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Diabetex

by Webber Naturals · capsule · 90 capsules

  • Off the market since January 2018 (NIH)
  • UPC 6 25273 03614 5
  • DSLD label 33795
  • Serving 3 capsules; amounts per 1 capsule

Diabetex by Webber Naturals lists 5 ingredients, 5 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 130 mg of gymnema sylvestre, 125 mg of bitter melon, 50 mg of fenugreek and 30 mg of ginkgo biloba. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on May 23, 2014.

What is in Diabetex?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 capsule. 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).

Diabetex: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 33795, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Gymnema sylvestre130 mgGymnema in Diabetex against 444 products130 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 67 mg to 323.33 mg, the median 200 mg.130 mg

57% of 444 products listing gymnema give more (median 200 mg).

Bitter Melon125 mgBitter Melon in Diabetex against 273 products125 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 450 mg, the median 125 mg.125 mg

49% of 273 products listing bitter melon give more (median 125 mg).

Fenugreek50 mgFenugreek in Diabetex against 628 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 600 mg, the median 300 mg.50 mg

86% of 628 products listing fenugreek give more (median 300 mg).

Ginkgo biloba30 mgGinkgo in Diabetex against 1,339 products30 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 30 mg to 120 mg, the median 60 mg.30 mg

74% of 1,339 products listing ginkgo give more (median 60 mg).

Alpha Lipoic Acid70 mgAlpha Lipoic Acid in Diabetex against 2,407 products70 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 150 mg, the median 50 mg.70 mg

Higher than 54% of 2,407 products listing alpha lipoic acid (median 50 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 33795 (entered May 23, 2014), 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:

  • 86% of the 628 products that print an amount of fenugreek list more than its 50 mg of fenugreek (median 300 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 Diabetex's, rare ingredients counting for more.

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
Suggested Usage: 3 capsules daily.
Warnings
Keep out of reach of children.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Contains no artificial preservatives, colour, dairy, soya, starch, sweeteners, wheat or yeast.
Storage
For product freshness protect from heat and humidity.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 33795.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Encapsulated in a gelatin capsule, Cellulose, Magnesium Stearate.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Please recycle label and container.

How many labels does Diabetex have?

One label is on file, entered on May 23, 2014.

  1. Label 33795 (current) Entered May 23, 2014 · off the market January 3, 2018 · 90 capsules · UPC 6 25273 03614 5

Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).

Who makes it?

The label names wn pharmaceuticals ltd. (manufacturer), Burnaby, B.C.. All Webber Naturals products.

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