BLOOD SUGAR

OPTIMIZATION

SUPPLEMENT

GUIDE

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CONTENTS

Blood Sugar Supplement Secrets Exposed .................................................................................................. 4

Why Supplements? ..................................................................................................................................... 5

Choosing the Safest Supplements ......................................................................................................... 6

7 Supplements Proven to Lower Blood Sugar & Restore Insulin Sensitivity ...................... 9

Recommended Manufacturers and Supplement Blends ......................................................... 12

Full List of References for Further Research ................................................................................. 14

BLOOD SUGAR SUPPLEMENT SECRETS EXPOSED

We’ve all spent too much money on supplements. Many of them were rip-offs with little or

no health benefits, and some of the most popular ones have ultimately turned out to be

DANGEROUS for the health of those who take them…

I suppose as long as there are dishonest people in this world there will always be snake oil

salesmen who don’t care about the truth – only about a buck. Unfortunately those crooks

and charlatans have made it nearly impossible for the average person to find the truth

about what natural supplements really do help us… and which are rip-offs or worse –

unhealthy.

NOW: This is critically important: You should always consult with your physician or

pharmacist about any major changes to your diet – and that includes taking a new

supplement – especially if you are on prescription medications. Most will encourage and

help anyone they see trying to improve their health.

The evidence is mounting that supports the idea that keeping A1c results below 5.0% is

ideal. And while the majority of that should be achieved by switching to a whole food, full

fat diet, this guide was created to teach you about the things you can do – beyond

improving your eating habits – to achieve these optimum results. It was created as a labor

of love for Blood Sugar Secrets Exposed customers… to guide you through the maze of

misinformation, confusion and outright lies out there about supplements that claim to

improve blood sugar levels.

Inside you’ll find not only the specific supplements that will help you reach optimal blood

sugar levels, but also how to spot a good supplement manufacturer from a bad one. This is

information you can use for ANY future supplement decisions. And, of course, it’s useful

NOW for optimizing your blood sugar…. So let’s get started.

WHY SUPPLEMENTS?

After years of eating the standard high-carb diet recommended by the USDA, we have

essentially worn out the mechanisms our bodies use to lower blood sugar naturally. When

that is the case, changing the way you eat may not be enough to keep blood sugar at the

healthiest levels. And because we now understand the risks of letting blood sugar spike to

toxic levels, for those whose systems cannot maintain ideal glucose levels because they are

worn out, supplements can be a powerful tool to help achieve “Blood Sugar

Optimization”.

And while you will always want to check with your Doctor or pharmacist to be sure,

sometimes these supplements can actually be a suitable alternative to prescription

medications and their disturbing side effects.

When you Eat Carbs

And whether you have a health challenge like Diabetes, pre-Diabetes and insulin resistance

or not, the supplements in this guide can be a great way to stabilize your blood sugar when

you DO eat carbohydrates.

Ideally, when you consume carbs, you want a few things to happen in your body:

Minimal Insulin

First, you want a minimum insulin release.

The only way this can happen is if your body is in a state where it is highly sensitive

to insulin. But in this state, only a tiny quantity of insulin is needed to clear glucose

from your blood stream and put it where it can be used for energy.

We’re naturally born with this insulin sensitivity, but whether you’re naturally there

or take a supplement to get there, it’s an awesome place to be because your body

has an incredibly difficult time burning fat when extra insulin is present.

In fact: in general, the less insulin you have floating around, the better your health

and weight will be.

PLUS: You’ll quickly and efficiently remove blood sugar from your blood stream so

that it stays out of toxic territory.

Converting Sugar to Glycogen

The next thing that you want when you eat carbs is for your body to convert as

much of the sugar released into your blood as possible to glycogen. Glycogen is the

form carbohydrates take when their energy is stored in muscle tissue – NOT fat.

When muscle tissue is highly sensitive to insulin, the vast majority of blood glucose

will be stored in muscle where it can be used to fuel movement, not as body fat

where it accumulates to cause health problems.

It all comes down to your insulin sensitivity and your body’s ability to quickly and

efficiently convert carbohydrates to muscle energy instead of body fat.

The supplements listed in this guide are a great way to do ALL of the above

when you eat carbs. You can and should use them when you want to

supercharge your results from eating right… when you want maximum results

in minimum time… and when you want to “cheat” and eat carbs, but still enjoy

the health benefits of “Blood Sugar Optimization”.

CHOOSING THE SAFEST SUPPLEMENTS

All supplements are not created equal… This can make choosing the right one seems even

more overwhelming than it already is, but in reality, once you know what to look for, and

which points to be a stickler on, it can really narrow the field. This way you can be sure to

only take the highest quality, purest, and safest supplements.

Supplement Industry Scams

Most consumers don't realize that the majority of supplements they buy are not

manufactured by the company whose brand name appears on the label. Standard practice

is to use a “contract manufacturers” – and there are roughly 1600 registered in the US.

But that’s not the whole story.

There’s another class of contract manufacturers who AREN’T registered… Many of these

unregistered manufacturers avoid registration in order to stay below the FDA radar and

not get caught making shoddy products. Out of the 1600 registered contract supplement

manufacturers, only one quarter are currently certified by the National Safety

Foundation for compliance with “Good Manufacturing Processes”.

The main reason the others are not certified is that it’s very expensive and time consuming

to maintain the high operational standards the “NSF GMP” certification demands. But

compliance with the NSF’s Good Manufacturing Practices results in the highest quality

product for you – the consumer. That’s because the NSF has rigorous quality control

standards that ensure you don’t put something dangerous in your body. Because with

other manufacturers, you’re literally playing “Russian Roulette” with your life… Something

we obviously don’t condone.

Safe Supplement Manufacturing

Here is a quick overview of what the NSF GMP compliance looks like, to put your mind at

ease when taking one of these high quality supplements…

Ingredients

It all starts with sourcing the highest quality raw ingredients... You see, a lot of

companies choose to source their raw ingredients from dubious sources around the

world because they are cheaper. Ingredients from these sources come with

pesticides, animal matter, dead insects and their larvae, fungus, bacteria and

parasites… plus there’s always the risk of heavy metals and other toxins.

That’s why, even though it may cost you a few extra dollars, in the end you ONLY

want to put a supplement into your body if you can be 100% sure that the

manufacturer has rigorous quality control standards around how they source their

raw materials to avoid putting something dangerous into your body. You want the

highest quality sources - not the cheapest.

Quality Testing

Every batch that comes in the door should STILL immediately enter “quarantine”

until it is laboratory tested for contaminants. In the lab each ingredient should be

analyzed using FTIR spectroscopy or a similar technology. Although expensive, this

process guarantees the raw material is exactly what it is supposed to be… and

nothing more.

Also, the ingredients should always be tested for microbes and pathogens, because

raw ingredients without pesticide and preservatives may sometimes go bad and

need to be discarded.

Blending

Once the ingredients are verified, they should be measured out according to the

precise formulation of the supplement and weighed using high-cost precision scales.

At this point they’re ready to blend into the final product… and here again – the

quality of the blender matters. Not to mention the importance of the facility’s

hygiene at every step along the way.

Once blended, the lab should test random samples to make sure the final product

contains the exact amounts of each individual raw ingredient that it should. This

ensures you don’t get too much or too little of each specific ingredient.

Final Testing and Certification

Once the perfect formulation is verified and re-verified, the ingredients are

packaged, and random samples should be tested to verify sure that every single

capsule contains exactly what is on the label… nothing more, nothing less.

Only after establishing processes for ALL of this (and more)

can a contract manufacturer pay the large fee required to

verify every step in the process under the watchful eyes of

National Safety Foundation Auditors.

IF they pass the NSF standards – which are high – their

product can bear the NSF GMP logo so you can know that

what you read on the label is accurate.

That’s why it’s just not worth it to buy cheap supplements… In fact:

When you see dirt cheap prices, you should ask yourself “Why is this so cheap?”

Did they use cheap raw materials?

Did they skimp on quality control testing?

Or do they skimp on facility hygiene standards?

As an insider, I can tell you… there are many contract manufacturers’ end products –

especially those that try to fly below the FDA radar – that no human should ever put

in their body…

Yet they make it to store shelves – and occasionally someone dies because of it.

But by selecting a NSF GMP supplement you take every precaution to avoid that

problem and know that whatever you see on the label is exactly what’s in the

bottle… and nothing else like yeast, mold or worse.

7 SUPPLEMENTS PROVEN TO LOWER BLOOD SUGAR & RESTORE INSULIN SENSITIVITY

Every person on this planet can reduce their risk of high blood sugar’s toxic effects by

taking a few affordable, pharmaceutical grade supplements proven to lower blood sugar

and increase your body’s sensitivity to insulin.

Berberine

The first supplement is called Berberine. It improves the signaling between insulin and its

associated receptors while also increasing glucose uptake by skeletal muscle, instead

of fat.

In a randomized, double-blind, placebo controlled, medical research study Berberine was

shown to reduce A1c levels by just under 1 full percentage point from 7.5% to 6.6%.

That’s a significant improvement and a big step towards optimum levels.

And when researchers compared Berberine head-to-head against the most popular

pharmaceutical drugs, they discovered that it produced similar results to prescription

oral hypoglycemics – without any reported side effects.

In other studies, Berberine also showed promise for reducing cholesterol, triglycerides and

improving overall quality of life. And it has neuroprotective properties if taken before

being exposed to toxins. This means it protects nerve fibers from damage. All these

excellent health improving effects are why Berberine comes in at the top of my short list of

recommended supplements.

And this was Berberine by itself – not taken in conjunction with the other supplements I

recommend for ideal results. (I’ll talk about how to get the ideal blend of supplements in

the next section of this guide).

Cinnamomum Burmannii

The next ingredient is Cinnamomum Burmannii, a potent extract harvested from

Indonesian cinnamon bark.

In human trials, Cinnamomum Burmannii has been shown to lower blood sugar – even

after a carbohydrate-rich meal. And other research has shown that it increases glucose

metabolism (your body’s ability to break down and use sugars) up to 20 fold.

Pterocarpus Marsupium

Next up is Pterocarpus Marsupium.

This supplement was shown to reduce blood sugar levels 2 hours after a meal by a

whopping 21%.

4-hydroxyisoleucine

One of the most unique, exotic supplements is 4-hydroxyisoleucine.

4-hydroxyisoleucine is a natural phytochemical extracted from the Fenugreek herb that has

been shown to increase glycogen storage while decreasing fat storage through the re-

sensitizing of insulin receptors in muscle tissue.

It can also inhibit some of the absorption of sugars and starchy carbohydrates through

the intestine into the blood stream. This helps decrease the glycemic response to

carbohydrate meals, keeping blood sugar balanced.

R-ALA

Another powerful supplement is R-Alpha-Lipoic-Acid or simply R-ALA.

Alpha Lipoic Acid is made up of two isomers, S-ALA and R-ALA, of which the R isomer has

been shown to be significantly more effective and bioavailable.

This compound has been shown to increase insulin sensitivity by an impressive 25% in

just 4 weeks while increasing the presence of glucose transporters in cell membranes to

aid in the rapid clearance of glucose from the blood stream.

Curcumin

Next up, you may want to take Curcumin to increase insulin sensitivity.

Curcumin was shown in five independent, randomized, double-blind, placebo controlled,

medical research studies to dramatically reduce inflammation. This is extremely important

because inflammation is a major contributor to Diabetic degeneration, since inflammation

reduces the body’s ability to use insulin (insulin resistance).

As Diabetes develops, it causes insulin resistance, which leads to inflammation, which leads

to further insulin resistance. It’s a vicious cycle that exacerbates the problems Diabetics

face and leads to the larger cycle of Diabetic degeneration – which is really just the ravaging

effects of high blood sugar on your body.

To make matters worse, inflammation also causes your blood pressure to rise.

Curcumin helps put a stop to this vicious cycle by reducing system wide inflammation,

thereby increasing insulin sensitivity and naturally stabilizing blood sugar. It has also

been shown to reduce Cholesterol, Triglycerides, Pain and Blood Pressure; and it has

demonstrated strong antioxidant effects (so it fights to rid your body of cancer-causing free

radicals).

Piperine

But taken by itself, Curcumin is not adequately bioavailable. It’s too easily destroyed by

liver enzymes before your body can even use it, which is why I recommend Curcumin

always be taken with Piperine.

Piperine has been shown to increase the body’s ability to use Curcumin by combating the

liver enzymes that destroy it. Taken together or individually, these supplements provide

your body with an extra edge in the quest for your best blood sugar levels.

If you want to try out a blend of the supplements listed in this section, read the next

chapter to see the only two supplement manufacturers I recommend.

RECOMMENDED MANUFACTURERS AND SUPPLEMENT BLENDS

BioTrust™ IC-5™

BioTrust™ is a top supplement company with a big heart. Every year they donate both time

and money to worthy causes. And they have a long list of healthier, happier customers to

prove the quality of their supplements.

Their manufacturing facility is certified by the National Safety Foundation for Good

Manufacturing Processes so you know that you are receiving the highest quality

supplement on the market containing exactly what is on the label.

IC-5™ is a synergistic blend of 5 of the best blood sugar lowering supplements research has

uncovered:

Cinnamomum Burmannii

Berberine

Pterocarpus Marsupium

4-hydroxyisoleucine

R-Alpha-Lipoic-Acid

Simply put, IC-5™ is the most advanced formula of its kind… No other formula can boast

this many research-backed ingredients in one easy to swallow capsule.

It’s only available from BioTrust™ - and I’ve asked them for the very best

deal possible (up to a 30% discount) through this special Blood Sugar

Secrets Exposed Customer ONLY link:

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BioTrust™ backs ALL of their products – IC-5™ included – with an Unconditional 1 year,

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Diaberine

Diaberine is manufactured in a facility certified by the National Safety Foundation for Good

Manufacturing Processes. So you know that you are receiving the highest quality

supplement on the market.

Diaberine’s blend contains:

Berberine

Curcumin

Piperine

Together these three form a powerful synergy that effectively reduces blood sugar while

also lowering blood pressure and demonstrating neuroprotective properties.

I’ve arranged a large discount for you if you try it out through this link:

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Diaberine comes with a 60-day, no-questions-asked, money back guarantee, so you can

try it risk-free.

If you want to take your “Blood Sugar Optimization” to the next level, you may want to try

one or both of these excellent supplements.

To finish up, I’ve included a list of the research studies I’ve pulled information from - just in

case you want to take a look for yourself…

Here’s to your health!

-Ron Williams

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