Diabetes Continuing Education
Q. I just saw my endocrynologist the other day and I asked her the value of taking anti-oxidants to help prevent the complications with diabetes (neuropathy, retinopathy, etc.). She stated that based on the research of the DCCT study taking these kinds of food supplements servers "no value" and she would not recommend it to any of her patients. I have been taking alpha-lipoic acid (and evening primrose oil) for about 5 months now based on what I have read in reference from this group. I know from my own personal experience that ALA (with EPO) can increase your insulin sensitity as was suggested by one of the articles I have read. I suspect that taking these sorts of food supplements have many positive side effects contary to my endocrynologist's opinion. Now, I know that all that matters in the end is my own opinion but what can I tell or show my specialist to sway her opinion enough to say that there may be some value takings these food supplements?
A. ALA is not just an antioxidant and there is lab research confirming that it helps neuropathy as well as a lot of anecdotal evidence from people here who use it and get relief. I am finding that their knowledge of diabetes tends to end with whatever was accepted belief during the last year they did their residency. Even board certification is no guarantee that the doctor will be familiar with anything having to do with diabetes EXCEPT the use of the latest Big Pharma drugs. Their "continuing education" seems to be in how to prescribe new and expensive drugs, and not much else. The only research about antioxidants that might be worth noting (which your doctor didn't mention) is that the form of Vitamin E which you find in capsules, according to recent research, seems to have a negative effect on the heart, so get your vitamin E from foods like sunflower seeds. And too much vitamin C isn't good for your blood sugar either, so stay with a modest dose. EPO and ALA, OTOH seem to be very useful. There's some evidence that sprinkling cinnamon on your food might be worth doing too. Again, avoid overdoses as there is no information about long term use and you're going to be an old man by the time it gets published.
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