ofonorow wrote:...our crude measurements have shown that these very high blood concentrations are only visible from minutes 5 to 25 after oral ingestion, and only with ascorbic acid (not sodium ascorbate).
...One benefit of our crude measurements was showing the difference between AA (ultrafine powder) and Sodium Ascorbate. Sodium ascorbate was either delayed or not absorbed (as we didn't measure longer than one hour)
...But the AA was noticed by our meter at minute five and if memory serves, peaked around minutes 20 to 25. So any test that is not measuring this soon and this often is going to MISS a lot of vitamin C (as ascorbic acid) entering the blood stream
These findings (and conclusions) are wildly different than a whole body of scientific studies have previously demonstrated. I believe you should very seriously consider the possibility that your "crude measurements" are invalid and misleading before trying to find physiological explanations for those measurements. I'll say it again: You cannot get reliable plasma ascorbate measurements using a glucose meter.