Cinnamon for diabetes control?

January 12, 2008

It never would have occurred to me that cinnamon had anything to do with type 2 diabetes one way or the other–calories are what matter–but earlier studies suggested that a gram or so a day helped control blood sugar levels. Apparently, enough of such studies were available to take a look at them as a group and do a “meta-analysis.” Alas, this analysis “found no significant benefits of cinnamon supplement on glycated hemoglobin (A1C), fasting blood glucose (FBG), or other lipid parameters,” a conclusion perhaps disappointing, but not surprising.  Watch the calories! 


6 Comments

  1. […] suggested that a gram or so a day helped control blood sugar levels. …article continues at Marion brought to you by diabetes.medtrials.info and […]

    Pingback by   Cinnamon for diabetes control? by diabetes.MEDtrials.info — January 12, 2008 @ 10:39 am

  2. I am not sure of Cinnamon for blood sugar control once you are diabetic but it sure appears to do wonders for cholrestol (sorry about misspellings)trigliserides ect…. Diabetic 3/99 no meds.

    Comment by Mike — January 13, 2008 @ 12:00 am

  3. “Diabetic 3/99 no meds.”

    That deserves a congratulations, Mike!!

    Comment by Bix — January 13, 2008 @ 7:23 am

  4. One can imagine cinnamon buns with slogans touting their health properties–

    Comment by Fentry — January 15, 2008 @ 7:54 pm

  5. There are a number of reviews of different cinnamon products at http://www.nutritionaltree.com/search.aspx?search_terms=cinnamon but the reviewrs seem to be having large ranges of success with them.

    Comment by Roland — January 24, 2008 @ 3:29 pm

  6. after 90 days my glucose measures about 20 to 30 points lower. the only diet change about 2 tablespoons cinnamon on cheerios daily. i have been on metformi for about 5 years and this is the first time i have found any other alternative substance that works, at least it works for me. i am 59 and the cinnamon i use is regular cinnamon from walmart. i dont think it is REAL cinnamon from the bark but for me it works great.thanks

    Comment by william hubbard — February 1, 2008 @ 10:44 am

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