Cinnamon helps control blood sugar in people who suffer from a condition known as prediabetes, according to a new pilot study conducted on 51 people with high blood sugar. It also helps slow the progression of a person’s condition into type 2 diabetes.
The study's author, Dr. Julio Romeo, a doctor at the Jocelyn Diabetes Center in Boston, said: “We are looking for safe, lasting and cost-effective ways to reduce the development of pre-diabetes to diabetes. Type 2 ”.
"Our 12-week study showed beneficial effects when adding cinnamon to the diet, as it helped maintain stable blood sugar levels in participants with prediabetes," Romeo said in a report for "CNN Arabic".
There are two main types of cinnamon, one of which is Ceylon cinnamon, which is grown in Sri Lanka, and the other is known as "slaughterhouse", as it is widely produced in China and Indonesia.
Previous research has linked “slate” cinnamon to better sugar levels.
A small study of 18 people with type 2 diabetes found that "slaughter" is more effective than dieting alone, to lower blood glucose levels. This was also compared to oral diabetes medications. The American Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says pre-diabetes is a serious health condition, where blood sugar levels are higher than normal, but not high enough to diagnose diabetes.
Introductions to diabetes increase the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and stroke.
People can develop premature diabetes for years without showing any obvious symptoms. In fact, CDC says that more than 84% of people with this condition do not know that they are at risk.
Diabetes can affect every major organ in the body, causing kidney failure, blindness, heart disease, stroke, and damage to both large and small blood vessels in the body.
There is also the possibility of causing impotence in men and impotence in women, in addition to nerve damage in the legs, feet and toes, which may lead to amputation.
The new lifestyle is important to prevent pre-diabetes from escalating into type 2 diabetes.
Experts say that losing a small amount of weight, that is, 5% to 7% of body weight, can make a difference for a person who weighs 200 pounds.
And while research continues to test the true effectiveness of cinnamon, experts say that using it in food will not harm you, and will be a good alternative to sugar, salt, and other unpleasant flavors of diabetes.
However, be careful not to overuse it, either in food or in capsules. For example, the "slaughterhouse" cinnamon, which is the most common, can contain relatively high concentrations of coumarin, a plant compound that can damage the liver.