[Lee'sGhost]

I've just been told I have slightly high blood sugar -- 103. What this cinnamon thing?

[Steve_Seattle]

"I've just been told I have slightly high blood sugar -- 103. What this cinnamon thing?"

Some studies have shown that cinnamon can help reduce blood sugar. The main thing, though, is to reduce so-called "high glycemic" carbs such as pasta, rice, white bread, donuts, cake, candy bars, soda, etc., and get plenty of exercise. Exercise "burns" the glucose in your blood before it can accumulate to dangerous levels.

[hispanarepublicana]

For some reason, cinnamon brings down blood sugar.

[metmom]

I haven't been diagnosed with high blood sugar but I've noticed that if I eat white flour products or sweet stuff, my sugar bounces around a lot. I can tell by the way I feel and the fact that I get so hungry that I want to eat the wallpaper off the walls. I found that eating a lot of vegetables makes a big difference. I eat them first to start to fill myself up and then the meat and by that time I don't do so many carbs and I try to make it fruit. I do better with rice but brown rice takes some getting used to. I don't know about the cinnamon thing either.

[Old Student]

Cinnamon can lower your blood sugar levels. Be careful, though, as you CAN OD on it, or so a doctor friend told me. (it does take a fairly large amount, though.)

[Old Student]

Cinnamon can lower your blood sugar levels. Be careful, though, as you CAN OD on it, or so a doctor friend told me. (it does take a fairly large amount, though.)