Glucose Essentials

product on market Capsule Whitaker Nutrition 🟢 Safety: 94/100
Brand: Whitaker Nutrition
🟢 94/100

This product looks safe

  • Vanadyl Sulfate: 33mg is 18.3× the Tolerable Upper Intake Level (1.8mg)
  • 33% of ingredients have research evidence
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Safety Alerts

⚠️ Vanadyl Sulfate: 33mg is 18.3× the Tolerable Upper Intake Level (1.8mg)

Label Data

3 Capsule(s) Serving Size
90 Servings
Botanical with Nutrients Product Type
33% Evidence Coverage

Supplement Facts — Evidence Check

67 mcg (191% DV)
✅ 1.9× RDA — within safe limits 📚 197 studies (Tier A: 1, B: 55)
RDA 0.035mg This product: 0.067mg
Indian Kino Tree extract
150 mg
GS4 Plus
133 mg
Portusana
60 mg
33 mg
⚠️ Exceeds Tolerable Upper Intake Level by 18.3× (UL: 1.8 mg) 📚 1 studies (Tier A: 0, B: 1)
This product: 33mg UL 1.8mg
Banaba extract
18 mg

Other Ingredients

Microcrystalline Cellulose Gelatin Dextrin Magnesium Stearate Magnesium Carbonate Gum Acacia Silica

Label Claims — Verification

❓ All Other
❓ Structure/Function
All Other (98% of products) Structure/Function (81% of products) Nutrient (36% of products)

Target Groups

Adult (18 - 50 Years) Gluten Free

Product Information

📋 Directions for Use

Doctor's Suggested Use: Take 3 capsules daily- 1 before each meal.

⚠️ Warnings & Precautions

Do not exceed 3 capsules daily or take additional vanadyl sulfate without consulting a health care professional.

Precautions: Consult a health care professional before use if you are on insulin treatment, take oral hypoglycemic agents, are pregnant or lactating, or taking any other medications.

This product may cause harmless darkening of stools. Use may also cause gastrointestinal upset including loose stools, abdominal discomfort, or nausea. If symptoms persist, consult a health care professional.

Keep out of reach of children.

🧪 Formulation Notes

For blood sugar support

Featuring GS4 gymnema and vanadyl sulfate, plus portusana and banaba leaf

Doctor formulated Triple tested cGMP

GF Gluten free

Doctor-developed for real blood sugar results Julian Whitaker, MD is a pioneer and trusted authority of integrative medicine. Over 40 years of research and clinical experience led him to develop a unique formula that combines internationally sourced botanical and mineral ingredients to provide healthy blood sugar support. Healthy support for levels already within the normal range.

Blood sugar balance Blood glucose levels Glycemic control Total Quality Promise Glucose Essentials is formulated to meet stringent quality standards, with thoroughly screened raw materials, 100% finishes goods batch testing, and independent verification of purity and potency.

Blood sugar support formula featuring GS4 gymnema and vanadyl sulfate, plus Portusana and banaba leaf

Blood sugar Glucose metabolism

Unconditionally guaranteed for purity and labeled potency.

Care for your blood sugar every day.

Additional Information

Triple-Tested Quality Promise Doctor Formulated 100% Guaranteed

To preserve quality and freshness, store bottle with cap tightly closed in a cool, dry place.

Product Details

UPC / SKU 6 78829 21384 2
DSLD Entry Date 2022-09-22
Product Type Botanical with Nutrients
Form Capsule
Brand Whitaker Nutrition
DSLD ID 273830
Data Updated 2026-04-11

Research Evidence

212 Research Sources
54 Avg Quality Score
102 Meta Analysis
79 Systematic Review
19 Rct
3 Narrative Review
3 Regulatory Source
2 Other
2 Clinical Trial
1 Openfda Safety
A 1-year outcomes with the Absorb bioresorbable scaffold in patients with coronary artery disease: a patient-level, pooled meta-analysis
Meta Analysis Lancet (London, England) 2016
PubMed DOI
B Interventions for preventing weight gain after smoking cessation
Meta Analysis The Cochrane database of systematic reviews 2021
PubMed DOI
B Prenatal metal(loid) exposure and preterm birth: a systematic review of the epidemiologic evidence
Systematic Review Journal of exposure science & environmental epidemiology 2025
PubMed DOI
B Effects of cobalt-chromium everolimus eluting stents or bare metal stent on fatal and non-fatal cardiovascular events: patient level meta-analysis
Meta Analysis BMJ (Clinical research ed.) 2014
PubMed DOI
B Chromium picolinate supplementation for overweight or obese adults
Meta Analysis The Cochrane database of systematic reviews 2013
PubMed DOI
B Metalloestrogens exposure and risk of gestational diabetes mellitus: Evidence emerging from the systematic review and meta-analysis
Meta Analysis Environmental research 2024
PubMed DOI
B Trace elements in schizophrenia: a systematic review and meta-analysis of 39 studies (N = 5151 participants)
Meta Analysis Nutrition reviews 2020
PubMed DOI
B A meta-analysis of heavy metals pollution in farmland and urban soils in China over the past 20 years
Meta Analysis Journal of environmental sciences (China) 2021
PubMed DOI
B The spatiotemporal variation in heavy metals in China's farmland soil over the past 20 years: A meta-analysis
Meta Analysis The Science of the total environment 2022
PubMed DOI
B Human health risk assessment from potentially toxic elements in the soils of Sudan: A meta-analysis
Meta Analysis The Science of the total environment 2025
PubMed DOI
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