Are vitamins and supplements necessary? It's a question that doesn't have a clear answer. If you eat a full, balanced diet, you probably do not need any supplements. On the other hand, if you're on a controlled diet, they just might make sense. We've selected three supplements you might consider, and also have a general search for vitamins and supplements on Vitacost.com.
GlucoPower is a multi-vitamin designed for people who want to regulate their blood sugar levels. If you think a multi-vitamin makes sense, look at this one closely. In addition to the ingredients of a regular multivitamin, GlucoPower contains several special ingredients designed to control blood sugar, including alpha lipoic acid, chromium, lutein, and mormordica Extract (Bitter Melon).
$39.95 for a one month supply
Natures Way also has a blood sugar product. While it has fewer ingredients than GluCare™, both have chromium. Natures Way also has several herbs that help control blood sugar, including Nopal (Leaves), Bilberry (Leaves), Fenugreek -- Dried Extract (Seed), Bitter Melon -- Dried Extract (Fruit), and Gymnema Sylvestre -- Dried Extract 75% Gymemic Acids (Leaves).
$6.25 for a 30-day supply.
If you don't think you need a complete multi-vitamin, but still want something to help balance blood sugar levels, you might try GluCare™ by Vitamark, which combines Chromium GTF (glucose tolerance factor), Vitamin B-12, the trace minerals zinc and vanadium, the major mineral magnesium, the amino acid L-carnitine, L-glutamic acid, Caucasian Blueberry leaf extract with chlorogenic, and hydroxycinnamic acid. It also contains EnZact 77kTM, Vitamark's exclusive enzymatic activation and delivery system. It also has herbal support from Glucomannan and also has Gymnema Sylvestre, which was shown in one clinical study to have a positive effect on the pancreas.
$19.95 for a 30-day supply.
Looking for something else. Just type it in. Chances are you'll find it on Vitacost.com, one of the largest vitamin and supplement suppliers on the Internet.
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