Nutrition to Go Multivitamin FAQ

General Product Information
How to Take / Which Form
Safety Information
Drug Interaction Information
Where to Buy
Requests for Additional Information
Corporate
About Diabetes
Healthcare Professionals FAQ

GENERAL PRODUCT INFORMATION

What is Diabetes Essentials?

Line of nutritional supplements developed specifically for people with type 2 diabetes;
Offers products formulated to: promote blood sugar and heart health and support energy levels
Do it in a way that is convenient – whether you wish to take a pill or use a dissolvable drink packet.
There are four products in the line:

Blood Sugar Health formula – in a capsule – called Diachrome Diabetes Blood Sugar Health
Blood Sugar Health formula – in a drink packet – called Diabetes Essentials Blood Sugar Health Nutrition To Go
Multivitamin Formula – in a drink packet – called Diabetes Essential Mutlivitamin Formula Nutrition To Go
Heart Health Formula – in a tablet – called Diabetes Essentials Heart Health

What is Diabetes Essentials Multivitamin Nutrition To Go?

A delicious, nutrient-based powdered drink specially-formulated for people with type 2 diabetes.
Was specifically designed to meet the special nutritional needs of people with type 2 diabetes.
Contains essential minerals and vitamins but also contains higher levels of nutrients known to be lower in people with diabetes.
These additional key nutrients provide support for the major concerns of people with diabetes, like heart health, vision, nerve and kidney function and circulation.
Sold in convenient, individual packets that you mix with water
Helps balance the diet of people with type 2 diabetes
Contains 14 essential vitamins and minerals
Promotes increased energy
Promotes insulin function
It’s sugar-free and salt-free
It’s low-calorie and low-carb
Very convenient – you can either mix it at home or add it to your bottled water when you’re “on-the-go”.

What are the ingredients in Diabetes Essentials Multivitamin Nutrition To Go?
Vitamin C (as sodium ascorbate), Vitamin D (as cholecalciferol), Vitamin B-2 (as riboflavin), Vitamin B-3 (as niacinamide), Vitamin B-6 (as pyridoxine HCL), Folate (as folic acid), Vitamin B-12 (as cyanocobalamin), Biotin, Pantothenic acid (as calcium pantothenate), Calcium (as calcium pantothenate), Magnesium (as Mg lactate), Selenium (as selenomethionine), Chromium (as chromium picolinate), Potassium (as potassium chloride), and Taurine.

What do the different vitamins and minerals do?
Our combination of nutrients work together to support insulin health, heart health, energy levels, muscle, kidney and immune function to help balance the diet and improve the quality of life for people with diabetes.

B Complex vitamins: B vitamins (B2, B3, B6, folate, B12, biotin and pantothenic acid) are essential for sugar, carbohydrate and fat metabolism and are necessary for the formulation of blood corpuscles, nerve sheaths and various proteins. They are important for heart and brain health, and they help boost energy and fight fatigue.
Chromium: Chromium is essential to insulin function. Chromium picolinate is a highly absorbed and bio-available organic form of chromium and has been shown to promote healthy blood sugar and cholesterol metabolism in several human studies.
Magnesium: Magnesium plays a critical role in blood sugar and heart health. Muscle and nerve function and bone health require several nutrients, including magnesium. Lastly, it also supports healthy blood pressure. Organic forms, like magnesium lactate, are much better absorbed than inorganic magnesium oxide, found in most mulitivitamins.
Potassium: Muscle and nerve function and bone health require several nutrients, including potassium. Potassium also supports healthy blood pressure and has anti-inflammatory properties.
Calcium: Muscle and nerve function and bone health require several nutrients, including calcium. Calcium also helps regulate the heartbeat.
Vitamin D: Muscle and nerve function and bone health require several nutrients, including Vitamin D. Vitamin D also has anti-inflammatory properties.
Taurine: Taurine has been shown to support insulin and heart health. Taurine plays a key role in forming bile, which helps remove cholesterol. Taurine, is an important antioxidant that provides support for tissues in the eye and kidney and helps in wound healing.
Selenium: Selenium is an essential trace mineral that boosts immunity. It is part of an important antioxidant system that helps support immune function and removes pollutants. It has also been shown to protect blood vessels, and may be associated with longevity.
Vitamin C: Vitamin C is an antioxidant that protects the body against free radical damage and infection. It is essential for skin health, wound healing, and blood vessel strength.

Why is your multivitamin product better than what’s out there now?
Unlike many other multivitamins, ours:

Is in a convenient, delicious, portable form that gives you the ease and convenience of “drinking it on the go” or at home;
The competition does not contain the doses of chromium picolinate and biotin which are backed by clinical studies to promote healthy blood glucose and cholesterol in people with diabetes;
Is specifically designed for people with type 2 diabetes in that it contains higher levels of nutrients known to be lower in people with diabetes such as:

B complex vitamins (heart and brain health – see sheet)
Chromium (healthy blood sugar and cholesterol metabolism – see sheet)
Magnesium (Blood sugar, heart health, blood pressure, muscle and nerve function and bone health – see sheet)
Potassium (muscle and nerve function – healthy blood pressure – see sheet)
Calcium (muscle and nerve function, regulates heartbeat – see sheet)
Vitamin D (muscle and nerve function and bone health – see sheet)
Taurine (supports insulin and heart health, antioxidant – see sheet)
Selenium (boosts immunity and helps remove pollutants – see sheet)
Vitamin C (antioxidant protects the body against free radical damage and is essential for wound healing and blood vessel strength – see sheet)

These key nutrients provide support for the major concerns of people with diabetes like heart health, vision, nerve and kidney function and circulation.

Are there any other ingredients in Diabetes Essentials Multivitamin Nutrition To Go?
The other ingredients in Diabetes Essentials Multivitamin Nutrition To Go are:

Citric acid, natural citrus flavor, sucralose, and caramel color.

How many calories in your product?
5 calories per packet. Diabetes Essentials Multivitamin Nutrition To Go is low calorie/low carb and sugar free/salt free.

How much fat is in your product?
None.

How many carbohydrates in your product?
1 gram per packet. Diabetes Essentials Multivitamin Nutrition To Go is low calorie/low carb and sugar free/salt free.

What do you use to sweeten your product?
Sucralose

Does Diabetes Essentials Multivitamin Nutrition To Go contain any animal bi-products?
No.

Does Diabetes Essentials Multivitamin Nutrition To Go contain any yeast, starch, gluten or preservatives?
No.

Is Diabetes Essentials Multivitamin Nutrition To Go kosher?
No.

What does Diabetes Essentials Multivitamin Nutrition To Go do?
The combination of nutrients works together to support insulin health, heart health, energy levels, muscle, kidney and immune function to help balance the diet and improve the quality of life for people with diabetes.

How does Diabetes Essentials Multivitamin Nutrition To Go help my insulin health?
It contains chromium which is essential to insulin function. Chromium picolinate is a highly absorbed and bioavailable organic form of chromium and has been shown to promote healthy blood sugar and cholesterol metabolism in several human studies. It also contains biotin which is essential for sugar, carbohydrate and fat metabolism.

How does Diabetes Essentials Multivitamin Nutrition To Go help my heart health?
It contains things like:

Magnesium which plays a critical role in heart health and blood pressure.
Calcium to help regulate the heartbeat;
Taurine to support insulin and heart health. It plays a key role in forming bile which helps remove cholesterol. Taurine is also an important antioxidant that provides support for inflamed blood vessels.

How does Diabetes Essentials Multivitamin Nutrition To Go help my energy levels?
It contains things like:

B complex vitamins which are important for heart and brain health and they help boost energy and fight fatigue
Potassium to support healthy blood pressure
Selenium which is an essential trace mineral that boosts immunity. It’s part of an important antioxidant system that helps support immune function and removes pollutants. It has also been shown to protect blood vessels and may be associated with longevity.

How does Diabetes Essentials Multivitamin Nutrition To Go help muscle function?
It contains things like:

Magnesium potassium, calcium and vitamin D all of which are essential to muscle and nerve function as well as bone health.

How does Diabetes Essentials Multivitamin Nutrition To Go help kidney function?
It contains things like:

Taurine which is an important antioxidant that provides support for inflamed blood vessels, retinal degeneration, kidney problems, neurodegenerative diseases and helps in wound healing.

How does Diabetes Essentials Multivitamin Nutrition To Go help immune function?
It contains things like:

Taurine that is an important antioxidant that provides support for tissues in the eye and kidney and helps in wound healing.
Selenium which is an essential trace mineral that boosts immunity. It is part of an important antioxidant system that helps support immune function and removes pollutants. It has also been shown to protect blood vessels and may be associated with longevity.
Vitamin C which is an antioxidant that protects the body against free radical damage and infection. It is essential for skin health, wound healing, and blood vessel strength.

How many packets come in a Diabetes Essentials Multivitamin Nutrition To Go package?
10.

What is the shelf life of Diabetes Essentials Multivitamin Nutrition To Go?
Two years - please refer to the expiration date on the bottom of the carton.

What is Core4Life?
Core4Life is a certification:

That our products are of the highest quality with proven safety and effectiveness through clinical research and
That we guarantee a customer’s satisfaction or their money back

HOW TO TAKE / WHICH FORM

How do I take Diabetes Essentials Multivitamin Nutrition To Go?
Taking Diabetes Essentials Multivitamin Nutrition To Go is very easy:

if you’re adding it to your bottled water, take a sip of water from your 16.9 oz. bottle first (makes it easier to mix) and then pour one packet of Diabetes Essentials Multivitamin into it and shake gently.
If you’d like to use it at home, just pour one packet into two cups water and stir and enjoy!

Can Diabetes Essentials Blood Sugar Health Nutrition To Go be taken in combination with other Diabetes Essentials products, and if so, how?

There are instructions on each package which says that they may be taken individually or in combination. You must read the instructions on each package that shows how many of each you may take each day. For instance:

For our Blood Sugar Health formulas – you may take either form once per day (not both) – so one Diabetes Essentials Blood Sugar Health Nutition To Go drink packet or one Diachrome Diabetes Essentails Blood Sugar Health capsule.
For our Heart Health Formula – you may take 2 tablets per day
For our Multivitamin Nutrition To Go Formula – you may take up to three packets per day.

If you’d like to take all three formulas each day, here’s how much you can take of each: (1) Blood Sugar Health serving (either formula) + (1) Heart Health serving + (1 ) serving of Multivitamin NTG.

Can I take Diabetes Essentials Multivitamin Nutrition To Go every day?
Yes – you can take up to three Diabetes Essentials Multivitamin Nutrition To Go packets each day.

Can I take more than one Diabetes Essentials Multivitamin Nutrition To Go each day?
Yes – you may take up to three per day.

Can I stop taking my type 2 diabetes prescriptions if I’m taking Diabetes Essentials Multivitamin Nutrition To Go?
No. Diabetes Essentials Multivitamin Nutrition To Go is not a replacement of your diabetes prescriptions. It may be taken alone or with your diabetes medications.

How should I store Diabetes Essentials Multivitamin Nutrition To Go?
Store at controlled room temperature of between 59o – 86o F (15o-30oC). Protect from bright light and moisture.

SAFETY INFORMATION

Is Diabetes Essentials Multivitamin Nutrition To Go safe?
Yes. There are no known contraindications. There are no known allergic reactions.

Diabetes Essentials Multivitamin Nutrition To Go is manufactured to pharmaceutical standards.

Is Diabetes Essentials Multivitamin Nutrition To Go safe to take with my type 2 diabetes prescriptions?
Yes. It can be safely and effectively used in combination with multiple oral prescription type 2 diabetes, cholesterol and blood-pressure-lowering medications.

Can I stop taking my type 2 diabetes prescriptions if I’m taking Diabetes Essentials Multivitamin Nutrition To Go?
No. Diabetes Essentials Multivitamin Nutrition To Go is not a replacement of your diabetes prescriptions. Diabetes Essentials Multivitamin Nutrition To Go may be taken alone or with your current diabetes medications.

Can I use Diabetes Essentials Multivitamin Nutrition To Go if I’m pregnant or nursing?
As is the case with any nutritional supplement, if you are pregnant or nursing, please first consult with your physician.

Is Diabetes Essentials Multivitamin Nutrition To Go safe for children to take?
Safety and effectiveness in pediatric patients have not been established. We strongly urge you to consult a physician regarding this matter.

Are there any side effects to taking Diabetes Essentials Multivitamin Nutrition To Go?
No. Diabetes Essentials Multivitamin Nutrition To Go has no known side effects, contraindications or allergic reactions.

Has there been any research done on Diabetes Essentials Multivitamin Nutrition To Go’s effects, benefits and safety?
When we formulated our Multivitamin product, there were numerous studies and references we consulted when formulating the product.

DRUG INTERACTION INFORMATION

Is Diabetes Essentials Multivitamin Nutrition To Go safe to take with my type 2 diabetes prescriptions?
Yes. Diabetes Essentials Multivitamin Nutrition To Go can be safely and effectively used in combination with multiple oral prescription type 2 diabetes, cholesterol and blood-pressure-lowering medications.

WHERE TO BUY

Where is Diabetes Essentials Multivitamin Nutrition To Go sold?
Diabetes Essentials line of products is sold in retailers nationwide in the Home Diagnostics/Diabetes Care Products section. It is not sold in the vitamin aisle or the drink aisle. For a full listing of what retailers are carrying it, please visit www.diabetesessentials.com .

REQUESTS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

How do I get additional information on Diabetes Essentials Multivitamin Nutrition To Go?
There is lots of information right here on our website – www.diabetesessentials.com. You can also call our customer service line at 1-866-342-2476 and a representative will be happy to answer any specific questions you may have about any Diabetes Essentials product.

CORPORATE

Who makes Diabetes Essentials Multivitamin Nutrition To Go?
Diabetes Essentials Multivitamin Nutrition To Go is marketed by Nutrition 21 – a nutritional bioscience company located in Purchase, NY. For more information, go to the Nutrition 21 website at www.nutrition21.com or www.diabetesessentials.com.

Where is Nutrition 21 located?
4 Manhattanville Rd., Purchase, New York 10577

What kind of company is Nutrition 21?
Nutrition 21 is a nutritional bioscience company and the maker of chromium-based and omega-3 fish oil-based supplements with health benefits substantiated by clinical research. More information is available at http://www.nutrition21.com.

What other products does Nutrition 21 sell?
In addition to Diabetes Essentials, the company markets Chromax® chromium picolinate, http://www.chromax.com/, which is the most-studied form of the essential mineral chromium. Chromax, a supplement for healthy and pre-diabetic people that promotes insulin health and helps improve blood sugar metabolism, cardiovascular disease, control carbohydrate cravings and fight weight gain, is now available through food, drug and mass retailers nationwide. Nutrition 21 holds 33 patents for nutrition products and uses, 23 of which are for chromium compounds and their uses. The Company is the exclusive importer of Icelandic fish oils, including omega-3 fatty acids, which are manufactured to pharmaceutical standards and sold under the Iceland Health® brand, http://www.icelandhealth.info.

Is Nutrition 21 a publicly-held company?
Yes.

I am an investor and interested in Nutrition 21. Who can I contact to discuss my interest?
For more information on Nutrition 21 - you can:
visit www.nutrition21.com
write to: Nutrition 21, Inc.
4 Manhattanville Road
Purchase, NY 10577
e-mail to: contactn21@nutrition21.com
or phone: 1-914-701-4500 (main)
1-914-701-454 (investor relations)

ABOUT DIABETES

What is diabetes?
Type 1 diabetes. People with type 1 diabetes don’t produce insulin, and must take this hormone each day in order to process the glucose or “sugar” in their blood. Formerly called “juvenile diabetes” because it is generally diagnosed in children and young adults, treatment for type 1 diabetes includes taking daily insulin shots or using an insulin pump, making balanced meal choices, exercising (under a physician’s guidance), and controlling blood pressure and cholesterol.
Type 2 diabetes. People with type 2 diabetes, which is more common in the general population, have trouble using the insulin in their bodies. In this form of diabetes, the fat, muscle, or liver cells cannot use insulin properly. Type 2 diabetes can be managed by lifestyle changes, including diet, exercise and select nutritional supplements. Medicines are also used, sometimes including those that control blood pressure and cholesterol.

What are the complications of type 2 diabetes?
Maintaining healthy blood sugar levels can prevent complications. That’s why it’s important to follow your healthcare practitioner’s instructions and stay on top of your diabetes. Some of the complications from diabetes include:

*Heart disease, which represents about 50 percent of all deaths among people with diabetes;
*Stroke;
*Kidney failure;
*Diabetic retinopathy, which causes blindness in about 2 percent of patients or severe vision impairment in about 10 percent of patients;
*Diabetic neuropathy, a condition that affects about 50 percent of people with diabetes, causing sensory loss and damage to the limbs;
*Impotence;
*Diabetic foot disease, which can lead to amputation of a lower limb;
and
*Dental disease.

What is HbA1c (or A1C) and how can I use it to help manage my diabetes?
Your HbA1c level, also abbreviated as A1C and called glycated hemoglobin, is a measure of average blood sugar control for a two to three month period. For someone with diabetes with poorly controlled blood glucose levels, the A1C level is higher than normal. How high the A1C level rises depends on what the average blood glucose level was during the past several months. Levels can range from normal, which is in the 5 to 6 percent range, to borderline diabetic between 6 and 7 percent, to as high as 25 percent if diabetes is badly out of control for a long time.

The A1C test can help people with type 1 and type 2 diabetes know about their blood glucose control. A1C tests can help a doctor judge whether a treatment plan is working

Although the A1C test is an important tool, it can't replace daily self-testing of blood glucose. A1C tests do not measure your day-to-day control. You cannot adjust your insulin on the basis of your A1C tests. That's why your daily fasting and after-meal (post-prandial) blood sugar checks and your log results are so important to staying in effective control. The A1C test alone is not enough to measure good blood sugar control. But, it is a good resource to use, along with your daily blood sugar checks, to achieve the

Healthcare Professional Section

How do I advise my patients on how to take Diabetes Essentials Nutrition To Go Blood Sugar Health in combination with other products in the Diabetes Essentials line?

There are instructions on each package which says that they may be taken individually or in combination. Patients must read the instructions on each package that shows how many of each they may take each day. For instance:

For our Blood Sugar Health formulas – they may take either form once per day (not both) – so one Diabetes Essentials Blood Sugar Health Nutrition To Go drink packet or one Diachrome Diabetes Essentials Blood Sugar Health capsule.
For our Heart Health Formula – they may take 2 tablets per day
For our Multivitamin Nutrition To Go Formula – they may take up to three packets per day.

If they would like to take all three formulas each day, here’s how much they can take of each: (1) Blood Sugar Health serving (either formula) + (1) Heart Health serving + (1 ) serving of Multivitamin Nutrition To Go.