All of that to say, I'm not afraid to admit I'm desperate for this all to be true.
I started with 1g dextrose every waking hour after every 4 hours made me feel worse. Then I increased every day until I realized, the higher the dose, the better I feel. I think the crucial aspect is that taking a certain dose every hour is easier on the system than taking it every 4 hours.
When I take a certain dose, like 30g every hour, and then reduce to 25g on a given day, my symptoms worsen. Once I have decided on a dose for a certain day, I have to keep it, as if my brain allocates that amount. Maybe higher blood sugar levels reach brain regions that lower blood sugar levels can't reach. Dr. Stephens says it takes a couple weeks/months until the brain actually uses all the sugar effectively, once the glucose limitation is healed.
This observation has led me to use it every hour. I could tolerate 10 g every hour, but 30 g 3 times a day was really bad.
Regarding thiamine, 1-2 g is a therapeutic dose. But 50 mg is already a good backup in case taking glucose uses up too much.
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