Re: Vitamin suggestions for 50 YO t2 diabetic wishing to add muscle?

"Jack Pey" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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On Fri, 24 Jun 2005 00:22:57 +0300, Jack Pey <[email hidden]>

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I see many good vitamin suggestions, and a lot of "Spam" which is high
in saturated fats, we all know... 🙂

Using many excellent suggestions and methods I've learned here I've
lost much weight since 2001. Now I wish to do strength training to
put maybe 20 lbs of muscle on.

I'm type-II diabetic Dx 2001, and 50 years old. My diabetes has
alyaws been well controlled. With little to no meds but much exercise,
my A1c is usually around 4.9-5.1. 🙂))

I must admit I'm often a little fatigued, and feel weak. Two weeks
ago, I began taking simple multivitamins. I think it had 12 standard
vits plus 8 minerals. The next day, I felt like a new man! Stronger
and more energy. At the gym I saw much strength improvement.

In the past, I believed vitamins are only helpful if a person is
missing something in their diet the vitamins replace. But I eat and
extremely well balanced diet. Plenty of fresh fruit, fresh veggies,
brown whole wheat bread, 8 oz or so of chicken breast or tuna, a
gallon or more water. March I had a very thorough blood test with 6
pages of reports. All is normal. To help me believe the vitamins were
responsible for feeling better, I quit taking them for 3 days. I
began feeling tired again, and weak at the gym.

Does anyone have suggestions for what should be included in vitamins
to cover all the bases more thoroughly than a standard multivitamin?

My first guess is there are no improvements to be made beyond the
standard multivitamins and my balanced/varied diet. Opinions...
please!

Thanks
J

Thank you all for the replies. I am asking for a favor, so I
shouldn't complain. But I will... I got one pertinant reply,
referring me to a commerical product.

Below is a list of what is in the multi-vitamin/mineral supplements
I'm taking. All are miligrams, except "mkg" are micrograms. I copied
the list from a French pharmaceutical site, but my package lists the
ingredients in Russian. I'm sure there is some "generic" information
to be gleaned here from you people's combined experience. Assume I
eat a diet balanced with many vegetables, fruit, whole grain products,
8-12 oz lean meat a day. And, a lot of water. Anything I should add
to this list? Thank you all again for the posts!

Re'tinol (vitamine A) 1000 mkg
Thiamine (Vitamine B1) 20
Riboflavine (vitamine B2) 5
Pyridoxine (vitamine B6) 10
Acide pantothe'nique (vitamine B5) 11.6
Acide folique (vitamine B9) 1
Cyanocobalamine (Vitamine B12) 5 mkg
Acide ascorbique (Vitamine C) 125
Cole'calciferol (Vitamine D) 12.5 mkg
Alpha-tocophe'rol (vitamine E) 10
Biotine (vitamine H ou B7) .25
Nicotinamide (vitamine PP) 50

Calcium 51.3
Magne'sium 21.2
Phosphore 23.8
Mangane`se Fer Cuivre
Zinc .5
Chrome
Molybdenum .1

Why don't you go to alt.support.diabetes ??