Gly-Control
by PL Progressive Laboratories · capsule · 120 vegetable capsules
- Off the market since September 2021 (NIH)
- UPC 3 51821 01050 2
- DSLD label 206673
- Serving 2 vegetable capsules
- 60 servings
Gly-Control by PL Progressive Laboratories lists 6 ingredients, 6 with an amount per serving of 2 vegetable capsules, such as 200 mcg of chromium, 500 mg of gymnema extract, 450 mg of bitter melon extract and 125 mg of cinnamon extract. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on September 24, 2019.
What is in Gly-Control?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 vegetable 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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chromiumas Chromium DinicocysteinateChromium (Form: as Chromium Dinicocysteinate) (Alt. Name: Zychrome) | 200 mcg | 167% | Higher than 72% of 7,825 products listing chromium (median 100 mcg). Per day at the most servings: 400 mcg. |
| Gymnema extract | 500 mg | Higher than 85% of 444 products listing gymnema (median 200 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,000 mg. | |
| Bitter Melon extractBitter Melon extract PlantPart: fruit Note: 10:1 | 450 mg | Higher than 73% of 273 products listing bitter melon (median 125 mg). Per day at the most servings: 900 mg. | |
| Cinnamon extract | 125 mg | 52% of 84 products listing cinnamomum burmanii give more (median 150 mg). Per day at the most servings: 250 mg. | |
| Ecklonia cava extractas PhlorotanninEcklonia cava extract (Form: 95% Phlorotannin) (Alt. Name: SEANOL-P) PlantPart: algae Genus: Ecklonia Species: cava | 10 mg | ||
| Vanadiumas Bis-Glycinato OxoVanadiumVanadium (Form: as Bis-Glycinato Oxo Vanadium) | 50 mcg | Higher than 59% of 1,744 products listing vanadium (median 25 mcg). Per day at the most servings: 100 mcg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 206673 (entered September 24, 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 2 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?
The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Gly-Control's, rare ingredients counting for more.
- Gly-ControlProgressive Professional from Progressive Laboratories 6 shared, 81% alike
- Type 2 Natural AssistNature's Harmony 4 shared, 52% alike
- Metabolic XMetabolic Maintenance 4 shared, 48% alike
- Vanadium ComplexProgressive Professional from Progressive Laboratories 3 shared, 43% alike
- DiabenilThorne · off the market 4 shared, 39% alike
- MedCaps ISXYMOGEN 4 shared, 39% 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
- Directions: Two vegetable capsules twice daily, or more, as recommended by a health care professional.
- Warnings
- Tamper evident band around cap and seal on bottle.
- Do not use if either seal is broken or missing.
- Keep out of reach of children.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 206673.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, Rice Flour, Glycerol Monostearate.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): GMP 3rd party confirmed compliant.
How many labels does Gly-Control have?
One label is on file, entered on September 24, 2019.
- Label 206673 (current) Entered September 24, 2019 · off the market September 17, 2021 · 120 vegetable capsules · UPC 3 51821 01050 2
DSLD also links this label to: Gly-Control (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 Progressive Laboratories, Inc. (manufacturer), Irving, Texas. All PL Progressive Laboratories products.