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Can Vitamin C Raise Glucose Levels?
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Ascorbate Wizard  Joined: Tue Nov 22, 2005 3:16 pm Posts: 8141 Location: Lisle, IL |
 Can Vitamin C Raise Glucose Levels?Quote: Dear Owen, can i ask you a question regarding Vit C and glucose monitoring. i have come across scenarios where glusoe levels are raised- is this a genuine false positive result or does it actually raise glucose levels regards Dr Raj In general, large IV/C does not affect blood sugar. The Riordin clinic has reported increased (false positive) measurements on some blood sugar readings/monitors. (Note: I also understand from a patient of theirs that they measure vitamin C during/after an infusion, to determine the correct IV C dosage. If there is no vitamin C reading in the blood after the IV, they continue the IV/C, etc.) Remembering that while vitamin C is (from memory) a maximum of 1.5 mg per deciliter - and glucose is generally around 100 mg/deciliter - it seems unlikely even if vitamin C is falsely read, that it raises the blood sugar reading more than a point or two. I don't think it can actually raise glucose, but there may be some interaction with insulin. (For example, glucocorticoids, e.g. cortisol, will raise blood sugar. This is a stretch, but to the extent the vitamin C improves the function of the adrenal cortex, in some people, it may stimulate endogenous cortisol. (Wikipedia says Vitamin C lowers the production of cortisol. ) WE are interested in which glucose monitors include or are affected by vitamin C and which monitors are not. If you have more information about this, please let us know. _________________ Owen R. Fonorow, Orthomolecular Naturopath |
| Wed Apr 25, 2012 2:02 am |
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Vitamin C Expert  Joined: Fri Sep 10, 2010 8:36 am Posts: 883 |
Re: Can Vitamin C Raise Glucose Levels? Quote: I don't think it can actually raise glucose, but there may be some interaction with insulin. There is slight interaction with pancreatic beta cells, it seems. It looks like some of the DHAA can enter via GLUT2 receptor into beta cells and thus reduce the concentration of glucose in the cell, which delays insulin secretion (there are other explanations too) I don't think its a big problem (or problem at all). Vitamin C can probably also reduce absorption of dietary sugar if taken with meal so its a good thing and there are also studies showing protective effect of AA. http://www.ajcn.org/content/60/5/735.short http://publisher.medfak.ni.ac.rs/2004-h ... BIC....pdf http://scindeks.ceon.rs/article.aspx?ar ... 1M&lang=en |
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