Maryland Heights, MO-based SugarMDs, LLC is issuing a voluntary recall of Lot: 22165-003 Advance Glucose Support Supplement, available in 60, 120, and 180 count bottles, at the consumer level.
The product is contaminated with metformin and glyburide, according to an FDA analysis. The active ingredients in many FDA-approved prescription medications for the treatment of type 2 diabetes are metformin and glyburide.
Glyburide and metformin products are not permitted to be sold as dietary supplements. Since the safety and efficacy of Advanced Glucose Support Supplement have not been determined, it is an unapproved novel medication that could be recalled.
Due to its potential to cause dangerous drops in blood sugar levels, glyburide may present significant and even fatal risks to users.
Fast heartbeat, trembling, sweating, nervousness or anxiety, agitation or disorientation, headache, dizziness, sleepiness, and hunger are typical signs of hypoglycemia. Sudden severe hypoglycemia can lead to coma, seizures, or even death.
Customers using metformin may be at significant risk due to a rare but dangerous side effect known as lactic acidosis, which is a build-up of lactic acid in the blood and can be fatal if left unchecked.
Lactic acidosis manifests as nausea, vomiting, lethargy, aches in the body, breathing difficulties, abdominal pain, and rapid, deep breathing. When metformin is used with other drugs to lower blood sugar, hypoglycemia can also result. As of right now, SugarMDs LLC hasn’t heard of any unfavorable incidents connected to this recall.
This contaminated Advanced Glucose Support comes in a dietary supplement bottle and is packed as such:
- 60 count bottle : UPC code 00195893927678 (UPC code located below the “Supplement Facts” panel)
- 120 count bottle: UPC code 00195893546978
- 180 count bottle: UPC code 00195893999576
The product was sold online at sugarmds.com and amazon.com, with nationwide distribution throughout the United States.
Email notifications are being sent by SugarMDs LLC to its distributors and customers, and all recalled products are being arranged for return. When a product is recalled, customers, distributors, and retailers should stop using it and return it to the original retailer for a full reimbursement.
Customers can reach SugarMDs LLC by email at feedback@sugarmds.com or by phone at 561-462-5053, Monday through Friday, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern Time, if they have any questions about this recall.
If users have encountered any issues that might be connected to taking or using this medication product, they should get in touch with their doctor or other healthcare provider.
