New to Type 2?
Enroll in the Living With Type 2 Diabetes program and let us guide you through your first year with type 2 diabetes.
Types of Dietary Supplements

Dietary supplements include everything from vitamins and minerals to herbs such as cinnamon and St. John’s wort.
Dietary supplements also come in a number of forms including:
- Tablets
- Capsules
- Powders
- Softgels
- Gelcaps
- Liquids.
They are sold from a number of retailers including:
- Pharmacies
- Grocery stores
- Vitamin and health food stores
- Websites
- Mail-order catalogs.
The main types of dietary supplements include:
- Botanicals (derived from plants and possibly including herbs)
- Vitamins
- Minerals
- Fatty Acids
- Other Dietary Supplements
Next: Side Effects and Drug Interactions
This material is adapted from The American Diabetes Association Guide to Herbs & Nutritional Supplements, written by Laura Shane-McWhorter, PharmD, BCPS, FASCP, BC-ADM, CDE, and published by the American Diabetes Association, ©2009.
Learn More
"D" Stories in Fiction
Do the portrayals of diabetes in novels, movies, and TV shows tell the truth?
In My Community
Donate
About Us
Store
Learn More
Living with Diabetes
Stop Diabetes
Special Online Savings – up to 69% online!
Order your Diabetes Forecast®! 12 Grilled Favorites and 35+ Travel Tips. Start Here!
Food & Fitness
In My Community
In My Community
Living with Diabetes
Do You Have Medicare?
Get your diabetes testing supplies through the Medicare National Mail-Order Program
Diabetes Basics
Keep Your Medicine in Check
Remembering medications can be stressful. Use this easy tool to keep track.
Stop Diabetes
Learn More







































