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Healthy Blood Sugar Formula

by GNC Preventive Nutrition · other (e.g. tea bag) · 60 caplets

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 0 48107 22039 6
  • DSLD label 315308
  • Serving 1 caplet
  • 60 servings

Healthy Blood Sugar Formula by GNC Preventive Nutrition lists 10 ingredients, 10 with an amount per serving of 1 caplet, such as 7.5 mcg (300 IU) of vitamin D, 95 mg of calcium, 3 mg of zinc and 100 mcg of chromium. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on September 25, 2024.

What is in Healthy Blood Sugar Formula?

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

Healthy Blood Sugar Formula: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 315308, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Vitamin Das Cholecalciferol, Vitamin D3300 IU7.5 mcg (300 IU)38%Vitamin D in Healthy Blood Sugar Formula against 14,175 products7.5 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 10 mcg to 25 mcg, the median 15 mcg.DV 20 mcgUL 100 mcg7.5 mcg

81% of 14,175 products listing vitamin D give more (median 15 mcg). Per day at the most servings: 15 mcg.

Calcium95 mg7%Calcium in Healthy Blood Sugar Formula against 17,831 products95 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 252 mg, the median 115 mg.DV 1,300 mgUL 2,500 mg95 mg

59% of 17,831 products listing calcium give more (median 115 mg). Per day at the most servings: 190 mg.

Zincas Zinc Oxide3 mg27%Zinc in Healthy Blood Sugar Formula against 13,186 products3 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 5 mg to 15 mg, the median 11 mg.DV 11 mgUL 40 mg3 mg

84% of 13,186 products listing zinc give more (median 11 mg). Per day at the most servings: 6 mg.

Chromiumas Chromium Chloride100 mcg286%Chromium in Healthy Blood Sugar Formula against 7,825 products100 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 45 mcg to 200 mcg, the median 100 mcg.DV 35 mcg100 mcg

47% of 7,825 products listing chromium give more (median 100 mcg). Per day at the most servings: 200 mcg.

Reducoseas Mulberry Leaf Extract250 mgMulberry (unspecified) in Healthy Blood Sugar Formula against 39 products250 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 250 mg to 1,000 mg, the median 500 mg.250 mg

62% of 39 products listing mulberry (unspecified) give more (median 500 mg). Per day at the most servings: 500 mg.

Cinnamon bark extract150 mgCeylon cinnamon in Healthy Blood Sugar Formula against 121 products150 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 970 mg, the median 250 mg.150 mg

56% of 121 products listing ceylon cinnamon give more (median 250 mg). Per day at the most servings: 300 mg.

Alpha-Lipoic Acid100 mgAlpha Lipoic Acid in Healthy Blood Sugar Formula against 2,407 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 150 mg, the median 50 mg.100 mg

Higher than 56% of 2,407 products listing alpha lipoic acid (median 50 mg). Per day at the most servings: 200 mg.

Bitter Melon fruit powder100 mgBitter Melon in Healthy Blood Sugar Formula against 273 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 450 mg, the median 125 mg.100 mg

52% of 273 products listing bitter melon give more (median 125 mg). Per day at the most servings: 200 mg.

Gymnema sylvestre Leaf Extract100 mgGymnema in Healthy Blood Sugar Formula against 444 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 67 mg to 323.33 mg, the median 200 mg.100 mg

59% of 444 products listing gymnema give more (median 200 mg). Per day at the most servings: 200 mg.

Vanadiumas Sodium Metavanadate25 mcgVanadium in Healthy Blood Sugar Formula against 1,744 products25 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 10 mcg to 100 mcg, the median 25 mcg.UL 1,800 mcg25 mcg

44% of 1,744 products listing vanadium give more (median 25 mcg). Per day at the most servings: 50 mcg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 315308 (entered September 25, 2024), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD or its label image (PDF). 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 Healthy Blood Sugar Formula'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
Directions: As a dietary supplement, take one caplet before your two biggest meals of the day.
Warnings
Keep out of reach of children.
Contains a bioengineered food ingredient.
Warning: Cancer and reproductive harm - www.P65Warnings.ca.gov. Discontinue use two weeks prior to surgery.
Consult your physician prior to using this product if you are pregnant, nursing, taking medication or have a medical condition.
Allergens and what it does not contain
No artificial flavors, gluten free, no milk. GF Gluten free
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 315308.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Tricalcium Phosphate, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Croscarmellose Sodium, Magnesium Stearate, Calcium Silicate, Silicon Dioxide, Guar Gum, Hydroxypropylmethylcellulose, Acetoglycerides, Polyethylene Glycol, Carnauba Wax, Polysorbate 80, Titanium Dioxide, Caramel, Talc.

How many labels does Healthy Blood Sugar Formula have?

5 labels are on file under this name since November 21, 2016: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 315308 (current) Entered September 25, 2024 · on the market · 60 caplets · UPC 0 48107 22039 6
  2. Label 259625 Entered January 22, 2022 · on the market · 60 caplets · UPC 0 48107 22039 6
  3. Label 213300 Entered February 26, 2020 · on the market · 60 caplets · UPC 0 48107 17925 0
  4. Label 74747 Entered August 22, 2017 · on the market · 90 caplets
  5. Label 67151 Entered November 21, 2016 · off the market May 10, 2017 · 90 caplets

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

Who makes it?

The label names GNC Holdings, LLC (distributor), Pittsburgh, PA. All GNC Preventive Nutrition products.

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