What does the gymnema sylvestra and D-Pinitol do in this formula?
Gymnemic acid (the active ingredient in Gymnema sylvestre) closely mimics insulin by SAFELY stimulating much greater glucose into cells while not allowing plasma insulin levels to increase. It has also been plausibly theorized that with this increased cellular transport of glucose, there will also be an increased transport of creatine phosphate into the cell. In some studies where they conducted direct comparisons with insulin, gymnemic acid actually performed just as well as insulin at controlling blood sugar. D-pinitol can increase glycogen synthesis in the muscle cells, particularly in the absence of insulin. Additionally, the main reason D-Pinitol truly shines in this formulation is that it has been clinically proven to enhance creatine storage in the muscle cells of human subjects.
