Ingredients
Glycomode Bitter Melon: What It Is and Where It Sits in the Blend
Yes, GlycoMode contains bitter melon. The label lists Bitter Melon Extract (Momordica charantia, fruit) as the eighth of nine ingredients in one 1000 mg Test Boost Proprietary Blend per 2-capsule serving. Its own amount is not published. Bitter melon is one of the two ingredients on this label with glucose research behind it. It also carries the most important caution: ask your doctor first if you take insulin or any diabetes medicine.
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This page is general information, not medical advice. GlycoMode is a dietary supplement, not a medicine. No dietary supplement gets FDA approval before sale. Ask your own doctor before you use it, and say so if you take insulin or any diabetes medicine.
What is bitter melon, and why is it in Glyco Mode?
Bitter melon is the fruit of Momordica charantia, a climbing vine grown as a vegetable in many warm countries. It tastes sharply bitter, as the name says. In supplements it is usually sold as a dried fruit powder or as an extract.
In Glyco Mode it appears as Bitter Melon Extract, made from the fruit. The front of the bottle reads Blood Health Support Capsules and Healthy Glucose Metabolism. Bitter melon is one of the few names on the panel that fits that front label well. Together with cinnamon, it is the ingredient that most clearly belongs in a glucose metabolism formula.
The label does not explain why each ingredient was chosen. It also prints no extract ratio, so we cannot say how concentrated this bitter melon extract is. What we can say is where it sits on the panel, what the research says about the plant, and who should talk to a doctor before taking it.
Where does bitter melon sit on the GlycoMode label?
US labelling rules say the ingredients inside a proprietary blend must be listed by weight, the largest first. So the order on the panel is the only clue to the split. Here is the full list as printed on the Glycomode Supplement Facts panel:
- L-Lysine HCL
- Apple Cider Vinegar (Malus domestica, fruit)
- Garcinia Cambogia Powder
- Tongkat Ali Extract (Eurycoma longifolia, root)
- Horny Goat Weed Extract (Epimedium grandiflorum, plant)
- Wild Yam Extract (Dioscorea villosa, root)
- Cinnamon Extract (Cinnamomum verum, bark)
- Bitter Melon Extract (Momordica charantia, fruit)
- Raspberry Ketones
Bitter melon is eighth. That means its share is smaller than each of the seven names above it. Only raspberry ketones come after it. The total for all nine names is 1000 mg per serving of 2 capsules. If the blend were shared evenly, the average share would be about 111 mg, but the label does not say the split is even, and the descending order tells us it is not.
So the honest summary is short. Glyco Mode contains bitter melon. The amount is not published. It is one of the smaller shares in the blend.
What does research say about bitter melon and blood sugar?
Bitter melon has a real research file, and it is a fair question to ask about. Memorial Sloan Kettering's About Herbs page reports that “limited data suggest bitter melon may help lower blood sugar, but a meta-analyses concluded the evidence is low quality with little safety data.” It also says that data on whether bitter melon can lower blood sugar levels are limited.
Trials commonly use 2 to 6 g a day of the fruit or an extract. That is more than the whole 1000 mg Glycomode blend. Extracts can concentrate a plant, so a smaller weight of extract is not the same as a smaller weight of fruit. Still, with no ratio on the label, nobody outside the manufacturer can match the capsule to a research amount.
The fair way to read bitter melon in GlycoMode is as a named part of a multi-ingredient blend. It adds a plant with glucose research behind it to a daily capsule. It is not a single-ingredient dose built to match a trial.
Who should ask a doctor before taking bitter melon?
This is the most important part of this page. Memorial Sloan Kettering advises against bitter melon if you are pregnant, if you take insulin, or if you use diabetes medicines, because it “may have additive effects” with them. In plain words, it could add to what your medicine already does. MSK also lists case reports of irregular heartbeat, gastric ulcers and kidney injury.
The Glyco Mode label 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.” This site writes for healthy adults 18 and over.
If you take any medicine for blood sugar, take the bottle to your doctor or pharmacist before the first capsule. Show them the full ingredient list above, not just the front label. Never change or stop a prescribed medicine because you started a supplement.
How do you take Glyco Mode capsules that contain bitter melon?
The directions on the bottle say: “As a dietary supplement, take one (1) or two (2) capsules daily with an 8 oz. glass of water.” The panel lists a serving size of 2 capsules and 30 servings per container. A 60-capsule bottle therefore lasts 30 days at two capsules a day, or 60 days at one.
The label does not name a time of day. Many people find it easiest to take a capsule at the same meal each day, so it becomes a habit. If your doctor is happy for you to use it, pick one serving and keep to it for the whole bottle. Changing between one and two capsules makes it hard to judge anything.
Keep short dated notes and the lot number from the bottle. They help you and your doctor more than any rating could.
Bitter melon in a blend vs bitter melon on its own
Some shoppers compare GlycoMode with single-ingredient bitter melon capsules. The two suit different goals.
| Point | GlycoMode | Single-ingredient bitter melon |
|---|---|---|
| Amount of bitter melon | Not published, inside a 1000 mg blend | Usually printed on the label |
| Other ingredients | Eight more, including cinnamon | Usually none |
| Form | Gelatin capsule, 60 per bottle | Varies by product |
| Doctor check needed with diabetes medicine | Yes | Yes |
If bitter melon itself is the reason you are shopping, a label that prints its amount tells you more about that one plant. If you want cinnamon and bitter melon together in one daily capsule, Glycomode puts both in the same blend. Either way, the doctor check is the same.
Where do these facts come from?
Product facts come from the GlycoMode label as transcribed on this site. Research notes come from the pages below. None of them tested GlycoMode itself.
Frequently asked questions
Does GlycoMode contain bitter melon?
Yes. Bitter Melon Extract (Momordica charantia, fruit) is the eighth of nine ingredients in the 1000 mg blend. Its own amount is not published.
How much bitter melon is in Glyco Mode?
The label does not say. It prints one 1000 mg total for nine ingredients. Trials on bitter melon commonly use 2 to 6 g a day of fruit or extract.
Can I take Glyco Mode with diabetes medicine?
Ask your doctor first. Memorial Sloan Kettering advises against bitter melon with insulin or diabetes medicines because it may have additive effects.
Our view
Bitter melon is one of the better reasons this formula carries a blood health name. It is a plant with real glucose research, even if that research is still called low quality and limited.
In GlycoMode it is the eighth of nine names, with no amount printed. Read it as part of a blend, ask your doctor first if you take any blood sugar medicine, and judge one bottle at one steady serving.
Keep reading
- All nine GlycoMode ingredients
- Glycomode cinnamon: which kind is it?
- Glyco Mode interactions: four named cautions
- Safety and side effects
- How to take Glyco Mode
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Published . Written by the GlycoMode Editorial Desk. Medically reviewed by Dr. Andrea Hayes, MD, Physician.