BESTVITEBenfotiamine 300mg (60 Vegetarian Capsules) No Stearates - No Silicon Dioxide - Vegan - Non GMO - Gluten Free

In the past I ordered Bentotiamine, blue spirulina, K2, vitamin D3, etc., from Double Wood. But because customer service was nonexistent for questions I had about the K2 I am in the process of weaning myself away from all Double Wood products. This led me bestvite for Benfortiamine. I am thrilled with bestvite. The capsules are easy to swallow and it is totally stearate free. There are NO preservatives, flow agents, gluten and it is non GMO. The quality is very high. Other changes: I am now using naturewise for Vitamin D3. I love it! The capsules are tiny and the content is clean. Going now to rate it 5 stars.

I have only been taking this for a couple of weeks yet have noticed a big difference in my neuropathy pain and my blood sugar levels. Now I am not sure Benfotiamine is to be given total credit for my sugar levels because I also started drinking raw apple cider vinegar each night before I go to bed, (was already drinking it every morning for years) I added the supplement NAC to my regime, and I take two tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil, twice a day. But my sugar numbers went from staying around 160 to around 100. I haven't been able to get that low even after losing weight.It could be any one of those things, but my blood sugar dropped once I started taking Benfotiamine. Since something is working, I don't want to mess with anything, so I will continue to do the things that have gotten me there.Back to the subject of neuropathy pain, some time back I added 100 mg of B2 and got some relief from the pain. While this helped take off the edge of pain, I felt I still needed more help. So I still take the B-2, along with a B complex, I think adding Benfotiamine was what I needed to bring the pain level down more. I wished I had known about this years ago. I have been through a lot of suffering due to neuropathy in my feet. It was a torturous nightly and sometimes daily pain.I hope that anyone else who is suffering from neuropathy pain will give Benfotiamine and B2 a try. It just may be what they need as well.Update: Since writing this I have had a couple of days that I thought the Benfotiamine had stopped helping my neuropathy pain, but I continue to take it because of other benefits that I seem to be getting from it. After more research, I discovered I needed to be taking B6 (P-5-P), Folate, and magnesium chelated with Benfotiamine. Well, I wanted to report that my neuropathy pain seems to have subsided some but not completely. But compared to how bad the pain had gotten, I am glad for any relief I can get.

It seems very good but only time will tell it's effectiveness.

It's important that I share that I've had chemo..radiation treatment for cancer...and wound up with CIPN in both my feet and hands...It's rather relentless and going on for over 8 years and I've tried Alpha lipoid acid which was useless. I've tried GABA which helped (I think) marginally but when I had an MRI recently and was lying in an awkward position on the exam table, after putting both arms above my head (for 30 minutes), I then wound up with severe neuropathy going down from my shoulder to my fingers. Almost like tingling, shock-like spasms..One arm only. I told two of my doctors, and both thought it could be a pinched nerve from having my arm awkwardly positioned......however no evidence of a pinched nerve appeared on my scan. I then began reading about benfotamine...actually I was reading about any and every supplement known to man that could help neuropathyand similar conditions...On a whim (and because it was reasonably priced and seemed free of additives thatmight bother me) I bought this particular formula which I'm glad is free of silicon dioxide as I'm seriously intolerant of that additive.......First two weeks, I noticed nothing...I was taking 2 pills per day and I just went ahead and ordered a second bottle to give this more time........This was exactly 2 weeksafter I had begun...I was still feeling the tingling and spasm-like feeling after sleeping...thinking maybe I wasdoing this to myself...sleeping on my arm...or turning my head in a funny position, possibly pinching a nerve inmy neck....But not sure what the cause was or might still be a problem, but the reality is that after almost a month, and now taking just one pill in the AM with breakfast, I want to report that my nerve problem seemsto be gone...The numbness I've had for 8 years in my feet is still pretty much evident...but I think it's somewhatimproved...I don't know whether this product helps to regenerate damaged nerves...I also take a lot of othersupplements for my immune system...antioxidants...but this is the only supplement I think has made a hugedifference in the recent nerve pain I was having after lying on that table, having an MRI...I sort of feelthis formula cured my problem...I'm very amazed!! And feeling profoundly grateful!~ If you have neuropathy,I suggest you give this a try...Not much to lose....Please try to be patient...For me it didn't work overnight...but after just one month, the effects of taking it are very noticeable...Update, it is now 6 weeks since I began this product. My arm tingling is all gone... I can't say it's improving myCIPN in my feet, but I will continue taking this formula for at least 6 more months.