Berberine vs. Ozempic Claims: What the Blood Sugar Data Really Shows

Key takeaways Strongest evidence: berberine 0.9–1.5 g/day lowers fasting glucose, post-meal glucose, and LDL/triglycerides in people with type 2 diabetes or metabolic syndrome, with effect sizes comparable to low-dose oral diabetes drugs in short trials (Wang et al. 2024 meta-analysis, Liu et al. 2025 meta-analysis). “Nature’s Ozempic” is not supported by the data — GLP-1 … Read more