Editorial Policy

What Gets Published Here

Every review on this site comes from a 30-day test cycle run in a home kitchen in Cobb County, Georgia. The data is observational, not clinical. A 51-year-old small business owner running a glucometer twice a day and logging the results is what it is: personal tracking data with a consistent methodology. That is the value it offers, and that is the limit of what it claims to be.

Testing Protocol

Each product gets a minimum of thirty days at the full label dose before a review goes up. One supplement running at a time: parallel testing contaminates the data by making it impossible to attribute a reading change to a specific variable, so it does not happen. Fasting glucose is recorded each morning before coffee, because pre-coffee timing removes meal interference from the baseline. Post-meal readings are taken two hours after dinner. Each log entry records date, time, glucose reading, supplement name, and day of the current test cycle.

Products stopped before day thirty do not get reviewed. If an early stop happened, that gets a brief note but no rating. Three products currently on the site have reviews that document flat readings across the full test window. Those reviews are published because a log that drops the flat results is not a reliable data source.

Product Selection

Supplements get tested when I am genuinely curious about them for my own tracking, when readers ask about them repeatedly, or when they show up consistently enough in prediabetes communities that a side-by-side comparison with already-tested products seems worth running. Calvin Brewster, a reader in Smyrna who started his own glucose spreadsheet after reading the site's comparison pieces, asks about certificate of analysis availability before he will try anything. That is a reasonable bar. Third-party testing documentation and ingredient transparency get checked before something goes into the test queue.

Sponsored placements do not happen. If a manufacturer sends a product for testing without solicitation, the review header notes that, and the standard 30-day protocol applies the same way as for anything I purchased directly.

Affiliate Links

Some links on this site are affiliate links. A purchase through one earns me a commission at no additional cost to you. Affiliate status does not determine which products get tested, which get recommended, or what a review concludes. The three reviews with flat glucose readings link to those products with the same affiliate structure as the ones with positive results. Commission follows the data, not the other way around.

Corrections

Errors in ingredient data, dosage information, or technical facts get corrected with a dated note at the bottom of the piece. The original glucose readings in any given review are not revised after publication. The log is a record of what the meter showed during the test window, not an editable interpretation. Readers who catch factual errors or outdated formulation information can flag them through the contact page.

Medical Context

Blood sugar is a health concern where bad information carries real consequences. The information on this site is based on personal experience and research for informational purposes only. It is not a substitute for professional medical advice. Always consult a qualified healthcare professional before making decisions that affect your health, and especially before changing how you are currently managing blood sugar.