[ConservativeMind]

Canagliflozin is also known as Invokana, is available today, but it’s at least $600 a prescription.

[ConservativeMind]

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[BarbM]

One of my UC meds is $1400 a month and the other is $1550 per month.

If the Diabetic drug works, $600 is a steal.

[Some Fat Guy in L.A.]

I took Invokana for a while, until my insurance stopped covering it and switched me to Jardiance.

[rdcbn1]

Periodic fasting has been shown to have a similar effect on auto immune disease.

Fasting down regulates the activity of the T cells and body consumes the malfunctioning T cells for energy and regenerates new healthier ones once the fast ends.

5 day fasts periodically or, if you are not able to fast for that long, use Dr. Valter Longo’s fasting mimicking diet as an alternative.

If nerve or neurological issues are present -7+ days is more effective.

A key seems to be the cyclic nature of a regular periodic cycle of fasting/fasting mimicing diet followed by a suitable regeneration period for the rebuilding.

After the fasts, some diet modifications to a more healthy diet are beneficial.

A low sugar, low processed carbohydrates seems to work best but not eating excessively combined with periodic caloric deficit seems to be a key although a low carb, ketogenic diet seems to have some advantages. .

This has even been shown to help improve MS including re mylination of damaged nerve tissue which has been kind of the holy grail of MS research.

The metabolic process and pathways by which this occurs has been mapped out and is pretty interesting and makes sense.