User Reviews for chromium

I have been using this treatment but am not sure it has benifitted me???

weight never came off

It effects my brain. it makes me feel really good. it seems to help my blood sugar wether its high or low during the day. it makes me feel sleepy for about three or four hours.it seems to lift a little bit of depression that I have. I am taking the 500mg capsules.It seems to take away some of my anxiety that I have been fighting daily as well.It effects my vision a little bit making my site a little blurry. it may be too high of a dose? 5'4 124lbs female. I am also experimenting a little fogginess. In general I really like tri- Chromium.Read More Read Less

I was at 138 and now am at 110

In Nov. 2009, I started taking Chromium Picolinate 500 twice a day in hopes that it would help lower my A1C number which was 6.4 in Nov. When I was retested in March, 2010, my A1C had only gone down to 6.3 although my fasting sugar level was normal and I had lost 5 pounds. Therefore, it doesn't appear to affect A1C test results.

I take the product for energy without jitters, not for weight loss. I find it is cheap and works very well at keeping me with a high energy level all day long. I can't say enough about green tea & chromium products. They all work for me for some reason! Brand is not even that important from what I can tell, the cheaper brands work equally well.

I starting taking chromium on 3/6/2010 and and my sugar level has been lowered, the other day it was 101, then later after 2 hrs it was 106. That's good for me, but I also take glimepiride 4mg one a day. I was taken Januvia for the last three years had joint and muscle stiffness, all extremities. Dr. told me it was OA and AR I check the website to see what the other side affects for januvia was, and found others had the same. I stopped taking it, and the side affects went away, I feel like my old self again, can't wait to discuss with my doctor.Read More Read Less

i take chromium on occassion when my blood sugars stsrt getting out of control. i usually control my diabetes with my diet and lottsa water but every now and then i have to take chromium until i get it back under control. highly recommended. no side effects noticed in smaller doses.

Extreme bowels upset. Felt like I had food poisoning. Went to hospital for stool culture which was negative. Wonder what caused this and stopped taking Diaxinol. What did this to me?

caused irregular heartbeat, did not lower H-A1C levels

I am so happy to report since i have been using chromium picolinate each day I have not had a problem with my blood sugar levels. Before if I ate something sweet even with protein, I would get so weak I couldn't walk or stand, my speech was slurred and I would pass out if someone didn't notice and get me some orange juice or peanut butter. I didn't have pain, just got real sleepy. I haven't had any problem since I have been taking the chromium picolinate even when I eat sweets without protein. My fear of causing harm to others or myself because of hypoglycemia has been relieved. I hope this information helps others as much as it has helped me.Read More Read Less

I have had a severe reaction to the chromium. I have welts and itching all over my body to the point I'm bleeding and bruising. Has anyone else had this reaction?

I began using Chromium Pic. about 9 months ago when my weight loss was at a standstill. I have diabetes all over my family but do not have it myself. I use this along with a healthy diet, but found it helped greatly in losing belly fat (along with patience and a diet of 'whole' foods as much as possible. I took 400 - 800 mcg per day. Although not a miracle cure, I find this to a helpful aide with stubborn belly fat.

My husband just started this food supplement yesterday bec.someone told him that his sugar lowers when he took this.Any advise pls

I've been using chromium picolinate for years to help manage my blood sugar. I've noticed that if I run out of chromium, the effect on my blood sugar is the same as if I ran out of a prescription diabetes drug. The increase in my blood sugar is immediate and noticeable. The lady who said it made her jittery might not have read the part about being careful about drinking too much caffeine with it as it can enhance the effect of the caffeine. It doesn't bother me to have a cup of coffee or tea, but I'm not one of those 2 pots a day coffee drinkers. I highly recommend that you try chromium to help regulate your blood sugar. I take 800 mg twice a day - an amount I read long ago in a book about diabetes. I'm a believer.Read More Read Less

TEMPORARILY LOWERS BLOOD SUGARS, ESPECIALLY WHEN USED IN COMBO WITH CINNAMON.

good God, this stuff turned me into a raving, nervous !@#$%, would not touch this stuff ever again

I have only taken Chromium for about 1 month now. I take 200-400 mg daily for diabetes. Not sure if it will help but I felt it worth a try. I also take Metformin and Glipizide along with 35 units of Lantus daily. My dr. is placing me on fast-acting insulin. Not sure if I will be able to continue Chromium with all this. May be too much and cause low-blood sugars. Will be interesting to see.