1 Product identity

Ingredient risk

3 ingredients to use with caution

Blood Sugar Support

Name: Blood Sugar Support
Brand: APOPTOSIS Nutraceuticals

BrandAPOPTOSIS Nutraceuticals→Other Combinations Capsule 22 ingredients 3 caution DSLD #323251

Net contents: 60 Vegetarian Capsule(s)

Target: Adults and Children 4 years and above

DSLD entry: 2025-02-23

2 Ingredients (22)

IngredientGroupSafety

Vitamin CVitamin CGenerally Safe

Vitamin EVitamin EConditionally Safe

BiotinBiotinGenerally Safe

MagnesiumMagnesiumUse with Caution

ZincZincUse with Caution

ManganeseManganeseConditionally Safe

ChromiumChromiumConditionally Safe

Banababanaba—

GuggulGuggulLimited Evidence

Bitter MelonBitter Melon—

Licorice Root ExtractLicorice —

Cinnamon Bark, PowderCinnamonUse with Caution

Gymnema sylvestre, PowderGymnemaConditionally Safe

Yarrow, PowderYarrow—

Cayenne Pepper, PowderCapsicum—

Juniper Berry, PowderJuniper—

White Mulberry Leaf, PowderWhite Mulberry—

VanadiumVanadiumLimited Evidence

Alpha-Lipoic AcidAlpha Lipoic Acid—

L-TaurineTaurineGenerally Safe

HypromelloseHypromellose—

Rice FlourRice—

Ingredient amounts require the full DSLD label. View full label at NIH DSLD →

⚠️ Use with caution — restricted in some markets

Magnesium — Severe deficiency (<0.50 mmol/L) causes secondary hypocalcemia and hypokalemia that will not correct until magnesium is repleted first [1].

Zinc — Chronic zinc >40 mg/day without copper causes copper deficiency: anemia, neutropenia, myeloneuropathy [1].

Cinnamon 🇪🇺 — Coumarin TDI 0.1 mg/kg BW/day. Cassia type exceeds limits at typical supplement doses.

3 Safety cross-reference

Vitamin C — Generally Safe

⚠ GI distress at high doses

⚠ Kidney stones risk >1g/day

Vitamin E — Conditionally Safe

⚠ Increased bleeding risk

⚠ All-cause mortality at >400 IU/day

Biotin — Generally Safe

⚠ Interferes with troponin and thyroid lab assays

Magnesium — Use with Caution

⚠ Diarrhea (especially oxide)

⚠ Accumulates in renal impairment

Zinc — Use with Caution

⚠ Copper deficiency at >40 mg/day

⚠ Nausea, metallic taste

Manganese — Conditionally Safe

⚠ Neurotoxicity with chronic excess

Chromium — Conditionally Safe

⚠ Hypoglycemia with diabetes meds

⚠ Rare renal/hepatic toxicity

Guggul — Limited Evidence

⚠ GI upset, headache

⚠ Thyroid stimulation

Licorice Root — Limited Evidence

⚠ HYPERTENSION — pseudoaldosteronism

⚠ Hypokalemia

Cinnamon — Use with Caution

⚠ Cassia: high coumarin (hepatotoxic)

⚠ May lower glucose

Gymnema — Conditionally Safe

⚠ Hypoglycemia with diabetes meds

⚠ Temporarily suppresses sweet taste

Vanadium — Limited Evidence

⚠ GI toxicity: nausea, vomiting, diarrhea

⚠ Green tongue

Alpha-Lipoic Acid — Limited Evidence

⚠ May lower blood glucose

⚠ May lower thyroid hormones

Taurine — Generally Safe

⚠ May lower blood pressure

4 Label claims

• All Other

• Structure/Function

5 Data source

DSLD ID323251

Full labelView at NIH DSLD →

SourceOffice of Dietary Supplements, NIH

Market statusOn market

Entry date2025-02-23

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7 Cite this page

Vancouver

Pkhakadze G. Blood Sugar Support — product analysis [Internet]. Tbilisi: Public Health Institute of Georgia; 2026 [cited 2026 Jul 27]. Available from: https://supplement.ge/products/dsld-323251/

CC BY 4.0. Product data from NIH DSLD; safety analysis by SupplementIndex.

Analyzed by SupplementIndex

PHIG · Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Giorgi Pkhakadze, MD, MPH, PhD

Product data sourced from the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database (DSLD). Safety cross-referencing by SupplementIndex. This analysis is for informational purposes only. For corrections: info@accreditation.ge.
Publisher: PHIG