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Diabetone Plus

by BioGenesis Nutraceuticals · capsule · 90 veggie capsules

  • Off the market since January 2020 (NIH)
  • UPC 8 12806 10298 3
  • DSLD label 21041
  • Serving 1 to 2 capsules; amounts per 3 capsules
  • 30 servings

Diabetone Plus by BioGenesis Nutraceuticals lists 13 ingredients, 13 with an amount per serving of 3 capsules, such as 13,600 mcg of biotin, 1,000 mcg of chromium, 300 mg of gymnema leaf extract and 300 mg of fenugreek seed extract. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on May 24, 2013.

What is in Diabetone Plus?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 3 capsules. 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).

Diabetone Plus: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 21041, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Biotin13,600 mcg4,533%Biotin in Diabetone Plus against 9,447 products13,600 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mcg to 300 mcg, the median 200 mcg.DV 30 mcg13,600 mcg

Higher than over 99% of 9,447 products listing biotin (median 200 mcg). Per day at the most servings: 40,800 mcg.

Chromiumas Chromium Polynicotinate1,000 mcg833%Chromium in Diabetone Plus against 7,825 products1,000 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 45 mcg to 200 mcg, the median 100 mcg.DV 35 mcg1,000 mcg

Higher than 98% of 7,825 products listing chromium (median 100 mcg). Per day at the most servings: 3,000 mcg.

Gymnema leaf extractGymnema leaf extract PlantPart: leaf Genus: Gymnemic Species: sylvestre Note: 25%300 mgGymnema in Diabetone Plus against 444 products300 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 67 mg to 323.33 mg, the median 200 mg.300 mg

Higher than 67% of 444 products listing gymnema (median 200 mg). Per day at the most servings: 900 mg.

Fenugreek seed extractFenugreek seed extract PlantPart: seed Genus: Tronella Species: foenum-graecum Note: 4:1300 mgFenugreek in Diabetone Plus against 628 products300 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 600 mg, the median 300 mg.300 mg

44% of 628 products listing fenugreek give more (median 300 mg). Per day at the most servings: 900 mg.

Quercetin200 mgQuercetin in Diabetone Plus against 1,548 products200 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 26.5 mg to 250 mg, the median 100 mg.200 mg

Higher than 66% of 1,548 products listing quercetin (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 600 mg.

Bitter melon extract150 mgBitter Melon in Diabetone Plus against 273 products150 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 450 mg, the median 125 mg.150 mg

Higher than 52% of 273 products listing bitter melon (median 125 mg). Per day at the most servings: 450 mg.

Cinnamon extractCinnamon extract Genus: Cinnamomi Species: cassia Note: 20:1100 mgCinnamon in Diabetone Plus against 601 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 500 mg, the median 200 mg.100 mg

60% of 601 products listing cinnamon give more (median 200 mg). Per day at the most servings: 300 mg.

Alpha R-lipoic acid50 mgAlpha Lipoic Acid in Diabetone Plus against 2,407 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 150 mg, the median 50 mg.50 mg

47% of 2,407 products listing alpha lipoic acid give more (median 50 mg). Per day at the most servings: 150 mg.

Inositol60 mgInositol in Diabetone Plus against 4,042 products60 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 10 mg to 80 mg, the median 30 mg.60 mg

Higher than 71% of 4,042 products listing inositol (median 30 mg). Per day at the most servings: 180 mg.

Rutin50 mgRutin in Diabetone Plus against 1,232 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 10 mg to 50 mg, the median 25 mg.50 mg

Higher than 69% of 1,232 products listing rutin (median 25 mg). Per day at the most servings: 150 mg.

Bilberry extractas Anthocyanosides25 mgBilberry in Diabetone Plus against 896 products25 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 20 mg to 100 mg, the median 50 mg.25 mg

63% of 896 products listing bilberry give more (median 50 mg). Per day at the most servings: 75 mg.

VanadiumVanadium Note: 5%25 mgVanadium in Diabetone Plus against 1,744 products25,000 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 10 mcg to 100 mcg, the median 25 mcg.UL 1,800 mcg25,000 mcg

Higher than over 99% of 1,744 products listing vanadium (median 25 mcg). Per day at the most servings: 75,000 mcg. 41.7 times the adult UL a day.

Banaba leafas corosolic acid 1%24 mgBanaba in Diabetone Plus against 241 products24 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 16 mg to 80 mg, the median 25 mg.24 mg

65% of 241 products listing banaba give more (median 25 mg). Per day at the most servings: 72 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 21041 (entered May 24, 2013), 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:

  • Its 13,600 mcg of biotin is higher than over 99% of the 9,447 biotin products that print an amount; 57 list more.
  • Its 1,000 mcg of chromium is higher than 98% of the 7,825 chromium products that print an amount; 76 list more.
  • At 3 servings a day, the most its directions give, the label lists 75,000 mcg of vanadium, 41.7 times the adult Tolerable Upper Intake Level.

The NIH database records 3 servings 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?

1 product lists the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.

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 Use: As a dietary supplement, take 1 to 2 capsules three times per day or as directed by your healthcare professional.
Warnings
KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.
Do not use if either tamper-evident seal is broken or missing.
Storage
Keep tightly capped and store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 21041.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Cellulose.

How many labels does Diabetone Plus have?

One label is on file, entered on May 24, 2013.

  1. Label 21041 (current) Entered May 24, 2013 · off the market January 17, 2020 · 90 veggie capsules · UPC 8 12806 10298 3

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

Who makes it?

The label names BioGenesis Nutraceuticals, Inc. (other), Mill Creek, WA. All BioGenesis Nutraceuticals products.

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