The 5 Best Supplements for Better Insulin Sensitivity (Scientifically Proven)

Health Coach Kait (BSc Nutrition & Exercise) is a certified health and nutrition coach specialising in blood sugar control and insulin resistance. Learn more about health topics including lowering blood sugar, lowering A1c, reversing insulin resistance, weight loss, abdominal fat loss, lowering blood pressure, reversing PCOS and more. Getting healthy does not have to be difficult. Small changes, big results - reverse insulin resistance with Health Coach Kait!

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[HealthCoachKait]

Have you tried any of these supplements?

[daviddavid]

1. Magnesium
2. Berberine
3. B-8 inositol
4. Chromium
5. GABA

[lakerfanjr]

I take ACV and ceylon cinnamon in my morning tea. For supplements I take magnesium glycinate, whole food B complex, whole food multivitamin, Omega 3 and Vitamin D3 + K2. My A1C went from 6.2 to 5.8 in 3 months. Also, I walk 2 miles daily, rain or shine. Lastly, I fast between 7 pm and 9am

[DileepB]

I bought my Berberine Phytosome at Costco. Reduced my LDL-C from 171 to 112 after 2 months.

[carol-wgzr]

I take Berberine regularly for the past 3 months. My blood pressure has come down to NORMAL levels for the first time in years! As always, thanks Kait!

[ewcw]

Kait, I'm a 59 out of shape man and I've been coming to you off and on for over a year now. With all those here on You Tube claiming this and that about health, it gets exhausting trying to find someone you can connect with and trust their info. Time is too precious to be wasting on those who just like to hear the sound of their voice. You sound legit. You feel legit. I've researched you and watched several videos and you genuinely want to help heal. No irritating music. Your story with personal struggles. You connect. I really appreciate it. I've taken my T2D much more seriously over the last 5 months. I failed at IF a few times, but it's funny...the body remembers those failures. I'm now on my 3rd month of OMAD. Very very low carb diet with good proteins and fats to combat long term hunger. Between 80 to 100 oz of water daily. Always hated water...now I can't get enough. Walking....hated that too....still do, but honestly....I just don't want to drop dead from something I can control so the excuses just stopped. Started Berberine a month ago with Magnesium. I refuse to go on Metformin as a band-aid. I can't believe I don't get hungry till like the 21st - 22nd hour. I push through the last 2 with just a bump in water. My body really got used to it. Blood work on the 6th of Aug. I want to thank you and your followers for such open and insightful comments.😁

[nevannarence]

i have been taking berberine, acv, chromium and ceyleon cinnamon for the past few years. i used to be one metformine, novolog and another daily insilin, i came off insulin totally in the past year. and have been working on losing weight using keto. next goal is to get off metformin totally and get down to 170. considering i started around 280 and am around 220 now im happy with the progress going to chech out the two here that im not on and see if that gets me further on the goal. as a disabled 50 year old woman losing weight isnt easy but worth it.

[johnsonpaul]

77 year old type 2 that has had a heart bypass some years ago. Long term taking D3, K2, Mg glycinate and potassium citrate. I was having issues with protein raising blood glucose if I ate over 80 grams of actual protein per day. I am not quite 100% carnivore. I added 200 mcg of chromium (picolinate) and there was almost an instant 20 point difference in my blood glucose readings. I am only 3 weeks in, but it sure looks promising.

[mega]

I was already taking heavy doses of b vitamins and D and magnesium.

Then, I found out I was severely deficient in chromium.

I was taking 200mg of chromium for 8 weeks. I stopped because I was no longer deficient. It made a big impact.

[hkvery]

Berberine definitely worked but it caused severe constipation so I couldn’t continue. Inisotol helped my pcos, that was great. I also take Gymnema sylvestra which has been good. Plus at least 1.5 litres good quality water with a pinch of Celtic sea salt. A teaspoon of black seed oil at night which also helps sleep esp with mg.

[kristend]

I've had good luck with berberine.
Fiber is also something that tends to be lacking in our diet, but affects blood glucose levels. I've had good luck with psyllium. (I take about 14 g a day.) While I try to eat protein when I get sugar cravings, psyllium has greatly reduced sugar cravings, while also slowing glycemic response and reducing glucose levels.

[ewcw]

By the way, I'm taking dihydroberberine as to just normal berberine. The absorption rate is much higher into the gut lining and much less distress on the gut. You also only take less and it stays in the blood much longer.10 to 15 % better results also.

[lestyerickson]

Type 2 diabetic since 2012 with A1c initially ranging around 7% while taking Metformin 500mg twice daily. In 2018 I also began taking Berberine and my A1c dropped and has stayed in the range of 4.9 - 5.2 ever since…taking 500mg 3 times daily. This year my doctor reduced my metformin to once daily, and my recent A1c rose to 5.6…but I also had not been watching my diet as carefully while on vacation. Another notable change, after beginning Berberine, was my high cholesterol numbers dropped significantly, as well, to the high end of the normal ranges, which was good since after 3 days on a statin, I ending up in the hospital with pancreatitis.

[lucsalg]

I took Berberine with Panex Ginseng to loose and really helped my metabolism. Took for around 6 months.

[CamomileElse]

I've tried all of these supplements. I'm diabetic, so I track my blood sugar and carbs. I notice my insulin resistance increases when I don't get enough sleep, exercise, eat a lot of sugar for several days in a row and sometimes because it's just that point in my menstrual cycle. Eating a lot of dairy increases my insulin resistance. Going super low carb for several days increases my insulin resistance too.

Magnesium put an end to itchy/twitch calf muscles when I'm trying to go to sleep, but hasn't impacted my insulin sensitivity noticeably.
Berberine is awesome! Not as effective as metformin (at least at the dosages I take/have tried), but also less (none) gastrointestinal effects.
Cinnamon extract has also had a noticeable effect, although news of various brands of the spice testing positive for lead gives me the willies.
Inositol didn't have a noticeable effect on my insulin sensitivity.
Chromium hasn't had a noticeable effect on my insulin sensitivity.
I tried GABA, but not for long and didn't notice any effect on my insulin sensitivity or my sleep.

Strength training, even not particularly strenuous strength training, lowers my insulin resistance for several days afterward. Gentle cardio is good for me, I'm sure, but doesn't make a big difference in my insulin resistance over the course of a day. However, gentle cardio does make a huge difference to my blood sugar if I do it immediately after eating a carb-heavy meal, so very short-term improvement in insulin use. Strenuous cardio drives blood sugar down so effectively in the short term that I crave carbs, give in to the cravings and wind up with higher blood sugar than before the exercise. Which is not to say, I disapprove of running, swimming, etc. but I approach it with caution and low expectations my choices afterwards.

[tablameister]

Thanks for the video. I take magnesium (glycinate), cinnamon, chromium, berberine and have recently added myo-inositol.

[effdpaul]

I've been using all of the supplements you have presented. Some have had a very noticeable effect (GABA), and others only a subtle effect. Best report: Some of those supplements made certain medications unnecessary.

[Philipk]

Magnesium seems to be the mineral that most coaches and doctors believe we are lacking. Interesting vid Kait.

[PeterCianci]

I've been taking supplements for over 25 years and Berberine takes the bag! Keep in mind that MOST ingredients have potency levels (10-97% for example for Berberine) More isn't always better, however, with Berberine it's far more effective over 50%. You will see results from lowering glucose to impacting lipids and even improving brain function. In roughly 45 days my LDLs went down from 140mg/dl to 94mg/dl which is astounding. Do some research on it, she is right, there are countless compelling clinical studies on it's wide range of benefits.

[marcsantamaria]

Thanks for getting into detail about the recommended dosages and recommending brands!