Vitamin C

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Registered: 01-24-2008
Vitamin C
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Sun, 05-18-2008 - 6:28pm
Can i take vitamin c daily even though i am on a diabetic drug plus 3 high blood pressure and a statin. DOES ANYONE KNOW THE ANSWER?

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Registered: 03-25-2003
In reply to: dodgedart67
Mon, 05-19-2008 - 10:59pm

Barbara,


Welcome to the board and thanks for the question. Grapefruit has a nasty habit of interacting with certain medications. Statins and antibiotics are two classes of drugs which can't be taken with grapefruit. Or perhaps I should say it this way: Grapefruit in any form can't be eaten or drunk when you are on these medications.


Please pull up a chair and join our conversation. We are glad to have you here.


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Registered: 04-15-2008
In reply to: dodgedart67
Tue, 05-20-2008 - 8:10am
Thank you so much for the welcome. As you can see, my emotion is happy. I just got weighed and lost another pound this week so far. I put on 70lbs while taking prednisone 3 yrs ago and have been having the hardest time losing it. I was on prednisone for over a year. That is when I got diabetes and osteoporosis. So far I have lost 32 lbs, but have a lot to go!!!! I do exercise five days a week and have for quite a while. I seem to lose about 1/2 lb a week. That isn't much, but at least it is something!!! I can't exercise too hard as I have a lung disease also, but I do what I can. Again, thanks for the welcome!!!
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Registered: 03-19-2003
In reply to: dodgedart67
Tue, 05-20-2008 - 8:42am
Congratulations on the weight loss!

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Registered: 04-15-2008
In reply to: dodgedart67
Tue, 05-20-2008 - 9:08am
Somehow I hit the send button before I was finished. I started to say that I have not noticed any difference in my numbers as yet. I think that is because I've only
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In reply to: dodgedart67
Tue, 05-20-2008 - 9:15am

That pesky post button hits again!


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In reply to: dodgedart67
Tue, 05-20-2008 - 9:27am
Did you get the message I wrote first??? and it disappeared!!
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Registered: 03-19-2003
In reply to: dodgedart67
Tue, 05-20-2008 - 9:35am
I'm afraid I don't know what message you are referring to....

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Registered: 04-15-2008
In reply to: dodgedart67
Tue, 05-20-2008 - 9:53am

I probably did!!!


Let me give you some background on my diabetes. I was diagnosed with colon cancer in June 2004. While getting chemo, I found it difficult to go up steps and had a cough. My doctor told me it had nothing to do with the chemo. WRONG!! I was allergic to the platinum in the chemo but was given it for three more months before I was diagnosed with pulmonary fibrosis. I was also on a steroid with the chemo and gained 20 lbs. The chemo gave me pulmonary fibrosis. I became very ill, could hardly breath and was in the hospital when my oncologist told me that only 1% of people in the world

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Registered: 03-25-2003
In reply to: dodgedart67
Tue, 05-20-2008 - 10:18pm

Barbara,


One of the things you will find out about us around here is that there aren't any saints here! We all mess up periodically and we fess up when we do!!


I do hope that your health issues calm down but it sounds like you are doing so much better. I also go to Curves but I go 4-5 days per week. I wasn't losing weight on going three times per week. I do try to walk on the weekends but I am only moderately successful with that.




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Edited 5/21/2008 10:37 pm ET by cl-maryfrances40

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