GDA Timing

[Slims]

I've always taken my GDA supplements on an empty stomach, but would it loose any effectiveness if you were to take it with or half an hour after a coffee or diet soda?

 

[PolishHamm3r77]

I don’t think so. I try to take mine 20 min prior to a meal. But, when I was taking MK-677 I’d take a Gda with it right b4 bed, 3hrs after last meal.

 

[sns8778]

I've always taken my GDA supplements on an empty stomach, but would it loose any effectiveness if you were to take it with or half an hour after a coffee or diet soda?

I try my best to take mine 20 to 30 minutes prior to a meal but a lot of times that may be washed down with an energy drink, so I don't think that taking it with coffee or a diet drink would hurt anything.

There are times where I forget to time it before the meal and wind up taking it with the meal; not the best way to do it, but better than not taking it.

 

[PolishHamm3r77]

I also find that if I order food for a cheat meal, take it too soon and don’t time the delivery time correct I feel “funny”

 

[Smont]

I've always taken my GDA supplements on an empty stomach, but would it loose any effectiveness if you were to take it with or half an hour after a coffee or diet soda?

You should be taking your gda with your high carb meals. Carbs are glucose, gda is a glucose disposal agent. Why are you trying to take it fasted.....

 

[sns8778]

You should be taking your gda with your high carb meals. Carbs are glucose, gda is a glucose disposal agent. Why are you trying to take it fasted.....

I'm not sure, but I think he may mean that as in taking them 30 minutes prior to meals.

 

[Smont]

I'm not sure, but I think he may mean that as in taking them 30 minutes prior to meals.

I don't think so. Mainly because he says if he takes it a hour after a soda or coffee. Unless he wakes up and has a diet soda or coffee and then waits a hour to take his gda and then another 30 min till he eats his meal.... it just dosent really make sense to me. Unless he goes like 8 hrs between meals and on his second meal he is on a empty stomach again.

Sorry if I'm not explaining that right. After meal 1 your never really on a empty stomach if you are eating 3-5x a day.

So when would it be possible he's on a empty stomach Unless it's the chain of events I listed above?

 

[sns8778]

I don't think so. Mainly because he says if he takes it a hour after a soda or coffee. Unless he wakes up and has a diet soda or coffee and then waits a hour to take his gda and then another 30 min till he eats his meal.... it just dosent really make sense to me. Unless he goes like 8 hrs between meals and on his second meal he is on a empty stomach again.

Sorry if I'm not explaining that right. After meal 1 your never really on a empty stomach if you are eating 3-5x a day.

So when would it be possible he's on a empty stomach Unless it's the chain of events I listed above?

A lot of GDA suggested use panels to say to take __ capsules 30 minutes prior to a meal on an empty stomach.

It's a question that we get asked all the time and that's why I took it the way that I did.

Also, there are a lot of people that do still use certain GDA's (not all) when they are doing low carbs. For example, I use GlucoVantage XT year round for its overall health benefits and right now, I'm doing a quick cut and doing high protein and low carbs and I'm still using it.

 

[Smont]

A lot of GDA suggested use panels to say to take __ capsules 30 minutes prior to a meal on an empty stomach.

It's a question that we get asked all the time and that's why I took it the way that I did.

Also, there are a lot of people that do still use certain GDA's (not all) when they are doing low carbs. For example, I use GlucoVantage XT year round for its overall health benefits and right now, I'm doing a quick cut and doing high protein and low carbs and I'm still using it.

You ever feel hypo doing it with low carbs? If I take 500 berberine and 1000 cinnamon before breakfast on my high day (and something happens where I gotta skip the meal or wait too long) I will feel sick and hypo. Not at any other meal only when I'm truly fasted I guess

 

[sns8778]

You ever feel hypo doing it with low carbs? If I take 500 berberine and 1000 cinnamon before breakfast on my high day (and something happens where I gotta skip the meal or wait too long) I will feel sick and hypo. Not at any other meal only when I'm truly fasted I guess

No, I've never had any issues with it myself.

When I'm doing carbs (which is most of the time), I do 1 capsule 3x per day. When I'm super low carb like now, I only do 1 capsule 2x per day. I time them before meals that do contain a few carbs, but very low - for example, a protein shake that may have 5 grams or a protein bar that may have 20 grams but low net carbs. I eat one Daryl's bar a day so I can take my vitamins; I can't take vitamins on an empty stomach or just a shake bc I take a lot of vitamins.

 

[Slims]

You should be taking your gda with your high carb meals. Carbs are glucose, gda is a glucose disposal agent. Why are you trying to take it fasted.....

I take mine about 20-30 minutes before a carb containing meal, but have always taken them fasted. But wanted to know if having something, such as coffee, in your system when you take it would decrease the effectiveness