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There is no magic pill to lower blood sugar in diabetics, according to the Center for Science in the Public Interest. At least, none that you can get without a prescription. 
 
Losing weight and exercising helps but taking commonly advertised supplements does not. 
 
Research shows no convincing evidence that Chromium, Cinnamon, Coenzyme Q10, Ginseng, Gymnema Sylvestre, Lipoic Acid, Magnesium, nor Vanadium works to lower blood sugar in diabetics. 
 

Herb Weisbaum: Beware The 'Sugar Pill' Claims For Diabetes

KOMO - 6/21/2006 11:33 AM

SEATTLE - When you have diabetes -- as more than 21 million Americans do -- you need to get your blood sugar under control. Wouldn't it be great if there were a pill, one you could get without a prescription, that would do that for you?
 
Actually, there are lots of these "sugar-reducing pills" on the market. David Schardt, associate nutritionist with the Center for Science in the Public Interest checked the research on seven of these supplements: Chromium, Cinnamon, Coenzyme Q10, Ginseng, Gymnema Sylvestre, Lipoic Acid, Magnesium, Vanadium.
 
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