Information and opinions on Diabetes from stevehecht at MyDiabetesCentral.com. The HealthCentral Network, Inc. (www.HealthCentral.com) is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/873422 http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/873422/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/873422 http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/873422/83955/supplements Sun, 23 Aug 2009 16:18:22 -0400 stevehecht hi,   This is my first post on this site, and I'm excited to be exposed to all the accumulated experience and knowledge here. I'm wondering if others have tried using niacin to improve their lipid profile and found that it greatly increased their glucose level. Studies indicate that glucose levels are not supposed to rise much (8-10%) but mine were spiking to >200 2 hour postprandial (<160 previous) and >150 fasting (<125... http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/873422/83955/supplements