HYPOGLYCEMIA

L CYSTEINE
(1 gram = 1000 milligrams)

1. A dose of cysteine (1 gram), vitamin C (5 grams), vitamin B1 (1 gram) stops severe hypoglycemia attacks. The suggestion is to start with 250 mg cysteine and increase doses.

Anti-Aging News, January 1982 Vo.2, No. 1 pg 6-7
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MAGNESIUM

2. Daily doses of magnesium (3 grams/day) for 4 weeks decreased plasma glucose and increased insulin response after intravenous glucose.

Acta Endocrinol (Copenh). 1989 Jul;121(1):16-20. 
Dietary magnesium supplements improve B-cell response to glucose and arginine in elderly non-insulin dependent diabetic subjects.
Paolisso G, Passariello N, Pizza G, Marrazzo G, Giunta R, Sgambato S, Varricchio M, D'Onofrio F.
PMID: 2662695