Evidence brief · Supplement
Gymnema Sylvestre for Type 2 diabetes / prediabetes
Evidence grade C — Adjunct
- Overall grade
- Grade C
- Last revised
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- graded outcome
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- references listed
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What is known
Each outcome with its grade (how strong the evidence is, A to D), the size of the effect where the entry records one, and how often studies agree.
- Type 2 diabetes / prediabetesEvidence grade C
Adjunct
Unclearmixed
What is uncertain
Read off the same rows as above. Nothing here is added that the entry does not itself record.
- Thin evidence: Type 2 diabetes / prediabetes (grade C).
The evidence in words
The verdict
For type 2 diabetes / prediabetes, Gymnema Sylvestre earns evidence grade C (unclear effect, mixed consistency) — the evidence is limited or mixed. Adjunct
How it might work
Its gymnemic acids transiently block sweet-taste receptors and may reduce intestinal sugar absorption and support insulin secretion.
How to use it
200–400 mg standardized extract daily, or before sweet meals.
Safety & cautions
Generally safe; additive glucose lowering with diabetes drugs.
Bottom line
Modest glucose support with a neat anti-craving trick. An adjunct; monitor if on diabetes medication.
How it is used
As the entry records it, from the studies it summarises. Not a recommendation for you — doses that suit a trial population may not suit you.
- Standard
- 200–400 mg standardized daily.
Goes with
- Gymnema SylvestreRead the full Gymnema Sylvestre monographEvidence grade C
Related reading
Entries that share this one's tags or conditions.
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Sources
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Last revised . A grade is this entry's reading of the evidence, not medical advice.