Glucerna is a brand of shakes, snack bars and cereals that diabetics use to help regulate their blood sugar levels. According to its website, Glucerna is the No. 1 doctor-recommended liquid nutritional product for people with diabetes.
Calories
Glucerna sells four flavors of shakes -- creamy chocolate delight, vanilla, strawberries and cream, and butter pecan. There are 200 calories in an 8-oz. can of creamy chocolate delight and roughly the same number of calories in the other shake flavors.
Research
According to the company website, Glucerna products have to shown to minimize blood sugar spikes. In addition to low calorie count, Glucerna nutritional drinks contain 27 vitamins and minerals, 100 percent of daily vitamin C and chromium picolinate to help the body's insulin work more effectively.
Significance
Glucerna shakes and other products may help diabetics lower their A1C, which is the average of a person's blood sugar level over a two-month or three-month period. Diabetics need to keep their blood sugar levels as stable as possible.
