2 hours after I took the Inositol, I had that trembly feeling I get if I ate too much sugar. I wouldn't say I had tunnel vision, but I felt particularly nervous, and a bit queasy, JUST LIKE my blood glucose dropping. Luckily a co-worker had some Skittles, which I wolfed down, and once I got back to my desk I hydrated and ate something with protein.
Saturday, I had the brilliant idea to see how much the Inositol impacts my blood glucose. I dug out my glucometer, and decided to do some sticks:
Before Dinner: 85
2 Hours Later: 83
I'm not really sure what to think about this data! And perhaps now that I'm taking a dose before dinner, perhaps I should do a finger stick test again tonight, as well as in the morning, to see if it impacts my glucose upon rising in the morning.
And in the interest of being thorough, I want to see if taking this for a long period of time (1-3 months) elicits anything in the way of noteworthy weight loss.
So for the record, the starting weight I will use for this experiment will be: 205 (the weight at the foot doctor today--a weigh in for which I was not prepared!).
Notes: Five days into this, and I feel like even a dose of 500 mg, 1x daily, impacts my anxiety levels--I feel very relaxed (almost lethargic, almost washed out), and no problems drifting off to sleep.
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