Re: chromium polynicotinate

 "Fish oils are safer than cod liver oil if you are going to take higher doses due to the high level of vitamin A in the cod liver oil.
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Could i take 3 fish oils a day, and one cod liver oil?

Yes.

I believe hypos need vit A as don't utilize beta caratene properly.

The body still needs very small amounts of vitamin A. Vitamin A stores and builds up in the liver.  Too much vitamin A can damage the liver and it can damage bones at much lower levels than are required to damage the liver.

I'm going to get my cholesterol checked this week hopefully. I've never actually had it checked, but need to know!

Cholesterol levels really do not tell you much.  High cholesterol DOES NOT cause heart disease.  In fact 50% of people who have heart attacks have normal to low cholesterol levels.

Could the orange eyelid thing be an excess of beta caratene? It is nowhere else on the body though.

I guess it is possible.  The skin is thinner in the eyelids that most other areas of the body and so it would be more noticeable.

I'm taking the lecithin at 3 tbsp a day, but can it not affect your bones at that quantity?

Yes due to the phosphorus content, but 3 tablespoons daily s not a enough to cause bone issues.

As for the polynicotinate, 3 a day sounds a lot, is this for a limited period only?

That really is not much.  This is micrograms, not milligrams, so the amount is really trace amounts.  The lipids affected by chromium are actually triglycerides, which are elevated by elevated blood sugar.  The chromium opens insulin receptors, which keeps blood sugar levels stable.  Chromium is not cumulative in the body though, which is why regular supplementation is recommended.  Although the dosage can be cut back after a while to once a day for example as a maintenance dose.