Cinnamon Tablets

[Annie Wilf]

Hello Anyone taking cinnamon tablets and how it’s going on them, thank you.

 

[Guzzler]

Hello and welcome to the forum. I have read that some members use cinnamon and find it beneficial as an adjunct to meds and diet. I have not taken it on a regular basis so couldn't say.

Tagging @daisy1 for the great info pack offered to all new members.

Have a wander around the forum and if you have any queries at all don't hesitate to ask.

 

[Rachox]

Hi Annie, I notice this is your first post, so firstly let me welcome you! I started to take cinnamon in the New Year and noticed a small drop in my average weekly blood sugar readings. I continue to take it as I don’t dare stop it now!
I’m on Metformin too which I have just reduced from 3 x 500mg per day to 2 x 500mgs per day.

 

[DCUKMod]

Hello Anyone taking cinnamon tablets and how it’s going on them, thank you.

I don't take cinnamon tablets, but I do have a very generous shake of cinnamon powder on my yoghurt with rhubarb in the mornings. I have also infused gin with cinnamon (known in this house as Ginnamon) which is utterly delightful, but probably not entirely medicinal!

 

[Pura Vida]

I have been using a teaspoon of in my herb tea thermos for 20 years the active ingredient devolve in the tea and the rest (which is hard on the liver ,German studies)
Settles at the bottom to be discarded, seems to help my BG control

 

[Rachox]

I have been using a teaspoon of in my herb tea thermos for 20 years the active ingredient devolve in the tea and the rest (which is hard on the liver ,German studies)
Settles at the bottom to be discarded, seems to help my BG control

I take Ceylon cinnamon which only contains a tiny bit of coumarin which can be bad for the liver. I avoid Cassia cinnamon which has potentially harmful amounts of coumarin.

 

[daisy1]

@Annie Wilf

Hello Annie and welcome to the Forum Here is the Basic Information we give to new members and I hope you will find it useful. Ask questions when you need to and someone will help.


BASIC INFORMATION FOR NEW MEMBERS

Diabetes is the general term to describe people who have blood that is sweeter than normal. A number of different types of diabetes exist.

A diagnosis of diabetes tends to be a big shock for most of us. It’s far from the end of the world though and on this forum you'll find well over 235,000 people who are demonstrating this.

On the forum we have found that with the number of new people being diagnosed with diabetes each day, sometimes the NHS is not being able to give all the advice it would perhaps like to deliver - particularly with regards to people with type 2 diabetes.

The role of carbohydrate

Carbohydrates are a factor in diabetes because they ultimately break down into sugar (glucose) within our blood. We then need enough insulin to either convert the blood sugar into energy for our body, or to store the blood sugar as body fat.

If the amount of carbohydrate we take in is more than our body’s own (or injected) insulin can cope with, then our blood sugar will rise.

The bad news

Research indicates that raised blood sugar levels over a period of years can lead to organ damage, commonly referred to as diabetic complications.

The good news

People on the forum here have shown that there is plenty of opportunity to keep blood sugar levels from going too high. It’s a daily task but it’s within our reach and it’s well worth the effort.

Controlling your carbs

The info below is primarily aimed at people with type 2 diabetes, however, it may also be of benefit for other types of diabetes as well.

There are two approaches to controlling your carbs:

• Reduce your carbohydrate intake
• Choose ‘better’ carbohydrates

Reduce your carbohydrates

A large number of people on this forum have chosen to reduce the amount of carbohydrates they eat as they have found this to be an effective way of improving (lowering) their blood sugar levels.

The carbohydrates which tend to have the most pronounced effect on blood sugar levels tend to be starchy carbohydrates such as rice, pasta, bread, potatoes and similar root vegetables, flour based products (pastry, cakes, biscuits, battered food etc) and certain fruits.

Choosing better carbohydrates

The low glycaemic index diet is often favoured by healthcare professionals but some people with diabetes find that low GI does not help their blood sugar enough and may wish to cut out these foods altogether.

Read more on carbohydrates and diabetes.

Over 145,000 people have taken part in the Low Carb Program - a 10 week structured education course that is helping people lose weight and reduce medication dependency by explaining the science behind carbs, insulin and GI.

Eating what works for you

Different people respond differently to different types of food. What works for one person may not work so well for another. The best way to see which foods are working for you is to test your blood sugar with a glucose meter.

To be able to see what effect a particular type of food or meal has on your blood sugar is to do a test before the meal and then test after the meal. A test 2 hours after the meal gives a good idea of how your body has reacted to the meal.

The blood sugar ranges recommended by NICE are as follows:

Blood glucose ranges for type 2 diabetes

• Before meals: 4 to 7 mmol/l
• 2 hours after meals: under 8.5 mmol/l

Blood glucose ranges for type 1 diabetes (adults)

• Before meals: 4 to 7 mmol/l
• 2 hours after meals: under 9 mmol/l

Blood glucose ranges for type 1 diabetes (children)

• Before meals: 4 to 8 mmol/l
• 2 hours after meals: under 10 mmol/l

However, those that are able to, may wish to keep blood sugar levels below the NICE after meal targets.

Access to blood glucose test strips

The NICE guidelines suggest that people newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes should be offered:

• structured education to every person and/or their carer at and around the time of diagnosis, with annual reinforcement and review
• self-monitoring of plasma glucose to a person newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes only as an integral part of his or her self-management education

Therefore both structured education and self-monitoring of blood glucose should be offered to people with type 2 diabetes. Read more on getting access to blood glucose testing supplies.

You may also be interested to read questions to ask at a diabetic clinic.

Note: This post has been edited from Sue/Ken's post to include up to date information.
Take part in Diabetes.co.uk digital education programs and improve your understanding. Most of these are free.

• Low Carb Program - it's made front-page news of the New Scientist and The Times. Developed with 20,000 people with type 2 diabetes; 96% of people who take part recommend it... find out why
  
  
• Hypo Program - improve your understanding of hypos. There's a version for people with diabetes, parents/guardians of children with type 1, children with type 1 diabetes, teachers and HCPs.
  

 

[Annie Wilf]

Hello and welcome to the forum. I have read that some members use cinnamon and find it beneficial as an adjunct to meds and diet. I have not taken it on a regular basis so couldn't say.

Tagging @daisy1 for the great info pack offered to all new members.

Have a wander around the forum and if you have any queries at all don't hesitate to ask.

 

[Annie Wilf]

Hello, thank you for your welcome! I’m going to give them a go along side my meds and weight loss

 

[Annie Wilf]

Hi Annie, I notice this is your first post, so firstly let me welcome you! I started to take cinnamon in the New Year and noticed a small drop in my average weekly blood sugar readings. I continue to take it as I don’t dare stop it now!
I’m on Metformin too which I have just reduced from 3 x 500mg per day to 2 x 500mgs per day.

 

[Annie Wilf]

Hello, thank you for the lovely welcome. It’s my hope too to reduce my meds so fingers crossed with a good wind behind me!

 

[Annie Wilf]

I don't take cinnamon tablets, but I do have a very generous shake of cinnamon powder on my yoghurt with rhubarb in the mornings. I have also infused gin with cinnamon (known in this house as Ginnamon) which is utterly delightful, but probably not entirely medicinal!

 

[Annie Wilf]

Ginnamon! Wow!
I have Weetabix 1st thing so I could always sprinkle some on then. Enjoy your tipple!

 

[Annie Wilf]

I take Ceylon cinnamon which only contains a tiny bit of coumarin which can be bad for the liver. I avoid Cassia cinnamon which has potentially harmful amounts of coumarin.

 

[Annie Wilf]

I’ll definitely keep that in mind x

 

[Annie Wilf]

@Annie Wilf

Hello Annie and welcome to the Forum Here is the Basic Information we give to new members and I hope you will find it useful. Ask questions when you need to and someone will help.


BASIC INFORMATION FOR NEW MEMBERS

Diabetes is the general term to describe people who have blood that is sweeter than normal. A number of different types of diabetes exist.

A diagnosis of diabetes tends to be a big shock for most of us. It’s far from the end of the world though and on this forum you'll find well over 235,000 people who are demonstrating this.

On the forum we have found that with the number of new people being diagnosed with diabetes each day, sometimes the NHS is not being able to give all the advice it would perhaps like to deliver - particularly with regards to people with type 2 diabetes.

The role of carbohydrate

Carbohydrates are a factor in diabetes because they ultimately break down into sugar (glucose) within our blood. We then need enough insulin to either convert the blood sugar into energy for our body, or to store the blood sugar as body fat.

If the amount of carbohydrate we take in is more than our body’s own (or injected) insulin can cope with, then our blood sugar will rise.

The bad news

Research indicates that raised blood sugar levels over a period of years can lead to organ damage, commonly referred to as diabetic complications.

The good news

People on the forum here have shown that there is plenty of opportunity to keep blood sugar levels from going too high. It’s a daily task but it’s within our reach and it’s well worth the effort.

Controlling your carbs

The info below is primarily aimed at people with type 2 diabetes, however, it may also be of benefit for other types of diabetes as well.

There are two approaches to controlling your carbs:

• Reduce your carbohydrate intake
• Choose ‘better’ carbohydrates

Reduce your carbohydrates

A large number of people on this forum have chosen to reduce the amount of carbohydrates they eat as they have found this to be an effective way of improving (lowering) their blood sugar levels.

The carbohydrates which tend to have the most pronounced effect on blood sugar levels tend to be starchy carbohydrates such as rice, pasta, bread, potatoes and similar root vegetables, flour based products (pastry, cakes, biscuits, battered food etc) and certain fruits.

Choosing better carbohydrates

The low glycaemic index diet is often favoured by healthcare professionals but some people with diabetes find that low GI does not help their blood sugar enough and may wish to cut out these foods altogether.

Read more on carbohydrates and diabetes.

Over 145,000 people have taken part in the Low Carb Program - a 10 week structured education course that is helping people lose weight and reduce medication dependency by explaining the science behind carbs, insulin and GI.

Eating what works for you

Different people respond differently to different types of food. What works for one person may not work so well for another. The best way to see which foods are working for you is to test your blood sugar with a glucose meter.

To be able to see what effect a particular type of food or meal has on your blood sugar is to do a test before the meal and then test after the meal. A test 2 hours after the meal gives a good idea of how your body has reacted to the meal.

The blood sugar ranges recommended by NICE are as follows:

Blood glucose ranges for type 2 diabetes

• Before meals: 4 to 7 mmol/l
• 2 hours after meals: under 8.5 mmol/l

Blood glucose ranges for type 1 diabetes (adults)

• Before meals: 4 to 7 mmol/l
• 2 hours after meals: under 9 mmol/l

Blood glucose ranges for type 1 diabetes (children)

• Before meals: 4 to 8 mmol/l
• 2 hours after meals: under 10 mmol/l

However, those that are able to, may wish to keep blood sugar levels below the NICE after meal targets.

Access to blood glucose test strips

The NICE guidelines suggest that people newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes should be offered:

• structured education to every person and/or their carer at and around the time of diagnosis, with annual reinforcement and review
• self-monitoring of plasma glucose to a person newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes only as an integral part of his or her self-management education

Therefore both structured education and self-monitoring of blood glucose should be offered to people with type 2 diabetes. Read more on getting access to blood glucose testing supplies.

You may also be interested to read questions to ask at a diabetic clinic.

Note: This post has been edited from Sue/Ken's post to include up to date information.
Take part in Diabetes.co.uk digital education programs and improve your understanding. Most of these are free.

• Low Carb Program - it's made front-page news of the New Scientist and The Times. Developed with 20,000 people with type 2 diabetes; 96% of people who take part recommend it... find out why
  
  
• Hypo Program - improve your understanding of hypos. There's a version for people with diabetes, parents/guardians of children with type 1, children with type 1 diabetes, teachers and HCPs.
  

 

[Guzzler]

Ginnamon! Wow!
I have Weetabix 1st thing so I could always sprinkle some on then. Enjoy your tipple!

Hi again. Do you have a glucometer at all? Many people with Type 2 Diabetes find that Weetabix is too high in carbohydrates and so causes a rise in blood glucose readings. The only way to find out if you see the same affect is to test just before your first bite of breakfast and then two hours from your first bite. If there is a difference of more than 2mmol between those two readings then you may wish to rethink your choice of brekky.

Dietdoctor.com has a lot of recipes for breakfast alternatives as well as lower meals for lunch, dinner and snacks. Have a wander around that site, the results are yummy.

 

[Annie Wilf]

Hello, thank you for all the great info. I’ve been type 2 for about 10 years now following gestational diabetes 6 years before that with my youngest. I lost my way a little I think.
I still really struggle with the shame of having type 2 knowing that it’s preventable and completely and absolutely my fault.
Anyway....new focus, new me!

 

[Annie Wilf]

Hi again. Do you have a glucometer at all? Many people with Type 2 Diabetes find that Weetabix is too high in carbohydrates and so causes a rise in blood glucose readings. The only way to find out if you see the same affect is to test just before your first bite of breakfast and then two hours from your first bite. If there is a difference of more than 2mmol between those two readings then you may wish to rethink your choice of brekky.

Dietdoctor.com has a lot of recipes for breakfast alternatives as well as lower meals for lunch, dinner and snacks. Have a wander around that site, the results are yummy.

 

[Annie Wilf]

You’re right you know.
I will re-think my breakfast.
I’ll check my bloods tomorrow.
Thank you x