Puritan's Pride Alpha Lipoic Acid 600 Mg, 120 Count

We ordered this brand because we thought it was on sale, but it was not - and we are glad we made the error because it is worth every penny. Puritan's Pride Alpha Lipoic Acid is the best one we have tried (out of at least five other brands)- one capsule goes a long way with this potent free radical scavenger. ALA also works in conjunction with acetyl l-carntine and NAC, which is why we came to buy it from amazon - and again - we are super glad to have tried this brand because it is the only ALA we will buy from now on.Oh, and the 600 mg capsules are better if taken with food a full glass of warm water. If you take it on an empty stomach - there can be a slight warm feeling in the chest or gut. Not bad, just weird - and the label suggests that it is better with a meal - we agree.

I have had diabetes for at least 15 years. Although I try to control my diet, it is difficult. Consequently, my neuropathy has gotten worse. Until early May, 2016, I had only the numb, tingly type of neuropathy, not the painful type. That changed in May when I started to get a painful burning in the heel of my left foot. The burning would wake me up while I was sleeping. So in May I ordered this brand of alpha lipoic acid. The very first night after taking it, there was no pain. I had about five days with no pain, and then the pain began to come back, but just a little. After a week or two of taking the ALA, there were a couple days when the pain got worse (during the days but not at night). Then, suddenly, the pain subsided substantially, and I have been mostly pain-free for almost a week. Clearly, the longer I take this stuff, the better it works.As a long-time diabetic, here is my advice to you: (1) Count the carbohydrates you eat and keep them to 150 grams per day or less, (2) test your blood sugar when waking, before eating your largest meal, and about 90 minutes after eating your largest meal, (3) inject insulin (with your physician's approval) if your blood-sugar numbers are frequently over 180 (both insulin and syringes are available without prescription in most states -- Walmart has the lowest prices for insulin), and take alpha lipoic acid if your neuropathy is painful. (Insulin must always be injected into fat, not into muscle or blood vessels. The stomach is the best area to inject it.)Regarding insulin, the two types that are available without a prescription are Regular and 70/30. I recommend that you take mostly Regular with a little 70/30 mixed in (you will have to experiment with the dosage). You can inject it twice a day: once before breakfast, which will allow you to eat breakfast and lunch (if lunch is eaten within five hours of the injection), and once before dinner (which will allow you to eat dinner and a bedtime snack, if the snack is eaten within 5 hours of the injection).Regarding medications, the only medication that doesn't have a harmful side-effect is metformin (which requires a prescription). All the other medications have drawbacks. Metformin will give you the runs for a couple weeks, but then your body will get used to it. It is best to take extended-release metformin.

I have taken ALA for a few years. I know it is good for my liver and balancing my carb/sugar intake. I tried Puritan's Pride because the price seemed right and they've been around a while. It is hard for someone taking supplements to know exactly how and why they work. I know my last lab work looked quite good after I went on ALA twice a day and Chromium and Berberine. At the moment I have stopped taking a lot of the supplements on my doctor's suggestion after a bout with pneumonia. Can't comment more.

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My husband just started taking this for his blood sugar. No problems so far.

I experienced significant hair loss taking this supplement. I hope the hair grows back.

My husband's PA-C recommended this item to manage his chronic pain. It really works! He's not pain free, will never be, and uses other prescribed meds as well, but this does help considerably. He ran out and was feeling so bad, pain was really fatiguing him, he restarted the med as soon as it came, it took a couple days for it to work again, but he's back to his optimum level again.

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