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Bitter Melon: side effects, safety & interactions
Hypoglycemia risk; avoid in pregnancy (traditional abortifacient).
- Overall grade
- Grade C
- Last revised
- 0
- graded outcomes
- 0
- references listed
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The evidence in words
Safety profile
Hypoglycemia risk; avoid in pregnancy (traditional abortifacient).
Interactions to respect
Metformin — Additive glucose lowering — hypoglycemia risk.
What Bitter Melon is
Bitter melon (Momordica charantia) is a vegetable/extract used widely for blood sugar.
The honest bottom line
Inconsistent glucose effects and real hypoglycemia risk. Only with monitoring; never in pregnancy.
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