Glyco Reset Ingredients: The Full List and What Each Name Means

No source shows what any ingredient does at the label amount, because the label gives none. Tap a line for what it is and what sources say.

1. Chromium (as chromium picolinate)0.7 mcg2% DV

   What it is. Chromium is a trace mineral. Picolinate is the form bound to a small acid. NIH's Adequate Intake is 20 to 35 mcg a day by age and sex.

   Read it with care. The label amount is about 2% of the 35 mcg Daily Value. The trials NIH describes for diabetes used 1,000 mcg a day, and NIH says later results were inconsistent. No trial tested this bottle. (NIH ODS, Chromium fact sheet for professionals) (Balk 2007, Chromium and glucose metabolism (review))

2. Proprietary Blend, total200 mg totalNo DV printed

   What it is. One total weight for twenty-one named ingredients, listed in printed order. Federal rules let a label give the blend total and the names in descending order of weight.

   Read it with care. The label does not say how much of each name is in the 200 mg, so no single ingredient can be compared to a studied amount. Every one of them is below 200 mg. (21 CFR 101.36 (eCFR), Supplement Facts and proprietary blends)

3. Gymnema Leaf Extractinside the 200 mgNo amount printed

   What it is. Gymnema sylvestre is a woody vine whose leaf is sold as an extract. LiverTox says leaf extracts lowered blood sugar in lab studies, and that effectiveness in diabetes has not been shown.

   Read it with care. The usual supplement amount is far above what could fit in a shared 200 mg. Because gymnema leaf extracts lowered blood sugar in lab studies, anyone on diabetes medicine should ask a pharmacist first. (LiverTox, Gymnema)

4. Green Tea Leaf Extract and Guarana Seed Extractinside the 200 mgNo amount printed

   What it is. Both contain caffeine. The label does not print a caffeine amount, so the caffeine in a dropper is unknown.

   Read it with care. Green tea extract supplements have been linked to liver injury in case reports, at much larger amounts than could fit in the blend. Guarana can raise heart rate. No caffeine figure is on the label. (MSK, Green Tea (About Herbs)) (LiverTox, Green Tea) (MSK, Guarana (About Herbs)) (MedlinePlus, Caffeine)

5. Monoammonium Glycyrrhizinateinside the 200 mgNo amount printed

   What it is. A salt of glycyrrhizin, the sweet compound in licorice root. Sloan Kettering says the most common licorice side effect is high blood pressure with low potassium.

   Read it with care. The label gives no amount. Licorice is listed as a caution with blood pressure medicines, diuretics and insulin or metformin. (MSK, Licorice (About Herbs)) (NCCIH, Licorice Root)

6. Maca, Eleuthero, Astragalus, Ginseng, Coleus Forskohliiinside the 200 mgNo amount printed

   What it is. Five root extracts. Asian ginseng has some small cardiometabolic findings in a 2022 review; forskolin (from coleus) may interact with blood pressure medicine and blood thinners.

   Read it with care. We found no source for maca, eleuthero or astragalus on blood sugar. No amounts are printed, so none of this can be tied to the bottle. (NCCIH, Asian Ginseng) (MSK, Forskolin / Coleus forskohlii (About Herbs))

7. African Mango Seed, Raspberry Ketones, Grape Seed, Grapefruit Seed, Cayenneinside the 200 mgNo amount printed

   What it is. Extracts sold for weight, antioxidant or heat claims. The label makes none of these claims.

   Read it with care. Sloan Kettering says African mango may not suit people on diabetes medicine, and a review of raspberry ketone found mostly animal and cell evidence. (MSK, Irvingia gabonensis / African mango (About Herbs)) (Li 2022, Raspberry ketone metabolic activities (review))

8. L-Glutamine, L-Tyrosine, L-Arginine, Beta Alanine, GABA, L-Tryptophan, L-Carnitine HClinside the 200 mgNo amount printed

   What it is. Seven amino-acid-type ingredients. They are building blocks and signalling compounds that are also made in the body and found in food.

   Read it with care. We found no source linking any of them to blood sugar at these amounts. The label prints no amounts. (NIH ODS, Dietary Supplements: What You Need to Know)

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