What Is a Blood Sugar Supplement, and What Can It Do?

Expect minerals like chromium, plant extracts, and amino acids. Sugar Defender's label shows all three.

1. 1Chromium (as Chromium Picolinate)0.7 mcg per mL · 2% DV
2. 2Maca (Lepidium meyenii) Root ExtractBlend place 1 · at most 200 mg per mL
3. 3Grape (Vitis vinifera) Seed ExtractBlend place 2 · at most 100 mg per mL
4. 4Guarana (Paullinia cupana) Seed ExtractBlend place 3 · at most 67 mg per mL
5. 5African Mango (Irvingia gabonensis) Fruit ExtractBlend place 4 · at most 50 mg per mL
6. 6Eleutherococcus Senticosus Root ExtractBlend place 5 · at most 40 mg per mL
7. 7Astragalus Membranaceus Root ExtractBlend place 6 · at most 33 mg per mL
8. 8Green Tea (Camellia sinensis) Leaf ExtractBlend place 7 · at most 29 mg per mL
9. 9Gymnema Sylvestre Leaf ExtractBlend place 8 · at most 25 mg per mL
10. 10Coleus Forskohlii Root ExtractBlend place 9 · at most 22 mg per mL
11. 11Capsicum Annuum Fruit ExtractBlend place 10 · at most 20 mg per mL
12. 12Grapefruit (Citrus paradisi) Seed ExtractBlend place 11 · at most 18 mg per mL
13. 13Panax Ginseng Root ExtractBlend place 12 · at most 17 mg per mL
14. 14Raspberry KetonesBlend place 13 · at most 15 mg per mL
15. 15L-GlutamineBlend place 14 · at most 14 mg per mL
16. 16L-TyrosineBlend place 15 · at most 13 mg per mL
17. 17L-Arginine BaseBlend place 16 · at most 12 mg per mL
18. 18Beta-AlanineBlend place 17 · at most 12 mg per mL
19. 19Monoammonium GlycyrrhizinateBlend place 18 · at most 11 mg per mL
20. 20GABA (Gamma aminobutyric acid)Blend place 19 · at most 11 mg per mL
21. 21L-Ornithine HCl (printed 'L-Omithine')Blend place 20 · at most 10 mg per mL
22. 22L-TryptophanBlend place 21 · at most 10 mg per mL
23. 23L-Carnitine BaseBlend place 22 · at most 9 mg per mL

From the Supplement Facts panel on the label. Places 1-22 make up the blend, listed from most to least by weight (21 CFR 101.36 (eCFR)). Other ingredients (deionized water, organic citrus extract, natural flavors, stevia, xylitol) are not counted.