BERBERINE FOR NIDDM

Is anyone else using Berberine for Type 2 diabetes?
I have been on it since Jan 2022 and have been amazed at my results. I have gone from an A1c of 9 (over 5 yrs) down to between 6 & 7. I take 500mg twice a day and have gotten off Levemir, Humulin and another insulin product. I am not the greatest at following the low carb diet. LOL! I think this is one of the best things to use to open your own cells to using your natural insulin.
I researched this closely. Been in use in the Far East for over 3000 yrs. Made from the Barberry plant. It has been shown to work better than Metformin without the side effects. (see WebMD: berberine vs Metformin). I also talked to my doc about it. She researched it and put her Mother on it. It also lowers Chol & LDL levels. Sounds too good to be true? My Cardiologist & I have disagreed about me taking statins. Now that my LDL is within normal limits, he has shut up!
A friend's daughter was diagnosed 5 yrs ago with Type 2 (A1c of 12), I talked her into trying it Jan 2023. She is now at 6.3. Her doc asked her for the empty bottle because he had thrown everything in the pharmacy at her with no reduction in A1c.
I have saved a copy of a seminar presented by Dr Robert Malone on Berberine (Inventor of using mRNA to deliver treatment to cells in the body.) that I would be happy to send to anyone requesting it on FB Messenger. I'm listed as Crystal Griffith RN with a picture of cats.
There are several other family and friends taking this who are thrilled with their results. There is only one issue: I started taking it Jan 18 2022. By April I was having hypoglycemic spells. I dropped the dosage of Levemir to half. Did fine until June when I had to stop it completely. I have been a diabetic X 25+ yrs and am an RN so I knew what I needed to do re: dosage. If you are uncomfortable doing that, ask your doc for help. I did continue my Amaryl but at a reduced dose.
I have been trying to get the word out about this to as many diabetics as I can find.
For the last 50 years, as a nurse, all I've heard from mainstream medical is that people in China, Japan, etc have a much lower rate of heart disease and diabetes. It's being attributed to their diet. Excuse me? What is rice? A CARB! I asked a Korean friend about Berberine and she laughed at the question. Said people over there pop berberine like we pop vitamins!
By the way . . . Berberine runs about $10/mo to take. I get the Amazing Formulas brand from Amazon. Listed as 1000 mg but that is for one serving. The serving is 2 capsules. Half life is short so I do it AM & PM with other meds. It does NOT work overnight. At least 4 mos of use required to see a significant change in your blood sugar.
In case you are wondering why diabetics can't lose weight, it's all about the pituitary gland. It monitors all hormone levels in the bloodstream and reacts accordingly. If your insulin level is high because you are taking insulin, the pituitary mistakenly thinks you need food and send a message to the stomach to produce ghrelin which also comes from the pancreas and small intestine. This is what cause hunger pangs.
I had a sleeve gastrectomy 14 yrs ago and don't get these hunger pangs anymore. I lost 80 ls in the first year. Leveled out and have lost another 40 since starting on Berberine. I don't have a high level of insulin in my blood since my cells are open to using my own.
I am open to any and all questions about my experience with Berberine. Thank-you for reading.