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Cinnamon?

Hi Jual,

Cinnamon is a commonly used supplement to help reduce blood sugar. If you Google "Cinnamon and diabetes" you will find load of information on it.
 
I get the tabs off the internet from Healthy direct,think they do caps as well.Have you tried Holland and Barret?

Knowledge is the key to control
 
I buy mine from Tesco as quills. When I make tea - I don't like coffee - I leave the quill in my mug. I am getting to quite like the taste. I also use the quills in cooking, but sometimes I forget to fish 'em out before serving. Since they can be reused, it's not too expensive, & I think it is working for me.<font face="Arial"></font id="Arial"><font color="teal"></font id="teal">

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Hi

I buy Swartz cinnamon powder and sprinkle two tsp on my breakfast cereal. Most supermarkets sell it in the herbs and spices section.

Regards Val
 
Works wonders for me. I use Holland & Barratt 500mg capsules twice a day. Not the cheapest but does the trick. I noticed a considerable drop in my bsl's when I started taking them. I was (and still am) suffering from a creeping increase in my bsls year on year which I suppose is unsurprising however, certainly the cinnamon appears to have a positive effect. Beats an increase in Metformin any day. Best of luck and give it a go. Very good on Quaker Oats particularly with a couple of raisins mixed in - not to many though !!!
 
This is my mum's recipe.She grinds cinammon stick to a fine powder(in a coffee grinder) and puts 1 teaspoon in a cup of hot water adds a teaspoon of honey. I am going to try this myself and try and update this after a week or so with results.
 
Hi Bharat,

A warning about grinding cinnamon. There are two main types of "cinnamon" sold in the shops - one that is sometimes called true cinnamon, or Sri Lankan cinnamon or Indian cinnamon (Cinnamomum verum, synonym C. zeylanicum) and comes in wafery quills that are quite easy to grind into a powder. Tests have shown that this has little effect in reducing blood sugar.

The other type is cassia or Chinese cinnamon (Cinnamomum aromaticum, or Cinnamomum loureiroi) or Burmese cinnamon (Cinnamomum burmannii). These are the ones that are normally sold in supermarkets in powdered form and by health food shops as powder or capsules. It is only cassia that is known to reduce blood sugar. If you tried to grind a cassia quill it would damage your grinder - they need very powerful commercial grinders.

So the rule is - if you can grind it then its true cinnamon and ain't gonna help you. If you can buy it ready ground then it is almost certainly cassia and might help you. Another giveaway is the price - cassia is much more common and much cheaper than cinnamon.
 
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