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Glucose Essentials

by Dr. Whitaker · capsule · 90 capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • DSLD label 207838
  • Serving 1 capsule
  • 90 servings

Glucose Essentials by Dr. Whitaker lists 6 ingredients, 6 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 66 mcg of chromium, 150 mg of indian kino tree extract, 133 mg of gymnema extract and 60 mg of purslane extract. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on October 23, 2019.

What is in Glucose Essentials?

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).

Glucose Essentials: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 207838, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Chromiumas Chromium PolynicotinateChromium (Form: as Chromium Polynicotinate)66 mcg55%Chromium in Glucose Essentials against 7,825 products66 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 45 mcg to 200 mcg, the median 100 mcg.DV 35 mcg66 mcg

60% of 7,825 products listing chromium give more (median 100 mcg). Per day at the most servings: 198 mcg.

Indian Kino Tree extract150 mgIndian Kinotree in Glucose Essentials against 33 products150 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 167 mg, the median 100 mg.150 mg

Higher than 61% of 33 products listing indian kinotree (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 450 mg.

Gymnema extract133 mgGymnema in Glucose Essentials against 444 products133 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 67 mg to 323.33 mg, the median 200 mg.133 mg

56% of 444 products listing gymnema give more (median 200 mg). Per day at the most servings: 399 mg.

Purslane extract60 mg
Vanadyl Sulfate33 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.

Banaba extract18 mgBanaba in Glucose Essentials against 241 products18 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 16 mg to 80 mg, the median 25 mg.18 mg

72% of 241 products listing banaba give more (median 25 mg). Per day at the most servings: 54 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 207838 (entered October 23, 2019), 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?

Every amount on this label with a position sits within the middle 80% of the products that list the same ingredient.

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
Doctor's suggested use: take 3 capsules daily; 1 before each meal. Do not exceed 3 capsules daily or take additional vanadyl sulfate without consulting a health care professional.
Warnings
Do not exceed 3 capsules daily or take additional vanadyl sulfate without consulting a health care professional.
Warning: if you are on insulin treatment, or are pregnant or lactating, consult a health care professional before using this product. If you are on oral hypoglycemic agents, this product may require an adjustment in your medication. Always consult a health care professional before making an adjustment.
Note: Vanadyl sulfate may cause a harmless darkening of stools. Use of this product may result in gastrointestinal upset including loose stools, abdominal discomfort, or nausea.
Keep out of reach of children.
Allergens and what it does not contain
GF Gluten Free

Source: label statements in DSLD label 207838.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Microcrystalline Cellulose, Gelatin, Silicon Dioxide, Magnesium Stearate.

How many labels does Glucose Essentials have?

One label is on file, entered on October 23, 2019.

  1. Label 207838 (current) Entered October 23, 2019 · on the market · 90 capsules

DSLD also links this label to: Glucose Essentials (image difference, same product), Glucose Essentials (image difference, same product), Glucose Essentials (image difference, same product), Glucose Essentials (image difference, same product).

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

Who makes it?

The label names Healthy Directions (manufacturer). All Dr. Whitaker products.

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