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The Benefits of Cinnamon for Diabetes
Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008
Are you a big fan of cinnamon? Well, if you are a type 2 diabetic, there has been studies that show that cinnamon can lower blood sugar and that is great news!
Diabetes is a syndrome that affects millions of people. It’s when the body either produces high blood sugar levels (hyperglycemia), your body doesn’t produce enough insulin (type 1 diabetes) or your body doesn’t respond to insulin (type 2 and gestational diabetes) which can lead to hyperglycemia.
A major sign for diabetics is the fact that they visit the bathroom often. The body feels the urge to urinate when there is too much glucose in the blood. Insulin which converts blood sugar to energy may be ineffective and your kidneys are unable to filter the glucose back into your blood. So, your body reacts by exerting any extra water in the blood to dilute glucose.
What cinnamon will do, is try to reduce the amount of glucose in the blood which will prevent the expenditure of glucose through urination. Typically, too much loss of blood sugar could lead to insulin shock and major problems for diabetics.
But let’s take a look at the benefits of cinnamon and why its known to help diabetics.
What is Cinnamon and How Does it Work?
