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Due to a 10+ year undiagnosed autoimmune thyroid problem I ended up with type2 diabetes from exposure to a medication which can raise/cause diabetes. When they wanted to prescribe Metformin and I read about warnings and interactions including with my thyroid meds I said NO. I did research to find a natural alternative and have had great success with Goat's Rue. from BS of 450 to 114 now.

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Never try without sound evidence. This is nuts: goat died from this herb (Hence the term Goat's Rue).

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Michelle Doll | Age: 55-64 | On supplement for less than 1 month |
8/10/2021
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Overall rating 5.0
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I find it ludicrous that this herb is rated "unproven" when the widely prescribed Metformin was derived from it in the early part of the last century. Please refer to this paper if you doubt: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5552828/. Just because goats got greedy and OD'd on it does not mean anything except they thought it was tasty. Humans using it for meds are unlikely to suffer the same. I just got mine; am switching off Metformin slowly. I have had *some* success with the drug, but not enough. My post-prandial numbers are still too high, ranginging from 180 to 215. They did go down by a third, but that's with 1000mg twice a day!! I have been diabetic since my teens, but until 3 months ago it was managed with diet & exercise. I am now postmenopausal at 56, have Nordic/German/Irish ancestry, was at 198 lbs, lost 10 lbs in 2 month on Metformin, have a spinal condition that doesn't let me move as much as I used to. Mostly vegetarian diet, but I use some dairy and occasionally eat organic eggs from my own (spoiled rotten) hens. I include this in case it matters. Different populations react differently and all that...Read More Read Less

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Not for people with IBD? | Age: 35-44 | On supplement for 1 to 6 months |
2/28/2021
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Enhanced my milk supply but might have provoked IBD flare up.

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Nir Ts |
1/28/2017
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Never try without sound evidence. This is nuts: goat died from this herb (Hence the term Goat's Rue).

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CLPlatts | Age: 55-64 | On supplement for 5 to less than 10 years |
8/4/2015
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Overall rating 5.0
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Due to a 10+ year undiagnosed autoimmune thyroid problem I ended up with type2 diabetes from exposure to a medication which can raise/cause diabetes. When they wanted to prescribe Metformin and I read about warnings and interactions including with my thyroid meds I said NO. I did research to find a natural alternative and have had great success with Goat's Rue. from BS of 450 to 114 now.

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