Re: RC: Long holds, Heart Rate, tying up, electrolytes

[Tivers@aol.com]

In a message dated 12/20/99 10:43:18 AM Pacific Standard Time, 
ralston@AESOP.RUTGERS.EDU writes:

<< Chromium does 
 seem to increase the efficacy of insulin's action on glucose,
 thereby somewhat reducing the amount of insulin released 
 in response to a given carbo load. No one seems to know exactly 
 where in the metabolic pathway it works nor what the actual 
 "requirements" are. >

It works at the cell insulin receptor level.

>However, the effects are seen (at least 
 in the literature)are only after chronic daily dosing, not 
 with a single jolt.>

Depends entirely on the dosage. Typical human dosage is 200ug, hile human 
athletes are using 1mg or more. Pagan's work with horses uses a relatively 
low dose. With 4 oz of long chain sugar, we're using 3.5mg. That's triple our 
original formulation.

 >Tom, have you compared the glucose/insulin
 response to your CC with and without chromium?>

No. That would be plain sugar. With plain sugar, blood glucoses tend to be 
spikier.

> I'd be interested 
 in seeing the data. In our work, reported this year at the Equine
 Nutrition and Physiology Meetings, we found that the old mares
 responded after about three weekes of a low (0.02mg/kg) dose with
 a slight improvement in glucose tolerance but they also had some 
 mild decreases in immune function. Not that I would expect to 
 see this after a single dose, but chromium is a trace element
 -ie: very minute amounts needed. How much is in each dose of 
 CC? Just curious, not flaming.
  >>

Your dosage was too low. I'm a diabetic and 800 ug/day instantly drops my 
sugar 20 points, all other variables being the same.

ti


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