Guest guest Posted July 22, 2003 Report Share Posted July 22, 2003 Hi Lee, Thinking of you when I found this from mercola. Pam Cinnamon May Help Control Blood Sugar Cinnamon may significantly help people with type 2 diabetes improve their ability to regulate their blood sugar. As a matter of fact, this study found that it increased glucose metabolism 20-fold. In a test tube and in animal studies, the spice appeared to increase glucose metabolism by about 20 times. Clinical trials using a cinnamon extract on humans are due to begin in 6 months. Researchers maintain that this could be a good means of lowering or controlling blood glucose levels at very little cost and could prove helpful to millions of people. Approximately 16 million Americans suffer from diabetes with 95% of them having type 2 diabetes, where the body's cells fail to recognize insulin. As a result, the amount of sugar in the blood remains high, leading to fatigue, blurred vision, and other problems. Over the long term, excess blood glucose can increase the risk of heart disease, kidney failure and blindness. Diabetes is the seventh-leading cause of death in the US, according to the American Diabetes Association. Yet, because of its influence in raising the risk of other problems, particularly heart disease, diabetes may be responsible for many more deaths than is attributed to it. Dr. Richard A. Anderson, lead scientist at the Beltsville, Maryland-based Human Nutrition Research Center, a branch of the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), explained that his mostly unpublished research shows that a compound in cinnamon called methylhydroxy chalcone polymer (MHCP) makes fat cells more responsive to insulin by activating an enzyme that causes insulin to bind to cells and inhibiting the enzyme that blocks this process. While it is too soon to recommend the spice as a regular treatment for type 2 diabetes, Dr. Anderson said patients could try adding 1/4 - 1 teaspoon of cinnamon to their food. " The worst that will happen is it won't do any good and the best is that it will help dramatically, " he stated. Preliminary Findings Announced by the USDA August, 2000. _______________ MSN 8 helps eliminate e-mail viruses. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 22, 2003 Report Share Posted July 22, 2003 herbal remedies , " Pee Tee " <peetee1965@h...> wrote: > > Hi Lee, > Thinking of you when I found this from mercola. > Pam > > Cinnamon May Help Control Blood Sugar > > > Cinnamon may significantly help people with type 2 diabetes improve their > ability to regulate their blood sugar. As a matter of fact, this study found > that it increased glucose metabolism 20-fold. > snip..... Thank you! interesting. i have a friend with type 2 and i will bring this to her attention. For years I have been makeing it a point to put a bit of cinnamon in my cereal or smoothie about every day as a precautionary measure although i am not diabetic. I do use the diabetic safe sugar replacement, too, as i try to use very little sugar. Thanks for thinking of me. love.. lee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 22, 2003 Report Share Posted July 22, 2003 Why was I thinking you are diabetic? was it you that was extatic sp? about the milk pus and how you checked your blood sugar? geeeesh, I'm looozin it. Pam !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11 --------- >> > Hi Lee, > > Thinking of you when I found this from mercola. > > Pam > > > > Cinnamon May Help Control Blood Sugar > > > > > > Cinnamon may significantly help people with type 2 diabetes improve >their > > ability to regulate their blood sugar. As a matter of fact, this >study found > > that it increased glucose metabolism 20-fold. > > snip..... > >Thank you! interesting. i have a friend with type 2 and i will bring >this to her attention. For years I have been makeing it a point to put >a bit of cinnamon in my cereal or smoothie about every day as a >precautionary measure although i am not diabetic. I do use the >diabetic safe sugar replacement, too, as i try to use very little >sugar. Thanks for thinking of me. >love.. lee. > _______________ MSN 8 helps eliminate e-mail viruses. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 22, 2003 Report Share Posted July 22, 2003 herbal remedies , " Pee Tee " <peetee1965@h...> wrote: > Why was I thinking you are diabetic? > was it you that was extatic sp? about the milk pus and how you checked your > blood sugar? > geeeesh, I'm looozin it. > Pam > that's OK, Pam LOL.. i get confused, too, as i get lost in some of the threads and can't tell for sure who wrote what about what and that's why I don't post any more than I do! I can't even keep my children's names straightened out, much to my chagrin, and the worst part is that it has not in the past been due to old age, cause i haven't been old always! grin! love..lee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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