Fix the fluctuation:
Support steadier blood sugar the natural way
Knowing you need to make changes to your health is one thing. Actually making them is another. If you're looking for a simple, natural, Canadian-made way to support healthy blood sugar after meals, remember these words: NutraStat Barley Beta-Glucan.
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Watching your blood sugar?
Soluble fibre helps slow how quickly the sugar from a meal reaches your bloodstream. Barley beta-glucan, the fibre in NutraStat, is one of the best studied. It supports a steadier rise in blood sugar after you eat, instead of a spike and a crash that leaves you hungry and low on energy.
A gel that slows things down
In your digestive tract, barley beta-glucan forms a thick gel. That gel slows the digestion of carbohydrates, so glucose is released into your bloodstream gradually rather than all at once.
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Two ways barley beta-glucan works
1. Slower carbohydrate breakdown
Taken with a meal, barley beta-glucan forms a gel in the small intestine. The gel slows the enzymes that break carbohydrates down into glucose, so glucose is released more gradually.
2. Gradual glucose absorption
The gel also thickens the layer next to the intestinal wall, which slows how quickly glucose passes into your bloodstream.
What you notice
A steadier rise in blood sugar after meals, fewer energy dips, and feeling full for longer.
How to take it
Most people use 4 level tablespoons a day for blood sugar support, taken with meals. Start with 1 tablespoon a day and add one each week.
Pay attention to these numbers
of Canadians
live with diabetes or prediabetes, according to Diabetes Canada.
fall short on fibre
Most Canadians don't get the 25 g (women) or 38 g (men) of fibre a day that Health Canada recommends.
sugars or sweeteners
NutraStat is 100% Canadian barley with nothing added, so it fits easily into a blood-sugar-friendly routine.
Did you know?
It's easy to add barley beta-glucan to your day
You could try to eat whole grain barley or oats every day, but the easier way is a single-ingredient fibre you stir into what you already eat.
NutraStat is barley beta-glucan concentrate made from 100% Canadian barley, with nothing else added: no sugar, no sweeteners, no artificial ingredients. It has a neutral taste and mixes into coffee, oatmeal, yogurt, smoothies, baking and sauces.
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- One ingredient: 100% Canadian non-GMO barley
- No sugar, no sweeteners, no taste
- Mixes into coffee, oatmeal, yogurt or a smoothie
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For blood sugar support, most people take 4 level tablespoons a day. One 370 g Value Bag lasts about three weeks at that amount.
Questions about NutraStat and blood sugar
Is there research on barley beta-glucan and blood sugar?
Yes. Barley beta-glucan has been studied extensively. In Europe, EFSA recognizes beta-glucan from barley for reducing the rise in blood sugar after a meal. For more detail, visit the NutraStat research page.
I take medication for blood sugar. Can I use NutraStat?
Talk to your doctor before adding NutraStat, because a steadier rise in blood sugar after meals can change how your medication works for you. Take NutraStat 1 to 2 hours apart from any prescription, and don't stop or change a medication without your doctor.
Is NutraStat doctor recommended?
Health professionals on our advisory panel recommend NutraStat as a simple way to add soluble fibre every day. Meet the advisory panel.
Can it help me avoid sugar spikes and feel fuller?
Barley beta-glucan forms a gel that slows the digestion of carbohydrates, so sugar reaches your bloodstream more slowly and steadily. Many people find that also keeps them feeling full for longer between meals.
Does it help with weight management too?
Fibre that keeps you full and your blood sugar steady can make it easier to manage your weight. See our weight management page for more.
Why does soluble fibre matter?
Soluble fibre supports steadier blood sugar, healthy cholesterol levels, fullness and gut health. Most Canadians get about half the fibre they need.
Where does the barley come from?
NutraStat is made from 100% Canadian barley grown on Prairie farms and processed by Sunny Boy Foods in Camrose, Alberta. Your purchase supports Canadian farmers.
What about sleep, exercise and a balanced diet?
NutraStat works best alongside a healthy lifestyle: a balanced diet, regular physical activity and enough sleep.
Food swaps that help
Small changes to go with your NutraStat routine.
Cut back on
- Added sugars such as glucose-fructose, white and brown sugar, and syrups
- Refined carbohydrates like white flour and white rice
- Fast-digesting starches such as potato and corn
- Maltodextrin
Eat more
- Protein: chicken, fish, beef, eggs, cheese
- Whole grains such as brown rice, wild rice, buckwheat, bulgur and millet
- Beans, peas, lentils and chickpeas
- Green vegetables: spinach, kale, broccoli, cabbage, brussels sprouts
- Quinoa and chia seeds
Ready to start?
4 level tablespoons a day, with meals. Build up over a few weeks.
Buy NutraStat nowNutraStat does not replace medication or medical advice. Talk to your doctor before changing your treatment. Always read and follow the label.