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ceylon cinnamon for type 2 diabetes
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My facebook feed has been full of fake accounts - ie sockpuppets pretending they're real people - advertising this stuff today. It just underlines my resolve never to take anything I read on facebook in any way seriously.
I can't see how this stuff would work. It sounds to me like another one in the long line of things that promise to reduce your blood glucose, but without saying exactly how. Suppose it did work - wouldn't you think the pharma companies would be all over it long ago?
I can't see how this stuff would work. It sounds to me like another one in the long line of things that promise to reduce your blood glucose, but without saying exactly how. Suppose it did work - wouldn't you think the pharma companies would be all over it long ago?
I too am getting multiple ads for this supplement on my Facebook feed. 7200mg is a massive dose of cinnamon to be taking daily and could be unsafe. I have found that most of these cinnamon supplements are manufactured in china and I wouldn’t touch them with a barge pole.
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Here is a scientific study on Ceylon cinnamon.
The Effect of Different Amounts of Cinnamon Consumption on Blood Glucose in Healthy Adult Individuals - PMC
This study was aimed at investigating the effect of consumption of different amounts of cinnamon on preprandial blood glucose (PrBG), postprandial blood glucose (PoBG), glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c), and body mass index (BMI). This study was ...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
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On a total of only 41 individuals split into three groups? With no blinding? With no control of what else they ate? Not all that scientific.Here is a scientific study on Ceylon cinnamon.
The Effect of Different Amounts of Cinnamon Consumption on Blood Glucose in Healthy Adult Individuals - PMC
This study was aimed at investigating the effect of consumption of different amounts of cinnamon on preprandial blood glucose (PrBG), postprandial blood glucose (PoBG), glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c), and body mass index (BMI). This study was ...
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Google will show there are lots of similar published papers claiming the same thing. And many others claiming the reverse. The issue the OP asked about is a particular manufactured product which is not the thing being tested in the study referenced.
It really doesn't matter to me whether people want to take cinnamon or not (I don't), but I do get a bit annoyed at the exploitation of illness.
Make sure you get Ceylon cinnamon, Cassia cinnamon what the supermarkets sell and it has a liver damage risk when taken in large quantities. Don't think (my opinion) that it's a wonder drug that makes big changes.
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Well, the original topic is about supplements sold online. We all agree there are a lot of scams on the internet, but I wanted to share a small study done at the University of Tehran on Ceylon cinnamon produced in China. The study says some benefits have been found, but the research isn't conclusive; it says more studies are needed to confirm its benefits. There are tons of substances that claim to lower blood sugar levels, but none of them cure diabetes. Ceylon cinnamon is a plant and therefore can't be patented (no lab would be interested). But let me tell you the story of milk thistle. They discovered that milk thistle is good for the liver, and the substance it contains is called silymarin. A lab produced synthetic silymarin, and now they sell silymarin pills to treat liver problems. I wish I could be cured of diabetes, be able to eat a plate of noodles or a pizza without my blood sugar spiking, but that's not possible right now. It's 2026 and they still can't cure cancer, leukemia, diabetes... I think science is so advanced that they could cure many diseases, but it's not in their best interest because it's more profitable to have a chronically ill patient than a cured one. Cheers!
