Glucerna Nutritional Shake, Diabetic Drink to Support Blood Sugar Management, 10g Protein, 180 Calories, Rich Chocolate, 8-fl-oz Bottle, 24 Count

Excellent Weight Loss Tool

I've been diagnosed as being borderline diabetic, but even if I wasn't, I consume way too much sugar and calories! This has been an excellent weight loss tool for me over the past few years. I lost over 100 pounds in approximately a years time, and I am not giving all of the glory to my friend Glucerna, but what I will say, with me having a very sedentary lifestyle it has been nothing but a huge help. What I did to lose the weight was count my calories (thank you also, myfitnesspal, you rock!) and of course exercising is very beneficial health wise, and I try to do what I can, but I'm not the most consistent yet, shall we say. Anyway I have a desk job, and my hobbies usually involve sitting on my rump, so I don't *need* a lot of calories. With Glucerna, I have one bottle while I'm at work. Yes the full 8 hour shift or more, just one bottle, and I may drink coffee or water throughout the day, and some days I may mix it up and eat out or what not, but majority of the time, I eat breakfast (small and predictable usually oatmeal and coffee or juice), go to work and drink water and my one Glucerna (which I don't know if I trained myself to become used to it, or it really is filling enough, but I usually make it throughout the day without being hungry, or I may become a little/somewhat hungry at the end of my shift) and when I come home I eat pretty much whatever I want, I just moderate the portion size. Yes I know that may not be optimal, and there are things I could do better, but for me I'm a bit lazy when it comes to meal prep and all of that, so this has been an affordable, easy, and effective option for me! I really did lose 100 lbs, and I'm not sure if I could say I did it without using Glucerna, because I had tried eating low calorie lunches, like fruit or a salad or what not, but it was never filling enough for me to get through the day and I would end up also feeling miserable. This sates my hunger between breakfast and dinner, I'm guessing must be somewhat healthy with all the vitamins and such, and keeps me feeling great. Also I am lactose intolerant, and this has never caused any stomach issues for me either. I hope this helps anyone who may be considering this product for weight loss or for meal replacements =

79 persons found it helpful

Surprising result.

My daughter's fiancèe brought me some Glucerna to try since I had been in the hospital seriously ill and not eating. I was amazed at how good they were. I started ordering them from Amazon when I got better. I drink one for lunch, instead of eating, and if I get a sweet tooth at bedtime I have another. My glucose readings have been better than they have in years. They taste great and really do fill me up and satisfy a sweet tooth

58 persons found it helpful

Always arrive fresh, great taste and love the low sugar factor. Quality drink that we keep on buying!

We love these - got introduced to them by accident from a friend who needed the low sugar and kept buying them for ourselves. Do not taste weird like some others and appreciate the better ingredient list - definitely a step up from some of the similar products on the market. Cases always come fresh and well packaged/sealed. Only downside is the price - $32-$40 ish for a case of $24. If they brought them down to $1 a bottle that would be ideal :

43 persons found it helpful

Very Good Tasting

I've been a Boost user for several years but I have a very high risk of developing diabetes, so am trying to cut back on sugars and such. I wasn't too sure if I'd like this, as many drinks and such for diabetics or people with low blood sugar tend to taste pretty nasty. I was pleasantly surprised when I tried this. No nasty aftertaste, or mucusy taste or feeling that many nutritional drinks have that can be really gaggy after awhile. It isn't watered down either like some low calorie or diabetic type drinks are. Just wish it wasn't so expensive, but it's definitely my go to nutritional drink now

34 persons found it helpful

Best Tasting Diabetes Shake

I have used these shakes for a few years now. I use them as a quick meal replacement for breakfast or lunch if I am on the go. During some recent medical issues, I was a bit nauseous, but I could always drink these. They are great tasting and give a lot of nutrients. I do wish that they had a little more protein in them. Anyway, now that I am feeling better, I still use these shakes because I like them. Once in a while, I even use them to make 'real' shakes....I put one in a blender with banana, ice, a tsp. of sugar-free pudding and a few drops of vanilla extract.....A great (and filling) way to start my day

33 persons found it helpful

Tastes amazing! Great for diabetics!

I buy these for my father-in-law and he loves them. They help with sweet cravings since he's diabetic and cannot consume much sugar. These are also good for a quick pick me up when his sugar levels are low. Great tasting product. I've tasted a few myself and they remind me of Ensures. Vanilla is my favorite and my FIL's as well

20 persons found it helpful

Walmart brand ones are very similar and cheaper

I like these a lot but my only issue is price. I tried these and the Walmart (Equate) brand. They are very very similar in taste and nutrition offerings but the Equate is considerably cheaper. Obviously the Walmart brand you have to run into the store to get but we are there all the time so that is not an issue. If these were cheaper, I would get them on Amazon for the convenience but I don't see that happening

11 persons found it helpful

Helped My Sugar Level

This drink really helped lower my sugar level. Bought it here twice BUT now it's become unaffordable. I see such a big, pricey increase since my last purchase about a month or so ago. I can no longer afford this, really disappointed that I have to look elsewhere

11 persons found it helpful

Great product, horrible packaging

The shake itself is great. It tastes ok and curbs my hunger for a long time. The problem is the packaging. When I open a 24 pack box, I get 4 of plastic bound 6 packs, and it's a major pain to get each bottle out of the plastic bindings, not to mention how horrible for the environment it is. They're already in boxes, so why bother with the plastic bindings that just make it harder to get the bottles out? I love glucerna but seriously hate the packaging and hope they fix it soon

10 persons found it helpful

The best you can get

We bought this for my father in law who needs the Nutrition but not the sugar. He loves these and had 2 a day until they were gone. I tried to tell him that this is the brand he should get, because this drink is processed in an aseptic environment so the flavor will be better than most and the nutritional additives will not be effected by the heat that is required for the non aseptic packaging. He tried another brand and found I was right and now this is the only one he will buy

7 persons found it helpful