Health Insurance rip-off

[Guest guest]

Hi Joyce,

I use supplements whenever possible, but for me, nothing takes the place of

insulin. And I've tried every natural substance I've ever heard about, including

grape seed extract.

Sigh, Dianne

[Guest guest]

Dianne, from another article on OPC's:

 

Grape Seed Extract a Boon to Diabetics

(and those who don’t want to be diabetics)

Pycnogenol® benefits the cardiovascular system by decreasing inflammation and

improving blood viscosity in both normal and diabetic subjects. These effects

can be especially important to diabetics. New research shows that OPC’s have

even more benefits for diabetics by helping to lower blood sugar levels and

improving microcirculation.

• OPC’s were administered to diabetic patients. Leg ulcers (which often

result in gangrene and loss of limbs in diabetics) healed 25%-29% faster in the

group taking OPC’s. This is a significant benefit for diabetic patients and

could help prevent loss of limbs that often occurs in diabetes.

• OPC’s have also been shown to help lower blood sugar levels. Researchers

looked at the effect that Pycnogenol® had on alpha-glucosidase, an enzyme that

breaks down carbohydrates into glucose molecules. In this study, Pycnogenol®

was compared to acarbose, a synthetic drug (sold under the brand name Precose)

that inhibits alpha-glucosidase. Pycnogenol® was found to be 190 times more

potent at inhibiting alpha-glucosidase, producing a greater delay in glucose

absorption. At higher concentrations, OPC’s greatly slowed the entrance of

carbohydrates into the blood stream compared to the drug.

• Another study showed that Pycnogenol® improved the level of microangiopathy

(small blood vessel abnormalities), decreased capillary filtration, improved

symptoms and reduced edema in 18 out of 18 diabetic patients, with no subjects

dropping out of the study due to adverse side effects. There were no

improvements seen in the control group.

• OPC’s have been shown in French trials to help limit the progression of

diabetic retinopathy. In one study, 60% of diabetics taking 150 mg per day of

OPCs from grape seed extract had no progression of retinopathy compared to 47%

of those taking a placebo.

• Another trial including 77 subjects with type 2 diabetes, (half receiving

100 mg of Pycnogenol® and half receiving a placebo daily), showed after 12

weeks that subjects in the Pycnogenol® group had significantly lowered their

plasma glucose levels compared to placebo. Pycnogenol® subjects were also found

to have improved artery function.

• In another trial of 30 type 2 diabetics, researchers found that increasing

doses of Pycnogenol® (doses of 50, 100, 200, and 300 mg) lowered blood sugar

levels in a dose-dependent fashion. (The more grape seed extract, the lower the

blood sugar levels.) Subjects who received 100 to 300 mg of Pycnogenol® had the

most significant lowering of their fasting glucose levels.

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To: DimethylSulfoxide-DMSO

Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2012 4:32 PM

Subject: Health Insurance rip-off

 

Hi Joyce,

I use supplements whenever possible, but for me, nothing takes the place of

insulin. And I've tried every natural substance I've ever heard about, including

grape seed extract.

Sigh, Dianne