Is Cordyceps (Cordyceps sinensis/militaris) Safe with Insulin?
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Use Cordyceps with caution in insulin-dependent patients. Increase blood glucose monitoring frequency and consult your endocrinologist before starting this supplement.
Why this interaction occurs
Cordyceps polysaccharides have shown insulin-mimetic and insulin-sensitizing properties that can potentiate exogenous insulin effects. This combination may cause clinically significant hypoglycemia, particularly dangerous in type 1 diabetes patients.
Evidence
Evidence level: limited.
Reported safety data
The FDA’s adverse event reporting system (FAERS) has received 146,861 reports mentioning Insulin. This reflects reported cases involving the medication in general — not confirmed causation, and not specific to the Insulin + supplement combination on this page.
FAERS reports are voluntary and cannot prove that a drug caused an event. Do not use report counts to assess the safety of this specific drug-supplement pair.
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