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Originally Posted by BlueSky  I find the study conclusion intriguing :
They are suggesting, based on a statistical association, that low plasma Vitamin C actually causes diabetes.  . |
I have no idea...
Another thing that keeps rattling around in my head:
Illness causes increased insulin requirements. Ill people also can tolerate -- and therefore need, if one subscribes to the "one needs as much C as one can tolerate" theory -- higher doses of vitamin C.
Echinacea also caught my attention during personal use. It's supposed to help the immune system... and I've had some hypos that I finally blamed on echinacea. (I've experimented even less with echinacea than with vitamin C, however. I think I've taken echinacea about five times post-DX.)
Finally, the concept of breakfast-time citrus consumption amuses me. I have to wonder if that started because someone felt better, perhaps due to reduced insulin resistance. Pure speculation, mind you.
