ARB's (ex: Telmisartan) + SGLT2 (ex: Empagliflozin/Jardiance) are god's gift to bodybuilders

[Stewie]

IMO if someone is looking for health benefits they should take berberine over metformin. As you said there are other additional benefits you’ll get from it.

I know Dr. David Sinclair would argue that it’s beneficial for anti-aging, but he’s also not looking at it from a bodybuilding standpoint.

Sinclair has been scrutinized as of lately.

A longevity researcher is facing backlash for claiming to 'reverse aging.' Scientists say there's no consensus on what it means.

Dr. David Sinclair is at the center of a scientific debate on what it means to reverse aging, the Wall Street Journal reported.

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[whacked]

i run both year round
usually 2x500mg met and 25mg jardiance

Nice.

I had no idea what Acarbose was ….

Sounds like it might be useful for dieting due to the anorectic effect, some of which is via GLP-1.

By delaying the digestion of carbohydrates, Acarbose slows glucose absorption, resulting in a reduction of postprandial glucose blood concentrations. Acarbose may produce weight loss by increasing glucagon-like peptide-1.

Mechanism of Action. Acarbose is a complex oligosaccharide that acts as a competitive, reversible inhibitor of pancreatic alpha-amylase and membrane-bound intestinal alpha-glucoside hydrolase. Pancreatic alpha-amylase hydrolyzes complex carbohydrates to oligosaccharides in the small intestine.

Acarbose lowers your blood sugar by preventing the breakdown of starch into sugar. It may be used alone or in combination with another type of oral diabetes medicine called a sulfonylurea. This medicine is available only with your doctor's prescription.

 

[jaxino]

Mmmh i have to give another try to Jardiance then.... But last time I was so flat on it

Acarbose really hit my interest... Seems better than Metformin but I have never seen anyone speaking about it.... Well for sure I was not well informed.

Thanks everyone for all the information

 

[st114]

Started some Telmisartan after hearing about it for years and reading this thread, 40mg. BP can run higher up to 140/90

This stuff makes me feel lethargic, apathetic, disoriented, and dizzy/weak. Also all the symptoms of low blood pressure. Only variable I’ve changed over the last few days, and I have not felt good at all. Dropping it

 

[aHarness]

Started some Telmisartan after hearing about it for years and reading this thread, 40mg. BP can run higher up to 140/90

This stuff makes me feel lethargic, apathetic, disoriented, and dizzy/weak. Also all the symptoms of low blood pressure. Only variable I’ve changed over the last few days, and I have not felt good at all. Dropping it

It does lower aldosterone, so you may need to bump sodium on it

 

[Reno911]

Started some Telmisartan after hearing about it for years and reading this thread, 40mg. BP can run higher up to 140/90

This stuff makes me feel lethargic, apathetic, disoriented, and dizzy/weak. Also all the symptoms of low blood pressure. Only variable I’ve changed over the last few days, and I have not felt good at all. Dropping it

I'd try to hang on but drop to 20mg then go back up to 40mg. Aren't you doing a bunch of MMA training right now? As @aHarness said maybe bump your sodium up.

Worst case order some Carditone of Amazon. That should get you down 10-15 points with no sides.

 

[Brazzilian]

You shouldn't mess with Acarbose unless you want to release a 10-sec fart every 3 minutes, for a weak glucose lowering effect. Seriously.

 

[jaxino]

i run both year round
usually 2x500mg met and 25mg jardiance

Damn your fasted glucose should be like...40ish...

 

[M@NU]

Damn your fasted glucose should be like...40ish...

my bg is fine but i counter the "too low" with enough hgh xD