Cinnamon

[ladywhy]

My mom is diabetic with cardiac disease. Has anyone tried cinnamon capsules to help with BS? She has no energy..is tired all the time. I'm worried about her.

[WaveRider]

I consume 1/4 tsp w/oatmeal three times a week to stabilize my blood pressure and cholesterol. I may be wrong, but I haven't heard of cinnamon lowering glucose levels.

Please take your mother to a doctor for a checkup asap. Make a list of every symptom and unusual behaviors and bring it with you to the doctor. Make sure he/she discusses each with you. A local radio station owner passed yesterday after being diagnosed with cancer a week ago. She sounded fine over the air except for a nagging cough. Laura was 57.

[SAL1975]

there have been studies linking better insulin uptake thru use of cinnamon, but be careful as it can be toxic at higher doses. Try a little bit and see, its suppose to help lower cholesterol as well. Do not pass up seeing a doctor though, being tired  all the time can be linked to anemia , advancing heart disease, ect. Hope your mom feels better soon!

[someone21231]

I don't know forsure if I'm a diabetic because I don't want to go to the hospital but I take 1-3 Cinnulin PF pills a day right before I drink something with a lot of sugar.


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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinnamon
In the media, "cinnamon" has been reported to have remarkable pharmacological effects in the treatment of type II diabetes. However, the plant material used in the study (PMID 14633804) was actually cassia, as opposed to true cinnamon. Please refer to cassia's medicinal uses for more information about its health benefits.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cassia#Medicinal_use
Health benefits and risks

Cassia (called ròu gùi; ?? in Chinese) is used in traditional Chinese medicine, where it is considered one of the 50 fundamental herbs.

A 2003 study published in the DiabetesCare journal[1] followed Type 2 diabetics ingesting 1, 3 or 6 grams of cassia daily. Those taking 6 grams shows changes after 20 days, and those taking lesser doses showed changes after 40 days. Regardless of the amount of cassia taken, they reduced their mean fasting serum glucose levels 18–29%, their triglyceride levels 23–30%, their LDL cholesterol 7–27%, and their total cholesterol 12–26%, over others taking placebos.

The effects, which may even be produced by brewing a tea from cassia bark, may also be beneficial for non-diabetics to prevent and control elevated glucose and blood lipid levels. Cassia's effects on enhancing insulin sensitivity appear to be mediated by polyphenols [4]. Despite these findings, cassia should not be used in place of anti-diabetic drugs, unless blood glucose levels are closely monitored and its use is combined with a strictly controlled diet and exercise program.

There is also much anecdotal evidence that consumption of cassia has a strong effect in lowering blood pressure, making it potentially useful to those suffering from hypertension. The USDA has three ongoing studies that are monitoring the blood pressure effect.

Though the spice has been used for thousands of years, there is concern that there is as yet no knowledge about the potential for toxic buildup of the fat-soluble components in cassia, as anything fat-soluble could potentially be subject to toxic buildup. There are no concluded long term clinical studies on the use of cassia for health reasons.

European health agencies have warned against consuming high amounts of cassia, due to a toxic component called coumarin.[2]




I'm sure the ******* soda is why I probably have diabetes and is a major part of me having heart disease. That stuff is such garbage and there should be something where the public is warned about this garbage until everyone understands that this **** thins your bones, raises your LDL cholesterol and triglycerides causing heart disease, and causes diabetes. Eating Mcdonalds and others when I was young is how I started to get addicted. Of course Mcdonalds can't serve their food with 100% orange juice instead of soda and a baked potato instead saturated fat and trans fat loaded french fries because all they care about is money not the people they are ******* up.