Comments on: Vietnamese Tea Reduces A1c (?) http://www.diabetesmine.com/2008/08/vietnamese-tea-reduces-a1c.html A gold mine of straight talk and encouragement for people living with diabetes Mon, 13 Feb 2012 01:28:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Websites tagged "ada" on Postsaver http://www.diabetesmine.com/2008/08/vietnamese-tea-reduces-a1c.html/comment-page-1#comment-187892 Websites tagged "ada" on Postsaver Fri, 19 Dec 2008 16:47:33 +0000 http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=4766#comment-187892 [...] - MyFoodAdvisor(TM) Launched by ADA saved by jdornberg2008-12-05 - Vietnamese Tea Reduces A1c (?) saved by raijsr2008-12-05 - Congressional Updates: ADA Amendments Act, Paycheck Fairness Act ... [...] [...] – MyFoodAdvisor(TM) Launched by ADA saved by jdornberg2008-12-05 – Vietnamese Tea Reduces A1c (?) saved by raijsr2008-12-05 – Congressional Updates: ADA Amendments Act, Paycheck Fairness Act … [...]

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]]> By: Norae Ferrara, RD http://www.diabetesmine.com/2008/08/vietnamese-tea-reduces-a1c.html/comment-page-1#comment-52013 Norae Ferrara, RD Sun, 10 Aug 2008 01:18:08 +0000 http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=4766#comment-52013 Medicinal herbs work! They really do. And for this reason, we have to be careful when we add them into an already-established diabetic routine. If you are on medication, you have a higher risk of having a low. As you can see in the study, yes, it is true no one had a low taking the tea. However, it also states the study participants were newly diagnosed and "drug-naive"...meaning they were not on any other medications to lower blood sugar. As a registered dietitian I am trained to improve chronic conditions with changes in diet--with food. I also believe in herbs, and when I encounter patients who want to use food AND herbs or supplements to control their diabetes, I refer to a licensed Naturopathic Doctor (ND) who is trained in both herbal medicine and traditional western medicine. I recommend each of you seek out the same support before adding an alternative therapy to your routine. Medicinal herbs work! They really do. And for this reason, we have to be careful when we add them into an already-established diabetic routine. If you are on medication, you have a higher risk of having a low. As you can see in the study, yes, it is true no one had a low taking the tea. However, it also states the study participants were newly diagnosed and
“drug-naive”…meaning they were not on any other medications to lower blood sugar.

As a registered dietitian I am trained to improve chronic conditions with changes in diet–with food. I also believe in herbs, and when I encounter patients who want to use food AND herbs or supplements to control their diabetes, I refer to a licensed Naturopathic Doctor (ND) who is trained in both herbal medicine and traditional western medicine. I recommend each of you seek out the same support before adding an alternative therapy to your routine.

]]> By: LaurenK http://www.diabetesmine.com/2008/08/vietnamese-tea-reduces-a1c.html/comment-page-1#comment-51839 LaurenK Sat, 09 Aug 2008 03:41:24 +0000 http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=4766#comment-51839 If type 1 diabetics take a supplement that wrings dry their remaining tiny population of islet cells, they risk burning these cells out. We want to keep whatever scraps of beta cells we have -- secreting even tiny amounts of endogenous insulin is beneficial, plus future therapies may focus on cloning or otherwise increasing beta cell mass. I stopped taking all supplements that promise improved glycemic control for that reason. There are tons of supplements that have varying degrees of efficacy. Lots of them "work" in the short term -- they lower blood sugar. (I personally had one of the nastiest and scariest lows of my life while on a combination supplement for diabetics.) BUT we don't know the renal clearance of these supplements, we don't know if they have hepatotoxic effects, we don't know if they are good for overall health in the long run. If type 1 diabetics take a supplement that wrings dry their remaining tiny population of islet cells, they risk burning these cells out. We want to keep whatever scraps of beta cells we have — secreting even tiny amounts of endogenous insulin is beneficial, plus future therapies may focus on cloning or otherwise increasing beta cell mass. I stopped taking all supplements that promise improved glycemic control for that reason.

There are tons of supplements that have varying degrees of efficacy. Lots of them “work” in the short term — they lower blood sugar. (I personally had one of the nastiest and scariest lows of my life while on a combination supplement for diabetics.) BUT we don’t know the renal clearance of these supplements, we don’t know if they have hepatotoxic effects, we don’t know if they are good for overall health in the long run.

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