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Blood Sugar Supplements List: Nine Ingredients You Will See on Labels
A blood sugar supplements list usually holds chromium, gymnema, ginseng, African mango, green tea, astragalus, L-carnitine, cinnamon and berberine. None is shown to treat diabetes. Seven of the nine are on the Glyco Defender label, but only chromium has a printed amount, and all of them carry cautions worth reading.
Written by the Glyco Defender label deskUpdated · 4 min read
Which ingredients are on most blood sugar supplement lists?
Nine names appear again and again. Seven are on the Glyco Defender label, and two (cinnamon and berberine) are not.
NCCIH names chromium, cinnamon and berberine as the ones with weak signals from small, inconsistent studies (NCCIH, Diabetes and Dietary Supplements).
Weak signals are the best claim on the list. The rest have even less behind them.
What dose and caution goes with each ingredient?
The table gives one studied dose and one caution for each ingredient that has a source on file.
| Ingredient | Studied amount | Caution | On the label? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chromium | Hundreds to 1,000 mcg | May cause lows with diabetes drugs (NIH ODS, Chromium) | Yes, 7 mcg |
| Gymnema | 200-400 mg extract | Dulls sweet taste (Drugs.com, Gymnema monograph) | Yes, 8th |
| Ginseng | 100 mg to 20 g (Shishtar et al., PLoS One 2014) | May affect clotting (NCCIH, Asian Ginseng) | Yes, 12th |
| African mango | 150 mg twice a day | Gas, headache (MSKCC, Irvingia gabonensis (African mango)) | Yes, 2nd |
| Green tea extract | Varies | Rare liver injury (NCCIH, Green Tea) | Yes, 7th |
| Astragalus | Varies | Avoid with autoimmune disease (NCCIH, Astragalus) | Yes, 6th |
| L-carnitine | 2-3 g a day | Nausea, cramps (NIH ODS, Carnitine) | Yes, 21st |
| Cinnamon, berberine | See NCCIH | Weak evidence (NCCIH, Diabetes and Dietary Supplements) | No |
How do you read the amounts on a blood sugar supplement list?
Compare the label amount with the studied amount, line by line. If the label hides the amount, you cannot make that comparison.
Glyco Defender hides its single amounts inside a 15.47 mg blend, which allowed rules permit (21 CFR 101.36 (eCFR)). The line in place k holds at most 15.47 divided by k. African mango, 2nd, holds at most 7.7 mg.
Several items above can interact with medicines. Do not stop or change one because of a supplement.
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See packsWhere can you see the complete Glyco Defender ingredient list?
The ingredients page shows all 22 label lines, each with its ceiling per mL.
The supplement facts page transcribes the panel word for word.
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Questions about common ingredients
Is cinnamon in Glyco Defender?
No. Cinnamon and berberine are not on the label. The blend includes cayenne, green tea, ginseng and others instead. Check the supplement facts panel for the full list, since the label is the final word.
Which ingredient on the list is riskiest?
It depends on you. Green tea extract has rare liver cases (NCCIH, Green Tea), licorice compounds can affect blood pressure (NCCIH, Licorice Root), and L-tryptophan interacts with serotonin drugs (Drugs.com, L-tryptophan). Match each caution to your own health and medicines.
Does a longer ingredient list mean a stronger supplement?
No. More lines can mean each one is present in a tiny amount. Glyco Defender spreads 15.47 mg across 21 blend lines, about 0.74 mg each on an even split. Check amounts, not the count.
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