Bioceuticals Glucofactors Forte 120c

Featuring GLUTForce® herbal combination of bitter melon and goat's rue, GlucoFactors Forte® combines nutrients with herbs that have been used in a number of traditional medicine systems.

Chromium, alpha lipoic acid and biotin are involved in the regulation of normal healthy glucose metabolism. People with a high sugar intake may have an increased requirement for chromium.

Gymnema is an Ayurvedic herb that has sweetness-suppressing properties. Alpha-lipoic acid provides antioxidant activity.

Features:

• Features GLUTForce® herbal combination of bitter melong and goat's rue.
• Helps the body to metabolise carbohydrates.
• Chromium is important for diets high in carbohydrates and sugars.
• Chromium is a fundamental component in healthy glucose utilisation and lipid metabolism.
• Chromium is a key factor in normal healthy glucose metabolism by aiding glucose uptake into cells.
• Alpha-lipoic acid provides nutritional support for healthy glucose metabolism and is a potent antioxidant and free radical scavenger.
• Gymnema contains gurmarin, a polypeptide responsible for its sweetness-suppressing qualities.
  

 

Ingredients

 

Each capsule contains:
Herbal extracts equiv. to fresh (GLUTForce®)
Momordica charantia (bitter melon) fruit	3g
Galega officinalis (goat's rue) herb flowering	2g
Herbal extract standardised equiv. to dry:
Gymnema sylvestre (gymnema) leaf	2g
equiv. to NLT 50% gymnemic acid	(NLT 62.5mg)
Herbal extract equiv. to dry:
Trigonella foenum-graecum (fenugreek) seed	400mg
Nutrients:
Alpha-lipoic acid (R,S form)	200mg
Biotin	1mg
Chromium (as chloride)	250mcg
Chromium (as picolinate)	50mcg

 

No added dairy, gluten, shellfish, soy protein, yeast.

 

Cautions

• If symptoms persist, consult your healthcare practitioner.
• If you have any pre-existing conditions, are on any medications, always talk to your health professional before use.
• Some products should be ceased at least two weeks before any elective surgery, please confirm with your health professional.
• Keep out of reach of children.
• Vitamin supplements should not replace a balanced diet.
• Always read the label. Use only as directed.

Prescribing Information:

• GlucoFactors Forte® is contraindicated in pregnancy. Chromium appears to be safe in pregnancy and lactation, however bitter melon is contraindicated, and Trigonella foenum-graecum has empirical use as an emmenagogue and arbortifacient.
• The use of Gymnema sylvestre and alpha-lipoic acid in lactation has not been scientifically validated.
• Chromium and iron compete for binding sites on transferrin, the iron transport protein. However, doses up to 925mcg of chromium per day have shown no significant effect on iron status.
• One single case report suggests a theoretical interaction between the concomitant use of chromium with insulin in which hypoglycaemia was provoked.
• Caution G. sylvestre with concomitant use of antidiabetic medications. Gymnema has reduced blood glucose in diabetic patients, thereby requiring dosage adjustments of diabetic medication.
• Caution with hypoglycaemic agents; theoretically an additive effect is possible.
• Theoretically, concomitant use of goat's rue could potentiate hypoglycaemic drug effects.
• Some literature caution that using alpha-lipoic acid with antidiabetic drugs may theoretically cause additive hypoglycaemic effects. However, two randomised, controlled studies show no detectable drug interaction or safety issues with the concomitant intake of alpha-lipoic acid (up to 600mg daily) with glibenclamide, acarbose (Glucobay),