Re: Diabetes and Cinnamon Article

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In a message dated 11/4/2002 12:17:15 PM Eastern Standard Time,

thebetzz@... writes:

> Experiment with adding cinnamon to foods such as meat loaf or oatmeal,

>

Hi Betty,

I put cinnamon in my oatmeal every morning. I drink the Bigelow Cinnamon

Spice Herb Tea. Also, I have a Cinnamon Chocolate Gourmet Flavoring that I

add to coffee and/or tea. Even tried it in my oatmeal this morning and it

was good.

Eunice

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In a message dated 11/4/2002 3:24:47 PM Eastern Standard Time,

vmmasell@... writes:

>

> Problem is I like those Cinimon Stix from Dominios with icing

>

> Ann

>

>

You are right Ann......That is a big problem.

But it is cinnamon on them. LOL no no no no no

Betty

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In a message dated 11/4/2002 5:32:40 PM Eastern Standard Time,

vmmasell@... writes:

>

> Currently I'm in a clinical sleep study and have to sleep in the

> test lab tonight so tomorrow I'm going to try the cinnamon with some

> s/f applesauce. I used to love cinnamon applesauce and have been

> enjoying the sugar free as well - why not try combining the two???

>

> Ann

>

Ann, how interesting you doing a sleep study. Do you currently have

problems sleeping at night?

I am not a fan of cinnamon but if it helps (which I don't know yet) control

the blood sugar I can become a fan. LOL

Betty

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How many people here have been eating the cinnamon?

How long? And has it seemed to have helped?

<I've also been filling 00 gelatin capsules with cinnamon and taking them

three times a day.>

Blain, what a great idea. Where do you get the capsules?

And, when you are doing good eating wise, does the cinnamon seem to be

helping?

How long have you been doing this?

Betty

[Guest guest]

Problem is I like those Cinimon Stix from Dominios with icing

Ann

>

> Hi All,

> I read this in Prevention Magazine.

>

> Drop Blood Sugar With This Swizzle Stick

>

> My husband took 1 teaspoon of ground cinnamon daily for 3 months,

and his

> blood sugar fell from 156 to 112. His doctor was amazed. Your

readers need to

> know that taking a teaspoon of cinnamon is no small chore, it

taste like dirt

> and has to be mixed at least 4:1 with something else. We tried it

in

> unsweetened applesauce and yogurt, but finally settled on boiled

sweet

> potatoes. It worked! (Jeanne Saunders...Florida)

>

>

> Great news for you and others with type 2 diabetes. Cinnamon

stimulates the

> production of glucose-burning enzymes and increases the

effectiveness of

> insulin, says A. , Ph.D., a chemist at the USDA's

Human

> Nutrition Research Center in Beltsville, MD. Eating between 1/4

and 1

> teaspoon of ground cinnamon (the same kind you can buy in the

supermarket)

> every day helps control blood sugar levels.

> Experiment with adding cinnamon to foods such as meat loaf or

oatmeal,

> suggests Dr. . His favorite way is to boil a cinnamon

stick in water

> for tea. " Just 1 stick gives you the same benefit as 1 teaspoon of

ground

> cinnamon " .

> -------------------------------------------------------------------

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>

> ----------------------------------

>

> I decided to try it and started doing it in Sept. I haven't

noticed anything

> yet.

> I added 1 teaspoon in a 16oz cup of coffee. It does mix a little

and the

> coffee taste great. But I had to add 2 pkgs. sweet & low. The

cinnamon at the

> bottom of the cup gets the consistency of pudding so those last 2

gulps of

> coffee is like gulping pudding. Well Kinda. LOL

> To me it is worth the effort. Very easy to do and if it works, I

can live

> with it.

> Betty

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Interesting and useful news!

I cook mainly south asian food, so cinnamon

is easy to incorporate in it. (I also like

oatmeal, so that should tie in nicely.)

Arch

>>> thebetzz@... 11/04/02 12:15PM >>>

Hi All,

I read this in Prevention Magazine.

Drop Blood Sugar With This Swizzle Stick

My husband took 1 teaspoon of ground cinnamon daily for 3 months, and his

blood sugar fell from 156 to 112. . . .

>>>

[Guest guest]

Currently I'm in a clinical sleep study and have to sleep in the

test lab tonight so tomorrow I'm going to try the cinnamon with some

s/f applesauce. I used to love cinnamon applesauce and have been

enjoying the sugar free as well - why not try combining the two???

Ann

> You are right Ann......That is a big problem.

> But it is cinnamon on them. LOL no no no no no

> Betty

>

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Ann Sell wrote:

> Problem is I like those Cinimon Stix from Dominios with icing

>

But only the low-carb version?

I've been having bran cereal for breakfast and putting a teaspoon of

cinnamon on it (works good with raisin bran also), and that takes a

package of splenda (or two depending on my serving size) and some

soymilk (don't do moo-milk) and that's fine. I've also been filling 00

gelatin capsules with cinnamon and taking them three times a day.

Lately I've been running a little high, but I've been irregular in

taking my herb things and not terribly good with either diet or

exercise, so it's not really a shock (morning bgs of 127-163). Looks

like it's time to repent and sin no more.

> Ann

Take care,

Blain

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thebetzz@... wrote:

> How many people here have been eating the cinnamon?

> How long? And has it seemed to have helped?

>

>

> <I've also been filling 00 gelatin capsules with cinnamon and taking them

> three times a day.>

> Blain, what a great idea. Where do you get the capsules?

I got them at the local food coop (for folks who want to put herbs into

capsules). There are places online you can get them cheaper in large lots.

> And, when you are doing good eating wise, does the cinnamon seem to be

> helping?

I can't isolate the effect, but I am keeping morning fasting bgs in the

108-125 range when I'm behaving better.

> How long have you been doing this?

A couple months. I got a big bottle of cinnamon at Costco, and I'm

about 1/3 through it.

> Betty

>

Take care,

Blain

[Guest guest]

~**~ wrote:

> I was wondering if anyone is taking any herbs.

Yep. I'm taking a blend of herbs from Natural Factors called Glucose

Balance. It includes gymnema syvestre, bitter melon, fenugreek, and

some other stuff I don't recall. As I mentioned elsewhere in the

thread, I also take home-made cinnamon capsules. I also take a good

daily multivitamin and chromium picolinate from the Food Coop as well.

> Has anyone tried Chromium ?

Yep.

> I have had great results with it. Back When my sugar was out of control I

started taking it. I really didn't notice the lower sugar right off bat.

I didn't notice mine going down all that fast, but it did go down steadily.

> I notice my pants fitting different. Next thing I new I had lost 20 pounds! I

started with 200 mcg's a day and have worked up to 500 mcg's 2Xday.

I think mine are 200 mcg, and I'm taking one a day.

> I have lost 80 pounds(along with walking) and brought my blood work back to

earth. I get mine at GNC stores. I would not start with high dose, I would work

up to it. Has anyone tried this or anything else? I have tried the cinnamon, it

just got to hard to eat it on everything. If it came in a pill form I would buy

it!

You can buy empty gelatin capsules online -- there's a guy who has a

little device for filling them that looks pretty good, and the capsule

prices are pretty good also. Look for them in any search engine and

you'll find what I mean.

> ~**~

> Type 2~10 years

>

Take care,

Blain

[Guest guest]

>Hi All,

>I read this in Prevention Magazine.

>

>Drop Blood Sugar With This Swizzle Stick

>

>My husband took 1 teaspoon of ground cinnamon daily for 3 months, and his

>blood sugar fell from 156 to 112. His doctor was amazed. Your readers need to

>know that taking a teaspoon of cinnamon is no small chore, it taste like dirt

>and has to be mixed at least 4:1 with something else. We tried it in

>unsweetened applesauce and yogurt, but finally settled on boiled sweet

>potatoes. It worked! (Jeanne Saunders...Florida)

I take cinnamon with a " cereal " I mix up from ground flax seeds,

nuts, raisins and fake sugar. I eat it in the morning to get enough

carbohydrates to jump-start my brain (about 25 grams of carbs).

I find that -- for me, and possibly not anyone else -- it tends to

stabilize my blood sugars -- that is, they got less high and less low

than they would otherwise. I tend to get lows even without taking

diabetes meds.

Patty

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In a message dated 11/5/2002 10:13:55 AM Eastern Standard Time,

desilva@... writes:

>

> I cook mainly south asian food, so cinnamon

> is easy to incorporate in it. (I also like

> oatmeal, so that should tie in nicely.)

>

>

I started adding the cinnamn Sept. 23, 2002. So it is too early for me to

tell if it is working. The article mentioned 3 months. Good Luck to us all on

using the cinnamon.

Betty

[Guest guest]

Yep have insomonia pretty bad.

This is the 2nd clinical trial I have done - the 1st one in the

Spring was with an herbal based drug - like valerian root.

This one is chemical based and is sort of like Ambian.

They pay well so it's worth my while.

Tried to sign up for a Diabetic one but you have to be obese and I

did not qualify. (Yeah I think

Ann

> Ann, how interesting you doing a sleep study. Do you

currently have

> problems sleeping at night?

> I am not a fan of cinnamon but if it helps (which I don't know

yet) control

> the blood sugar I can become a fan. LOL

> Betty

[Guest guest]

When I remember I take Dandelion root and Flaxseed Oil

Ann

> I was wondering if anyone is taking any herbs. Has anyone tried

Chromium ? I have had great results with it. Back When my sugar

was out of control I started taking it. I really didn't notice the

lower sugar right off bat. I notice my pants fitting different. Next

thing I new I had lost 20 pounds! I started with 200 mcg's a day

and have worked up to 500 mcg's 2Xday. I have lost 80 pounds(along

with walking) and brought my blood work back to earth. I get mine at

GNC stores. I would not start with high dose, I would work up to

it. Has anyone tried this or anything else? I have tried the

cinnamon, it just got to hard to eat it on everything. If it came in

a pill form I would buy it!

> ~**~

> Type 2~10 years

>

>

>

>

>

>

> Re: Diabetes and Cinnamon Article

>

>

> Currently I'm in a clinical sleep study and have to sleep in the

> test lab tonight so tomorrow I'm going to try the cinnamon with

some

> s/f applesauce. I used to love cinnamon applesauce and have

been

> enjoying the sugar free as well - why not try combining the

two???

>

> Ann

>

>

> > You are right Ann......That is a big problem.

> > But it is cinnamon on them. LOL no no no no no

> > Betty

> >

>

>

> Diabetes homepage: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/diabetes/

>

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> Hope you come back soon!

>

>

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In a message dated 11/5/2002 1:42:59 PM Eastern Standard Time,

vmmasell@... writes:

>

> Tried to sign up for a Diabetic one but you have to be obese and I

> did not qualify. (Yeah I think

>

I got a phone call for a clinical study for IBS. I don't know what they pay.

They kept asking me questions and they asked me if I would be willing to have

a colonoscopy. I said no, so that was the end of that. LOL. I should have

said yes, because I have to get one in 2 years anyway. So I think I made a

mistake here.

Betty

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In a message dated 11/5/2002 5:43:45 PM Eastern Standard Time,

onelvlady@... writes:

>

> That seems a lot to me. I know, for me, that would spike me way over 200.

> How does it affect some of you?????

>

That oatmeal would do the same thing to me.

Betty type2

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In a message dated 11/5/2002 5:43:45 PM Eastern Standard Time,

onelvlady@... writes:

> I know, for me, that would spike me way over 200.

> How does it affect some of you?????

I eat anywhere from 1/4 to 1/3 cup (sometimes more) almost every morning. I

add extra water, Splenda and Cinnamon. I usually have blueberries or an

apple with the oatmeal and several cups of coffee with Fat free milk (before

and with breakfast) and my readings are always normal.

Eunice

Type 2

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I too would like to use the cinnamon but have a question about the oatmeal.

I just checked my oatmeal box and it say there are 27 carbs in 1/2 cup.

That seems a lot to me. I know, for me, that would spike me way over 200.

How does it affect some of you?????

I would LOVE to be able to eat oatmeal with cinnamon.

Re: Diabetes and Cinnamon Article

In a message dated 11/5/2002 10:13:55 AM Eastern Standard Time,

desilva@... writes:

>

> I cook mainly south asian food, so cinnamon

> is easy to incorporate in it. (I also like

> oatmeal, so that should tie in nicely.)

>

>

I started adding the cinnamn Sept. 23, 2002. So it is too early for me to

tell if it is working. The article mentioned 3 months. Good Luck to us all

on

using the cinnamon.

Betty

[Guest guest]

Ann,

What do you take these for?

~**~

Re: Diabetes and Cinnamon Article

>

>

> Currently I'm in a clinical sleep study and have to sleep in the

> test lab tonight so tomorrow I'm going to try the cinnamon with

some

> s/f applesauce. I used to love cinnamon applesauce and have

been

> enjoying the sugar free as well - why not try combining the

two???

>

> Ann

>

>

> > You are right Ann......That is a big problem.

> > But it is cinnamon on them. LOL no no no no no

> > Betty

> >

>

>

> Diabetes homepage: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/diabetes/

>

> To unsubscribe to this group, send an email to: diabetes-

unsubscribe@y...

> Hope you come back soon!

>

>

[Guest guest]

How can I sign up for clinical trials?

~**~

Re: Diabetes and Cinnamon Article

Yep have insomonia pretty bad.

This is the 2nd clinical trial I have done - the 1st one in the

Spring was with an herbal based drug - like valerian root.

This one is chemical based and is sort of like Ambian.

They pay well so it's worth my while.

Tried to sign up for a Diabetic one but you have to be obese and I

did not qualify. (Yeah I think

Ann

> Ann, how interesting you doing a sleep study. Do you

currently have

> problems sleeping at night?

> I am not a fan of cinnamon but if it helps (which I don't know

yet) control

> the blood sugar I can become a fan. LOL

> Betty

Diabetes homepage: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/diabetes/

To unsubscribe to this group, send an email to:

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Hope you come back soon!

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I have ate oatmeal and then walked around 2 miles, then sugar was normal.

~**~Type 2

Re: Diabetes and Cinnamon Article

In a message dated 11/5/2002 10:13:55 AM Eastern Standard Time,

desilva@... writes:

>

> I cook mainly south asian food, so cinnamon

> is easy to incorporate in it. (I also like

> oatmeal, so that should tie in nicely.)

>

>

I started adding the cinnamn Sept. 23, 2002. So it is too early for me to

tell if it is working. The article mentioned 3 months. Good Luck to us all

on

using the cinnamon.

Betty

[Guest guest]

My doctor recommended that I eat oatmeal (not the instant kind). I do 5 to 6

days a week. It does help to regulate BGs and I LOVE to eat it. It also helps

with other gastric functions.

Regards,

Steve Mathisen < " }}}}><

SCMathisen@...

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Re: Diabetes and Cinnamon Article

In a message dated 11/5/2002 10:13:55 AM Eastern Standard Time,

desilva@... writes:

>

> I cook mainly south asian food, so cinnamon

> is easy to incorporate in it. (I also like

> oatmeal, so that should tie in nicely.)

>

>

I started adding the cinnamn Sept. 23, 2002. So it is too early for me to

tell if it is working. The article mentioned 3 months. Good Luck to us all

on

using the cinnamon.

Betty