New Berberine Study Shows Metformin‑Like Glucose Control, Worth a Look?

Posted by liam_sleepnerd in Research & News - 1 points, 0 comments.

I just read a paper in the Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry that tracked 50 adults on a 12‑week regimen of 1,500 mg/day of Berberine HCl, split into three doses with meals. The authors reported a 20 % drop in fasting glucose and a 15 % reduction in LDL, similar to low‑dose metformin results. nga.

My own 6‑month trial with 500 mg three times daily gave me a consistent 10–12 % reduction in fasting glucose and I felt more energetic after meals, but I never hit the 20 % mark. It seems the study used a higher cumulative dose than most biohackers; that might be key. 5171?

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