LymeNet Flash: magnesium may be real problem w/ carbs in lyme and cfs patients, not yeast

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Posted by danielb (Member # 8522) on :

magnesium has been implicated in insulin resistance, something doctors rarely test for along with glucose. the fasting insulin level test seems to be somewhat helpful.

insulin resistance causes the body to ask for more insulin than needed in response to carbs, which causes resultant fatigue, storage of the carbs into fat, and the cravings rebounding back.

magnesium deficiency in lyme has been discussed in other threads.

here are some articles linking magnesium depletion to insulin problems:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=16808892&query_hl=2&itool=pubmed_docsum

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=16272619&query_hl=2&itool=pubmed_docsum

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=15855585&query_hl=2&itool=pubmed_docsum

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=16861328&query_hl=2&itool=pubmed_docsum

there are others, bla bla bla.

Posted by national catastrophe (Member # 10011) on :

ALL Lyme patients should be taking magnesium, not magnesium oxide. [hi]