Diabetes Treatment: Should Cinnamon be in the Mix?
01.31.2017 - By Dr. Susan Mitchell, registered dietitian nutritionist
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PODCAST. Are your patients with type 2 diabetes asking about cinnamon or taking it? Have you had this happen? They have prediabetes but don’t want to take a drug. Weight loss is top of mind to us but here’s the disconnect. Instead patients look first to the pharmacy or online for supplements to lower blood glucose versus weight loss or medication …anything without a prescription particularly if they perceive it as natural.
In fact, a Sydney Australia survey of complementary and alternative medicine use among people with diabetes, mainly type 2, indicated that 25% of respondents use cinnamon to treat their diabetes.
Whether it’s sprinkled on your latte or oatmeal, cinnamon is an aromatic spice popular the world over. Adding cinnamon to food is an easy way to add more to the diet but it’s different from supplementation.
Listen to the podcast for the latest research and 7 tips to remember about cinnamon use.
Resources
Do Cinnamon Supplements Have a Role in Glycemic Control in Type 2 Diabetes? A Narrative Review.
The potential of cinnamon to reduce blood glucose levels in patients with type 2 diabetes and insulin resistance.
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health
Cinnamon use in type 2 diabetes: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis.
Herbs and Spices: Cinnamon’s Link to Diabetes Control
The use of complementary and alternative medicine among people living with diabetes in Sydney.
Cinnamon extract lowers glucose, insulin and cholesterol in people with elevated serum glucose.
Cinnamon: potential role in the prevention of insulin resistance, metabolic syndrome, and type 2 diabetes.
The effect of cinnamon on glucose of type II diabetes patients.
Cinnamon for diabetes mellitus.
Cinnamon extract enhances glucose uptake in 3T3-L1 adipocytes and C2C12 myocytes by inducing LKB1-AMP-activated protein kinase signaling.
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