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Sugar Reset Side Effects: What to Watch For
Sugar Reset's side effects to watch come from what its ingredients can do.
The main ones: low blood sugar if you take insulin or glipizide, jitters from caffeine in guarana and green tea, blood pressure effects from a licorice compound, and rare liver injury linked to green tea extract and gymnema.
Written by the Sugar Reset editorial teamUpdated
The main risks
What are the most common side effects of Sugar Reset?
Nobody has counted them for this product. Six risk areas come straight from the ingredient research.
Low blood sugar
Gymnema, Panax ginseng and chromium are each studied for lowering glucose. That can stack on top of diabetes medicines (LiverTox: Gymnema) (NCCIH: Asian ginseng).
Caffeine effects
Guarana and green tea bring caffeine. Too much can mean a racing heart, poor sleep, nerves or nausea (FDA: How much caffeine is too much).
Blood pressure and heart rhythm
The licorice compound and forskolin can push blood pressure in opposite directions (NCCIH: Licorice root) (MSKCC About Herbs: Forskolin).
Liver
Green tea extract is a known, rare cause of liver injury. Gymnema has rare reports too (LiverTox: Green tea).
Medicine interactions
Grapefruit, eleuthero, chromium and green tea each touch common prescriptions (FDA: Grapefruit juice and drugs) (MSKCC About Herbs: Siberian ginseng).
Stomach and tingling
Capsicum can upset the stomach. Beta-alanine causes tingling, but only at far higher doses (NIH ODS: Supplements for weight loss) (NIH ODS: Supplements for exercise).
The doses inside the drops are small or unknown. Small does not mean zero, and with 23 actives the list to check is long.
Diabetes medicines
Can Sugar Reset cause low blood sugar?
On its own, a low is unlikely. With insulin or a sulfonylurea, the risk is real enough to plan for.
Think of a 66-year-old woman who takes insulin at night and glimepiride in the morning. If she adds drops that hold gymnema, ginseng and chromium, she adds three more pushes in the same direction. Insulin, sulfonylureas and meglitinides are the medicines most tied to lows (NIDDK: Low blood glucose).
Shakiness, sweating, confusion, a pounding heart or a meter reading below 70 mg/dL. Take 15 to 20 grams of fast-acting sugar, then check again after 15 minutes. If someone has a seizure or passes out, call 911 (NIDDK: Low blood glucose).
Before the first dose
Show the label to the doctor who manages your diabetes medicine.
The first weeks
Keep your usual meter or sensor checks. Note any surprising reading.
After any low
Stop the drops and call your doctor before the next dose. Never change your prescription on your own.
More in gymnema and low blood sugar.
Caffeine
Does Sugar Reset make you jittery or keep you awake?
It might, if you are sensitive. Two caffeine sources are listed, and the amount is not printed.
Guarana is third in the blend and green tea extract is seventh. The whole blend is 200 mg per serving, so the caffeine is likely modest. For healthy adults, the FDA puts the level not generally linked to harm at 400 mg a day from all sources (FDA: How much caffeine is too much).
Coffee, tea, soda and other supplements all count toward that total. If caffeine bothers you, keep the drops away from bedtime. Ginseng can cause insomnia too (NCCIH: Asian ginseng).
Ingredient by ingredient
Which Sugar Reset ingredients have known side effects?
Every active with a sourced safety note, in label order. Amounts are not printed for any blend ingredient.
| Ingredient | Reported effect | Ask first if you |
|---|---|---|
| Chromium picolinate | May add to diabetes drugs; may lower levothyroxine absorption (NIH ODS: Chromium) | Take insulin, diabetes pills or thyroid hormone |
| Maca | Few human studies (MSKCC About Herbs: Maca) | Have a hormone-sensitive cancer |
| Guarana | Caffeine effects (FDA: How much caffeine is too much) | Are caffeine sensitive |
| African mango | Headache, gas; one kidney-failure case (NIH ODS: Supplements for weight loss) | Have kidney disease |
| Eleuthero | Raised digoxin levels and test readings (MSKCC About Herbs: Siberian ginseng) | Take digoxin |
| Astragalus | Possible immune-drug interaction (NCCIH: Astragalus) | Take immune-suppressing drugs |
| Green tea extract | Rare liver injury; nadolol, atorvastatin, raloxifene (NCCIH: Green tea) | Have liver disease or take those drugs |
| Gymnema | Lowers glucose; rare liver injury (LiverTox: Gymnema) | Take diabetes medicine |
| Coleus forskohlii | Low blood pressure, slow heart rate (MSKCC About Herbs: Forskolin) | Take blood pressure drugs or have polycystic kidney disease |
| Grapefruit extract | Raises levels of some statins and nifedipine (FDA: Grapefruit juice and drugs) | Take simvastatin, atorvastatin or nifedipine |
| Panax ginseng | Insomnia; may affect clotting (NCCIH: Asian ginseng) | Take a blood thinner |
| Licorice compound | High blood pressure, irregular heartbeat (NCCIH: Licorice root) | Have heart, kidney or blood pressure problems, or take steroids |
| L-carnitine | Seizures in people with seizure disorders (NIH ODS: Carnitine) | Have epilepsy |
Stop and get care
What are the warning signs of liver trouble?
Yellow skin or eyes, dark urine, belly pain or unusual tiredness. Green tea extract cases usually began one to six months after starting, and some were fatal (LiverTox: Green tea). If you notice any of these signs, stop the drops and see a doctor that day.
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Should you check with a doctor before taking Sugar Reset?
Five yes-or-no questions. Any yes means the label goes to your doctor first.
On the bottle
What safety warnings are printed on the Sugar Reset label?
One caution paragraph and one boxed warning. Neither names a specific medicine.
The caution reads: "Do not exceed recommended dose. Pregnant or nursing mothers, children under the age of 18 and individuals with a known medical condition should consult a physician before using this or any dietary supplement." The boxed text adds that the bottle should stay out of children's reach and should not be used if the seal is damaged or missing. It never names caffeine, licorice or low blood sugar. See the full transcript on Sugar Reset Supplement Facts.
What to do
When should you stop taking Sugar Reset?
- After any low blood sugar, until your doctor has reviewed the drops.
- If your blood pressure readings climb or your heartbeat feels irregular.
- If you feel wired, anxious or cannot sleep.
- If you have very high readings with thirst, frequent urination or blurred vision. That needs medical care, not a supplement.
- If a dog gets into the bottle. Xylitol is dangerous to dogs (FDA: Xylitol and dogs), so call a vet right away.
Keep every prescribed medicine as it is. To return an opened bottle, call the order desk at +1 (302) 200-3480 with your order ID.
FAQ
Sugar Reset side effects FAQ
What are the side effects of Sugar Reset drops?
No study of Sugar Reset has tracked side effects. Based on its ingredients, the ones to watch are low blood sugar with diabetes medicines, caffeine effects such as jitters or poor sleep, blood pressure changes from a licorice compound, stomach upset and, rarely, liver injury linked to green tea extract.
Is Sugar Reset safe with high blood pressure?
Ask your doctor first. The blend includes monoammonium glycyrrhizinate, a licorice compound that can raise blood pressure even in small amounts for people with heart or kidney problems. It also has caffeine sources and forskolin, which can lower blood pressure. The amounts are not printed.
Can I take Sugar Reset with glipizide or insulin?
Only after your doctor has seen the label. Glipizide and insulin already lower blood sugar, and gymnema, ginseng and chromium may add to that effect. Keep your medicine exactly as prescribed, keep checking your glucose, and know how to treat a reading under 70 mg/dL.
Can Sugar Reset hurt your liver?
Liver injury has not been reported for Sugar Reset itself, but two of its ingredients carry warnings. Green tea extract is a well-established rare cause of liver injury, and gymnema has rare reports. Yellow eyes, dark urine or belly pain mean stop and get checked.
Does Sugar Reset interact with statins?
It may. Grapefruit extract is 11th in the blend, and grapefruit can raise blood levels of some statins, including simvastatin and atorvastatin. Green tea is also noted with atorvastatin. Ask your pharmacist to check your list.
Can Sugar Reset cause headaches or an upset stomach?
It could in some people. African mango studies reported headache and gas, capsicum can upset the stomach, and caffeine can cause nausea. These come from ingredient studies, not from a study of the drops.
Is Sugar Reset safe for dogs if they lick the dropper?
No. Sugar Reset contains xylitol, which can cause a rapid, life-threatening drop in blood sugar in dogs. Keep the bottle and dropper out of reach, and call your vet or an animal poison line at once if your dog swallows any.
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