By Kyle J. Norton
Cinnamon, a kitchen spicy in many cultures, may have gained many
believers, including medical professions because of its anti diabetic
effect, through regulating the blood glucose levels in healthy and
diabetic subjects. According to herbalists, intake of 1/4 tsp. in the
morning and evening may reduce the blood sugar significantly with little
or no adverse effects.
The herb has been use in herbal and traditional medicine as
anti-fungal and bacteria level to improve reproductive organ, prevent
flatulence and intestinal cramping, treat indigestion, diarrhea, bad
breath, headache, migraine, etc.(1).
According to the 2011 statistic from National Diabetes
InformationClearinghouse (NDIC), among U.S. residents ages 65 years and
older, 10.9 million, or 26.9 percent, had diabetes in 2010, about
215,000 people younger than 20 years had diabetes—type 1 or type 2—in
the United States in 2010 and approximately, 1.9 million people ages 20
years or older were newly diagnosed with diabetes in 2010 in the
United States.
In a total of 66 patients with type 2 diabetes
study conducted by Xuhui District Central Hospital, showed a significant reduction of blood triglyceride levels in the low-dose group, after 3 months of oral
administration(2)
Some researchers suggested that cinnamon
extract may improve fasting blood glucose levels and glucose tolerance
without altering the insulin secretion, through lower triglyceride and
increased liver glycogen content and improved insulin action in liver
tissues(3).
Dr. Kim SH and Dr. Choung SY. told PubMed "The effect of cinnamon
in significantly increases insulin sensitivity, reduces serum, and
hepatic lipids, and improves hyperglycemia and hyperlipidemia possibly
by regulating the PPAR(in regulation of metabolism (carbohydrate, lipid, protein))-medicated glucose and lipid metabolism"(4)
In support of the above, chromium(Cr) and polyphenols found in cinnamon (Cinnamomon cassia) indicated a improvement of glucose, insulin, cholesterol and HbA1c(Glucose lab test) in patients with type 2 diabetes following Cr supplementation, in a double-blind placebo-controlled study(7).
Unfortunately, according to the Western University of Health Sciences, consumption of cinnamon
is associated with a statistically significant decrease in levels of
fasting plasma glucose, but insisted that high degree of heterogeneity
may limit the ability to apply these results to patient care, due to the
unclear preferred dose and duration of therapy(5)
A randomized clinical trial in which 70 Patients with type II diabetes assigned randomly two groups (35 in cinnamon and 35 in placebo group for the testing of the effect of cinnamon on the glucose level in blood, indicated an insignificant effect of using cinnamon
on glucose level of diabetic patients and the herb should not be
recommended to patients with type II diabetes depending on further
studies(6).
Taken altogether, cinnamon in low dose may be effective in controlling
the levels of blood glucose in patient with diabetes without altering
the insulin level. According to DR. Georgakopoulou EA., oral intake
of Cinnamon may cause Stomatitis(7), and burning sensation in mouth with
large amount. The traditional Chinese medicine also insisted that
Overdoses of cinnamon can be toxic and damage to liver(1).
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References
(1) @Popular Herbs -Cinnamon
(2) Cinnamon extract improves fasting blood glucose and glycosylated hemoglobin level in Chinese patients with type 2 diabetes by Lu T, Sheng H, Wu J, Cheng Y, Zhu J, Chen Y.(PubMed)
(3) Cinnamon extract improves insulin sensitivity in the brain and lowers liver fat in mouse models of obesity by Sartorius T1, Peter A2, Schulz N3, Drescher A2, Bergheim I4, Machann J5, Schick F6, Siegel-Axel D2, Schürmann A3, Weigert C1, Häring HU1, Hennige AM(PubMed)
(4) Antihyperglycemic and antihyperlipidemic action of Cinnamomi Cassiae (Cinnamon bark) extract in C57BL/Ks db/db mice by Kim SH1, Choung SY.(PubMed)
(5) Cinnamon use in type 2 diabetes: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis by Allen RW1, Schwartzman E, Baker WL, Coleman CI, Phung OJ.(PubMed)
(6) The Effect of Cinnamon on Glucose of Type II Diabetes Patients by Hasanzade F1, Toliat M2, Emami SA3, Emamimoghaadam Z(PubMed)
(7) Chromium and polyphenols from cinnamon improve insulin sensitivity by Anderson RA.(PubMed)
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