Blood Sugar Imbalance
Nutrients connected to Blood Sugar Imbalance
A link means the body needs the nutrient for this, or that low intake is linked to it. It does not mean extra supplements help if your intake is already adequate; each link shows how strong the evidence is.
- CinnamonPreliminary or mixed
Cinnamon supplements lowered blood sugar markers in trials of adults with type 2 diabetes; evidence is mixed.
- FenugreekPreliminary or mixed
Studied in people with type 2 diabetes and prediabetes, with lower glucose markers in small trials; not a replacement for treatment.
- Bitter MelonPreliminary or mixed
Studied in adults with type 2 diabetes with mixed results; it is not a substitute for medical care.
- Black seedPreliminary or mixed
Pooled trials in people with metabolic disease found lower fasting glucose and HbA1c, but study quality varied and the authors urge caution. Not a replacement for diabetes care.
- BarberryPreliminary or mixed
Small trials suggest it may lower glucose markers in type 2 diabetes, but evidence is limited and mixed.
- GymnemaPreliminary or mixed
Studied in people with type 2 diabetes with lower glucose than at baseline in small studies; it is not a substitute for medical care.
- ChromiumPreliminary or mixed
Low chromium has been reported in impaired glucose tolerance, but whether supplements correct blood sugar problems is unclear because trials disagree.
- Alpha-lipoic acidPreliminary or mixed
Studied in people with type 2 diabetes; effects on blood sugar markers were small and reviews disagree.
- Milk ThistlePreliminary or mixed
A small number of human studies, mostly from Middle Eastern countries, suggest milk thistle extracts may help control blood sugar in type 2 diabetes. It is unclear whether results apply elsewhere.
- GarlicPreliminary or mixed
NCCIH says supplements may modestly lower blood sugar in people with diabetes.
- BilberryPreliminary or mixed
Early trial evidence of a small HbA1c effect; not a substitute for diabetes care.
- SchisandraPreliminary or mixed
One trial of a schisandra-soybean mixture lowered glucose markers in adults with mildly raised glucose; schisandra alone is unproven.
- American ginsengPreliminary or mixed
Studied as an add-on in type 2 diabetes with modest glucose changes in one small trial. This is not a substitute for medical treatment.
- Maqui berryPreliminary or mixed
Maqui lowered after-meal blood sugar in short studies, but long-term benefit is unclear.
- Holy basil (tulsi)Preliminary or mixed
One small trial reported lower glucose in type 2 diabetes.
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