GLUCOPHAGE.. Info & Help Needed!

[MonStar1023]

I am curious about glucophage I have heard some good and bad things about it. I am eating pretty low-carbs (under ~40-50g per day) everyday of the week, and twice per week I eat a HUGE carb-up meal. Its a diet called Natural Hormonal Enhancement.

Anyway thats not important, whats important is that I am trying to REALLY make the most of my huge carb-up refeeds. I was thinking that 500-1000 mg. of glucophage before my carb-up meal would really make a big difference in terms of the insulin spike, glycogen replenishment etc.

What do you guys think?

Where online would be a good place to find it?

 

[MonStar1023]

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[MWB]

Glucophage lowers blood sugar by slowing down digestion which in turn makes you lose your appetite. I think using it during a carb load would be tough because you would get full very quickly and might not be able to eat enough carbs.

 

[MonStar1023]

MWB-
Oh really... wow I have never heard that before. Damn that pisses me off. My biggest problem during my carb-up meal is not being able to eat enough. I always try to pack in as much carbs as possible.... right now 30 minutes before I eat I am taking Phosphaplex, TRAC, Insulene, V2G, and a few other things like ALA etc.

Wanted to add glucophage to increase the effect of the carb-up meal even more. Oh well, well see.

 

[DaMan]

Glucophage lowers blood sugar by slowing down digestion which in turn makes you lose your appetite. I think using it during a carb load would be tough because you would get full very quickly and might not be able to eat enough carbs.

WTF??? Glucophage RAISES INSULIN SENSITIVITY, which is why it's used to treat type-II diabetes. It does not "lower" blood sugar, whatever you mean by that, it upregulates the insulin receptors, enabling them to shuttle more glucose to the rest of the body (adipose & muscle tissue).

And how does it slow down digestion?

 

[macrophage69alpha]

enabling them to shuttle more glucose to the rest of the body (adipose & muscle tissue).

that would, technically.. lower blood sugar..

this is one of the reasons that people taking ala often get low blood suger (hypoglycemia) due to increased insulin sensitivity and "normal" insulin (non-adapted) production