Diabetes is one of the most commonly diagnosed diseases in America.
Part of the reason it’s diagnosed so frequently is that Americans have set themselves up to fail, at least when it comes to managing blood sugar.
Because of an inability to control their diet and improve their lifestyle, the vast majority of diabetes sufferers end up suffering needlessly.
The first, and most obvious place to start for diabetes management (this is type 2 diabetes we’re speaking about) is through improving diet and reducing the amount of sugars consumed daily… and by engaging in regular, daily exercise.
The next step is using external drugs or supplements to help control blood sugar levels.
Generally, physicians turn to drugs in order to help control blood sugar…
But it turns out that nature has a lot of stellar options for helping to improve blood sugar.
Cinnamon happens to be one of the most powerful natural remedies for out of control blood sugar.
And if you want to help control blood sugar and maybe even reverse symptoms of diabetes, adding cinnamon to your supplement regimen may help.
Numerous Studies Indicate Cinnamon For Powerful Blood Control
Cinnamon has been widely studied for its blood controlling ability.
In 2003 cinnamon was featured in an article in Diabetes Care. There cinnamon was compared to a placebo.
For 40 days subjects took 1, 3, and 6 grams (g) of cinnamon a day versus a group that was on a placebo.
Over the 40 days, the people who were consuming the cinnamon saw dramatic increases in their blood sugar control as well as falling levels of cholesterol. The placebo group saw some reduction in blood sugar and cholesterol, but it wasn’t nearly as powerful as the cinnamon.
Another, more recent study, published in 2016 inside the Journal of Intercultural Ethnopharmacology discovered cinnamon was a powerful tool to help control diabetes in those who had prior trouble getting their diabetes under control
By taking just 1 g of cinnamon for 12 weeks the group saw statistically significant reductions in their fasting blood sugar levels.
Then, as Medical News today wrote, A 2016 analysis published in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, attempted to bring together existing research on the role of cinnamon in blood sugar reductions.
The authors looked at 11 studies of cinnamon in the treatment of diabetes. All 11 produced some reductions in fasting blood sugar levels. Studies that measured HbA1C levels also achieved modest reductions.
However, only four of the studies achieved reductions in line with the American Diabetes Association’s treatment goals. This suggests that cinnamon may be a useful treatment tool, but is not a replacement for traditional diabetes treatments.
An earlier analysis published in 2011 in the Journal of Medicinal Food, also points to the potential for cinnamon to lower blood sugars. Researchers comparing the results of eight previous studies, found an average blood sugar level reduction of 3-5 percent.
There is no research that suggests cinnamon negatively affects blood sugar. That means that it is a safe bet for people with diabetes who want a more healthful alternative to sugar, salt, and other diabetes-unfriendly flavoring agents.
When combined with a diet high in fat and protein and low in carbs and a light to mediumly strenuous exercise routine, taking cinnamon could help the average person with diabetes reverse their condition entirely.
