Glucerna Vanilla 850g

General Information

Glucerna Powder Vanilla is a health shake formulated especially for the nutritional needs of people with diabetes or with impaired glucose tolerance.

Glucerna formulation features a blend of ingredients designed to help support diabetes management including:
1) Advanced slow-release carbohydrate system and 4 times higher inositol* to help manage blood glucose levels.
2) Complete and balanced nutrition with 28 essential vitamins and minerals to help meet the nutritional needs of people with diabetes.
3) Healthy fat blend that includes monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFA) and plant-based omega-3 fatty acids, to help support a healthy heart.
4) Low Glycaemic Index formulation (GI = 35)

Glucerna Powder is recommended as a meal, partial meal or snack used in conjunction with a diabetes management plan including diet and exercise. Glucerna Powder is available in an 850 g can.

*Compared to previous version of Glucerna (S434) per serving.

Suitable For: Glucerna Powder is a health shake formulated especially for the nutritional needs of people with diabetes or with impaired glucose tolerance.

Size: 850g

KEY FEATURES

• Advanced slow-release carbohydrate blend and Low Glycaemic Index formulation (GI = 29) to help manage blood glucose levels
• 4x more Myo-Inositol,† which has been shown to support insulin sensitivity
• 28 essential vitamins and minerals, including antioxidants to help support immunity
• Healthy fat blend including plant-based Omega-3 fatty acids
 

Warnings

Food for Special Medical Purposes. Use under medical supervision

This product is suitable as a supplemental source of nutrition only. It is not to be used as a sole source of nutrition.

Not intended for use in children unless recommended by a physician or other qualified healthcare professional.

Not suitable for individuals with galactosaemia.

Not for parenteral use.

Ingredients

Maltodextrin, VEGETABLE OILS (high oleic sunflower oil, soy oil), calcium caseinate, sucromalt, isolated soy protein, maltitol, milk protein concentrate, MINERALS (potassium chloride, magnesium sulphate, calcium carbonate, potassium citrate, sodium phosphate, sodium chloride, magnesium phosphate, sodium citrate, potassium hydroxide, zinc sulphate, ferrous sulphate, manganese sulphate, copper sulphate, chromium chloride, potassium iodide, sodium molybdate, sodium selenite), fructose, fructo-oligosaccharides (FOS), isomaltulose, myo-inositol, oat fibre, flavouring, carboxymethyl cellulose, emulsifier (322) stabiliser (415), VITAMINS (choline chloride, ascorbyl palmitate, ascorbic acid, Vitamin E, niacinamide, calcium d-pantothenate, pyridoxine hydrochloride, thiamin chloride hydrpchloride, riboflavin, Vitamin A palmitate, folic acid, phylloquinone, d-biotin, cholecalciferol, cyanocobalamin), taurine, L-carnitine, mixed tocopherols.

Contains: Milk and Soy Ingredients

Info from Glucerna

Complete, balanced nutrition for people living with diabetes or pre-diabetes*

• Glucerna is a health shake formulated to support people living with diabetes or impaired glucose tolerance.*1

• Supported by over 50 clinical studies2

Advanced slow-release carbohydrate blend and Low Glycaemic Index formulation (GI = 35) to help manage blood glucose levels1,3

4x more Myo-Inositol,† which has been shown to support insulin sensitivity1,4-6

28 essential vitamins and minerals, including antioxidants to help support immunity1,7

Healthy fat blend including plant-based Omega-3 fatty acids1

Glucerna Health Benefits

Helps improve diabetes management in 4 weeks‡8

Supports immune health and heart health7,9

Has been clinically shown to help improve HbA1c in patients with diabetes
(1.1% reduction after 6 months of
use^10)

Glucerna® is low in lactose and gluten#2,11

How to use Glucerna

Enjoy as a health shake
Just mix 5 scoops in 200 mL water

Mix into favourite recipes
Glucerna can be added to food to help manage blood glucose levels**

Food for Special Medical Purposes. Use under medical supervision.
*Formulated for people with prediabetes, diabetes and gestational diabetes, as part of a diabetes management plan including diet and exercise.1
†Compared to per serve of previous Glucerna formulation.
‡Glucerna has been shown to reduce glucose fluctuations when used as a breakfast replacement as part of a lifestyle intervention.8
^When used in a lifestyle intervention involving diet, exercise and motivational interviewing. Based on a randomised controlled trial of the trans-cultural diabetes-specific nutrition algorithm (tDNA) in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients. 1.1% reduction in HbA1c levels was observed in the study group that received a structured lifestyle intervention with Glucerna and motivational interviewing.10
#Low lactose refers to the product containing no more than 2 g of lactose per 100 g. These products contain no detectable gluten at a limit of quantification of 5 ppm but do contain oats.2,11
**Please note when cooking with or freezing Glucerna powder, there may be minor losses of some nutrients.
References: 1. Glucerna Powder (Vanilla) product label. 2. Abbott Nutrition. Data on File (CCD). 3. Glucerna Y495 GI test result. 4. Bevilacqua A, et al. Int J Endocrinol. 2018 2018:1968450. 5. Dang NT, et al. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem. 2010 74(5):1062-7. 6. Yamashita Y, et al. J Agric Food Chem. 2013 61(20):4850-4. 7. National Health and Medical Research Council, Australian Government Department of Health Ageing, New Zealand Ministry of Health, Nutrient Reference Values for Australia and New Zealand. Canberra: National Health and Medical Research Council. (2006). 8. Peng J, et al. Br J Nutr. 2019 121(5):560-566. 9. Sanz-París A, et al. Clin Nutr. 2020 39(11):3273-3282. 10. Chee WSS, et al. BMJ Open Diabetes Res Care. 2017 Sep 26 5(1):e000384. 11. Australia and New Zealand Food Standards Code. Standard 2.9.5 - Food for special medical purposes.