Will taking ALA with a low carb/no carb meal cause me to go hypo?

fnheadcase · 07-09-2002, 12:11 PM

I want the liver benefits of ALA, but I only eat around 75g of dextrose with my post workout shake, and then maybe another 50g of starches 2 hrs later. What is the maximun amount of ALA I can take without becoming hypo? This is at night, so I worry about becoming hypo while sleeping.

archive_Ulter · 07-09-2002, 01:54 PM

Are you using slin with it?

Normally just use 100mg with those meals/shakes.

bigjim33 · 07-09-2002, 09:18 PM

ulter, i was just about to make a post about this. i got my r-ala today. so your saying if your doing low carbs then only take 100mg a day with meals? i am getting 20-50g of carbs a day. thanks

archive_Ulter · 07-10-2002, 06:44 AM

Right. If you are eating low carbs anyway keep the dose down. There is no sense taking more than you need.

bigjim33 · 07-10-2002, 09:56 AM

thanks

justalittlepup · 07-11-2002, 02:46 PM

What about taking a large amount on "carb days" while on a keto diet to try to stay in Ketosis?

Sam Smith · 07-11-2002, 04:26 PM

Ok let say that you are bulking and taking in quite a few carbs. Is 100mg before a high carb meal still sufficent for the insulin effect or would you need more.

archive_Ulter · 07-11-2002, 06:01 PM

<BLOCKQUOTE class="**-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by justalittlepup:
What about taking a large amount on "carb days" while on a keto diet to try to stay in Ketosis?<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

With Keto you won't want to use it on your carb up day. The purpose of the carb up day is to spike your insulin and r-ALA is going to prevent the spike.
r-ALA is better used on the other days to keep insulin low. But in all honesty you don't need keto if you have r-ALA. You will get rid of just as much fat without the keto by just taking it with regular carb meals and letting the r-ALA push the carbs to the muscle cells.

<BLOCKQUOTE class="**-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Sam Smith:
Ok let say that you are bulking and taking in quite a few carbs. Is 100mg before a high carb meal still sufficent for the insulin effect or would you need more.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

It depends on you diet during your bulking cycle. If you have one of those "I will eat anything not moving" just to get 5000 calories in you then forget r-ALA. Just eat.
But if like me you don't want to lose 20 pounds of water and fat from a cycle like that then use 200-300mg with each high carb meal. This will allow you keep your fat down and still maintain good insulin levels for growth.

justalittlepup · 07-11-2002, 06:05 PM

Ok, thanks Ulter. [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gif[/img]

07-09-2002, 12:11 PM	#1 (permalink)
fnheadcase Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 11 Rep Power: 5112	Will taking ALA with a low carb/no carb meal cause me to go hypo? I want the liver benefits of ALA, but I only eat around 75g of dextrose with my post workout shake, and then maybe another 50g of starches 2 hrs later. What is the maximun amount of ALA I can take without becoming hypo? This is at night, so I worry about becoming hypo while sleeping.

07-09-2002, 01:54 PM	#2 (permalink)
archive_Ulter Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2000 Posts: 15,388 Rep Power: 21906	Are you using slin with it? Normally just use 100mg with those meals/shakes. __________________

07-10-2002, 06:44 AM	#4 (permalink)
archive_Ulter Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2000 Posts: 15,388 Rep Power: 21906	Right. If you are eating low carbs anyway keep the dose down. There is no sense taking more than you need. __________________

07-10-2002, 09:56 AM	#5 (permalink)
bigjim33 Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 66 Rep Power: 5067	thanks __________________ bigjim33@fitnessgeared.com bigjim33@cyber-rights.net mod at fitnessgeared.com

07-11-2002, 04:26 PM	#7 (permalink)
Sam Smith Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 1 Rep Power: 4754	What if? Ok let say that you are bulking and taking in quite a few carbs. Is 100mg before a high carb meal still sufficent for the insulin effect or would you need more.

07-11-2002, 02:46 PM	#6 (permalink)
justalittlepup Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 15 Rep Power: 4766	What about taking a large amount on "carb days" while on a keto diet to try to stay in Ketosis?

07-11-2002, 06:05 PM	#9 (permalink)
justalittlepup Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 15 Rep Power: 4766	Ok, thanks Ulter. [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gif[/img]

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