So I was at work the other day and one of my co-workers and I had the, "diabetes talk". Let's just say she acted as if she knew all about diabetes. I was sitting there humoring her as she dove into topics of nutrition, exercise, and stress. And right as I was about to completely tune her out and continue what I was doing, she caught my attention with a few words that I HAD NEVER heard associated with diabetes. Chromium Picolinate.
Her story was all about "this amazingly smart friend" that she had. According to her this guy that her brother knew was some brilliant nutritionist who had "cured", yeah she said "cured", cancer and diabetic patients before! As completely ridiculous as it sounded, almost like the Halle Berry thing, I had heard stories like this before. But never had I heard anyone speak about this supplement. She went on to give me an explanation about how the Dust Bowl back in the 1930's had blown away important Chromium and how because of it humans don't get the amounts we need. She said that this nutritionist friend of hers prescribed this stuff to, "a guy who had diabetes real bad" and that immediately after he started taking it, "his sugars started dropping immediately!".
So, I am writing this entry today to find out if any of you out there have ever heard of this stuff and what your thoughts are on it? I have trouble believing that I have never heard of this so-called "magic drug" or supplement that is a quick fix to diabetes and cancer! Call me crazy though,maybe this is the one thing were all missing?!!
By the way, IN NO WAY am I endorsing Chromium Picolinate nor recommending that you take it. I have included the following links that I discovered on the internet. If you are interested in finding out more about this stuff, like I was, then I would recommend that you look into it and make your own decisions about it (with caution). -Andy
Hi. I don't know about cancer but it definitely has helped me with diabetes. Chromium picolinate does indeed help! Not just a little but alot. You may not hear about it because most doctors will not recommmend any kind of supplement. If it not something that is written on a prescription pad then a doctor won't touch it. I heard about it from an alternative medicine expert that appeared on the Dr.Oz show. He mentions on his website that he suggest all his diabetic patients take at least 1,000mcg of chromium a day. I take a pill which you can get from pharmacies or GNC after my big meals; lunch and dinner. I also take a cinnamon pill. Yup, plain cinnamon. It helps soothes the pancreas. Since i started using cinnamon and chromium my numbers have come all the way down. My A1C went from 13 to 6.2 in a matter of months. I also have to admit I became more serious about exercise and carb counting and lost some weight but I know the chromium and cinnamon helps. I also read about the effects of these two in a magazine in the doctor's office. I have suggested to every diabetic I know to give it a try. Can't harm the body at all. No side effects. But not the answer without carb control and exercise.