insulin or metformin?

[tboney]

I have been on gh for 2. mos and am considering taking metformin rather than insulin. I am just not experienced enough to play with insulin. It scares me. My question is: Is it worth it for me to use metformin? Will it help? How much should i take ? etc

[rodge]

why don't you just take 600mg R-ALA and 300mcg chromium piccolinaat.

-rodge

[SexyKitty]

I have been on gh for 2. mos and am considering taking metformin rather than insulin. I am just not experienced enough to play with insulin. It scares me. My question is: Is it worth it for me to use metformin? Will it help? How much should i take ? etc

90% of what metformin does is reduce glucose output from the liver. The other 10% is to reduce insulin resitance, but you dont really get that much insulin sensitization from it (you need a TZD for that). If you're trying to shuttle nutrients into the cells (e.g. amino acids) then metformin will not do this.

[rodge]

he prob is willing to use it to lower his bloodsugar instead of shutlle nutrients as hgh makes you less insulin sensetive.

-rodge

[SexyKitty]

he prob is willing to use it to lower his bloodsugar instead of shutlle nutrients as hgh makes you less insulin sensetive.

-rodge

hmmm....I didnt know that about hgh. If the idea is then to increase insulin sensitivity then I think a tzd (actos or avandia) would be a better choice as they reduce insulin resistance and preserve beta cells in the pancreas.

[JohnnyB]

Avandia is better then metfromin

JohnnyB

[rodge]

hmmm....I didnt know that about hgh. If the idea is then to increase insulin sensitivity then I think a tzd (actos or avandia) would be a better choice as they reduce insulin resistance and preserve beta cells in the pancreas.

ok thanks kitty, thats new to me.def gonna try it sometime soon.

-rodge

[tboney]

Thanks for all the advice. I will go with Avandia!