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Natural Product Number (NPN):

80068848

Market status:

Marketed

Licence Status:

Active

Brand name(s):

Blood Sugar Balance

Licence holder:

New Roots Herbal Inc.

Dosage Form:

Capsule

Recommended route of administration:

Oral

Recommended use or purpose:

Provides support for healthy glucose metabolism. Provides antioxidants for the maintenance of good health.

Helps to maintain normal blood glucose levels.

Risk Information:

Cautions and Warnings 

Do not take additional vanadyl sulfate without consulting a Health Care Professional. Consult a health care practitioner prior to use if you have diabetes; a heart condition or taking any heart or blood pressure medication. Discontinue use and consult a health care practitioner, if you experience symptoms of hypoglycaemia including feeling of anxiety, dizziness, tremor, sweating, nausea or headache. Consult a health care practitioner prior to use if you have a kidney disorder. Consult a health care practitioner if you see signs of decreased fluid and food uptake, dehydration, and reduced body weight gain. Discontinue use if you develop symptoms of liver trouble. If you experience sweating, paleness, chills, headache, dizziness and/or confusion, discontinue use and consult a healthcare practitioner (as these may be symptoms of serious low blood sugar).

Contra-Indications 

Do not use if you are pregnant or breastfeeding or if you are attempting to conceive. Do not use if you are hypersensitive or allergic to cinnamon or Peruvian balsam. Do not use if you have liver or gall bladder disease, and/or bowel obstruction, alcoholism, and/or taking acetaminophen. Do not use if you have acid reflux, stomach or intestinal ulcers.

Known Adverse Reactions 

Hypersensitivity (e.g. allergy) has been known to occur; in which case discontinue use. May cause irritation of the gastric mucous membranes, reflux or gastro-intestinal disturbance.

List of medicinal ingredients:

Medicinal ingredients	Quantity (Qty)	Extract	Potency
3,3',4',5,7-Pentahydroxyflavone	75.0 mg
Chromium	150.0 mcg
Cinnamomum aromaticum	93.0 mg	40 : 1 DHE: 3720 mg
DL-alpha-Lipoic acid	50.0 mg
Gymnema sylvestre	100.0 mg	4 : 1 DHE: 400 mg	25.0   % Gymnemic Acids
Lagerstroemia speciosa	33.0 mg	8 : 1 DHE: 264 mg	1.0   % Corosolic Acid
Momordica charantia	13.0 mg	10 : 1 DHE: 187.5 mg
Ocimum tenuiflorum	13.0 mg	50 : 1 DHE: 630 mg	10.0   % Ursolic Acid
Phyllanthus emblica	13.0 mg	10 : 1 DHE: 62.5 mg
Phyllanthus niruri	13.0 mg	DHE: 87.5 mg	5.0   % Alkaloids
Taraxacum officinale	13.0 mg	10 : 1 DHE: 125 mg
Tinospora cordifolia	13.0 mg	10 : 1 DHE: 130 mg
Trigonella foenum-graecum	13.0 mg	12 : 1 DHE: 150 mg	50.0   % Saponins
Vaccinium myrtillus L.	80.0 mg	100 : 1 DHE: 8000 mg	25.0   % Anthocyanosides
Vanadium oxysulfate	7.5 mg
Vitis vinifera L.	38.0 mg		80.0   % Oligomeric proanthocyanidins
Zingiber officinale	10.0 mg	10 : 1 DHE: 100 mg

List of non-medicinal ingredients:

• Hypromellose
• Magnesium Stearate
• Maltodextrine
• Purified water
• Silicon dioxide

Date of licensing:

2016-04-25

Revised date of licence:

2021-03-23