Blood Sugar Defense
by KAL · tablet or pill · 60 tablets
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 0 21245 67204 3
- DSLD label 254629
- Serving 2 tablets
- 30 servings
Blood Sugar Defense by KAL lists 13 ingredients, 13 with an amount per serving of 2 tablets, such as 5 mg of vitamin B-6, 15 mg of zinc, 200 mcg of chromium and 350 mg of cinnamon bark extract. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on September 24, 2021.
What is in Blood Sugar Defense?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 tablets. The capsule beside an amount places it among every product in the NIH database that lists the same ingredient: the bar is the middle half of their amounts, the line in it the median, the whiskers the 10th and 90th percentiles; the green tick is the FDA Daily Value and the red dashed tick the adult upper limit (IOM).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vitamin B-6as Pyridoxal 5-Phosphate Monohydrate | 5 mg | 294% | 51% of 15,277 products listing vitamin B6 give more (median 6 mg). |
| Zincas Zinc Amino Chelate | 15 mg | 136% | Higher than 56% of 13,186 products listing zinc (median 11 mg). |
| Chromiumas Chromium Polynicotinate | 200 mcg | 571% | Higher than 72% of 7,825 products listing chromium (median 100 mcg). |
| Cinnamon bark extractas Flavonoids | 350 mg | Higher than 65% of 601 products listing cinnamon (median 200 mg). | |
| Alpha Lipoic Acid | 200 mg | Higher than 78% of 2,407 products listing alpha lipoic acid (median 50 mg). | |
| Indian Kino tree heartwood & bark extract | 200 mg | Higher than 79% of 33 products listing indian kinotree (median 100 mg). | |
| Gymnema leaf extractas Gymnemic Acids | 200 mg | 39% of 444 products listing gymnema give more (median 200 mg). | |
| Prickly Pear | 100 mg | 72% of 104 products listing prickly pear cactus give more (median 500 mg). | |
| Fenugreek seed extract | 100 mg | 74% of 628 products listing fenugreek give more (median 300 mg). | |
| Bitter Melon Fruit Extract | 100 mg | 52% of 273 products listing bitter melon give more (median 125 mg). | |
| Blueberry | 100 mg | 47% of 378 products listing blueberry give more (median 100 mg). | |
| N-Acetyl L-Carnitineas Acetyl-L-Carnitine HCl | 10 mg | 97% of 933 products listing acetyl L-carnitine give more (median 500 mg). | |
| Vanadyl Sulfate | 10 mg | The label names the compound (Vanadyl Sulfate); its amount is likely the compound's weight, not the vanadium it holds, so it is not placed among other products. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 254629 (entered September 24, 2021), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD. Amounts are what the maker printed; DSLD does not test products. Daily Values: the FDA's Daily Value page.
Is that a lot?
The rows in the top or bottom tenth of the products that list the same ingredient, and any above the adult upper limit at the most servings a day the directions give:
- 97% of the 933 products that print an amount of acetyl L-carnitine list more than its 10 mg of N-acetyl L-carnitine (filed by NIH under acetyl L-carnitine) (median 500 mg).
The NIH database records one serving a day from the label's directions; its % Daily Values are for adults and children 4 or more years of age. The directions as printed are further down this page.
The Tolerable Upper Intake Level is the most of a nutrient per day, from food, water and supplements together, that is likely to pose no risk for almost all adults (Institute of Medicine, 2011). It does not apply under medical supervision. This page compares labels; it is not medical advice.
Sources: amounts from the DSLD label; Daily Values from 21 CFR 101.9(c)(8)(iv); adult upper limits from the Institute of Medicine's DRI summary tables (2011). How positions are computed.
Which products have the closest formulas?
The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Blood Sugar Defense's, rare ingredients counting for more.
- 4Life Transfer Factor Glucoach4Life · off the market 7 shared, 54% alike
- GluCoach4Life 7 shared, 54% alike
- SugarRegNature's Sunshine 7 shared, 52% alike
- Gluco SAPNFH 7 shared, 51% alike
- Glucose ReduceMedix Select 11 shared, 47% alike
- Pancreas BalanceNew Sun 7 shared, 47% alike
Source: ingredient lists of every product's current label in DSLD (version 9.4.0); similarity weights each shared ingredient by how rare it is.
What does the label say about taking it?
Quoted from the label as DSLD transcribed it: the maker's words, including any claim about what the product does, which the FDA has not evaluated and PlainVitamins does not endorse.
- Directions
- 2 daily
- Directions: Use only as directed. Take 2 tablets daily with meals.
- Warnings
- Warning: Do not use if safety seal is broken or missing.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Keep your licensed health care practitioner informed when using this product.
- Do not use if you are pregnant.
- California residents only Warning: Reproductive harm - www.P65Warnings.ca.gov
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 254629.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Cellulose, Maltodextrin, Croscarmellose Sodium, Magnesium Carbonate, Silica, Magnesium Stearate, Stearic Acid.
How many labels does Blood Sugar Defense have?
One label is on file, entered on September 24, 2021.
- Label 254629 (current) Entered September 24, 2021 · on the market · 60 tablets · UPC 0 21245 67204 3
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Nutraceutical Corp. (manufacturer). All KAL products.