J Endocr Soc: Cinnamon improves blood sugar control in prediabetes patients and delays the development of type 2 diabetes.

!---- cinnamon is usually used for flavoring, it is also a taste of Chinese herbs, with cold pain relief, warm through the veins of the effectA recent study published in the Journal of the Endocrine Society showed that cinnamon improves blood sugar control in prediabetes patients and can delay the development of type 2 diabetesDiabetes affects more than 460 million adults worldwide and is the seventh leading cause of disability in the world, accounting for more than $320 billion in health care costs in the United States aloneOver the past three decades, the incidence of diabetes, mainly type 2 diabetes (T2D), has increased particularly rapidly in East and South AsiaType 2 diabetes is caused by insufficient insulin secretion or insulin resistance caused by elevated blood sugar levels, there is no cureWith China's aging population and lifestyle changes, diabetes has changed from a rare disease to a common disease and a frequent diseaseThe prevalence of type 2 diabetes in China jumped from 0.67 percent in 1980 to 10.4 percent in 2013, meaning 1 in 10 people with diabetesA new study published July 21 in the Journal of the Endocrine Society suggests that cinnamon improves blood sugar control in prediabetes patients and slows the development of type 2 diabetesIt is estimated that nearly 90 million people in the United States have prediabetes, which usually causes type 2 diabetes when blood sugar levels are higher than normalDetermining strategies to prevent the development from prediabetes to type 2 diabetes can be challenging, but important for many people"Our 12-week study shows that adding cinnamon to our diet is beneficial for keeping blood sugar levels stable in prediabetes patients," said Giulio RRomeo, M.D., M.D., of the Jocelyn Diabetes Center in Boston, Massachusetts, and the study's authorThese findings provide the basis for longer-term, larger-scale studies"Randomized clinical trials investigated the effects of cinnamon supplementation in 51 prediabetes patientsParticipants were given 500 mg of cinnamon capsules or a placebo three times a day for 12 weeksThe difference in average fasting blood sugar (FPG) between the two groups was about 5 mg/dL, which was the main result indicator of the studyThe FPG did not change at 6 weeks, which is one of three pre-specified secondary endpoints Our data is consistent and extends the results of Roussel et al Similar to our experiment, the effect on FPG was observed after 12 weeks of supplementation, but not at 6 weeks It's worth noting that our larger study recruited participants who met any prediabetes criteria, extending the correlation of these findings to larger populations Overall, the researchers found that cinnamon supplements lowered abnormal fasting blood sugar levels and improved the body's response to carbohydrate-containing foods, which are a sign of prediabetes Cinnamon is well tolerated and is not associated with specific side effects or adverse events In pre-diabetes patients, 12 weeks of cinnamon supplements improved FPG and glucose tolerance and provided good safety Longer-term and larger studies should address the effects of cinnamon on prediabetes to T2D progression