Doctor’s Note April 13, 2021
Today: Using Cinnamon as a Diabetic Can be Risky.
1] Cinnamon in my teeth…
Know This: "The Data and Science Behind Excessive Cinnamon for Diabetes is NOT GOOD!" 🤷♀️
There’s a lot of noise on the Internet about cinnamon as a cure-all for diabetes and other chronic diseases.
Many charlatans are using anecdotal evidence as a way to argue that extra cinnamon should be used to lower one’s blood sugars. The REAL data shows that is not the case.
Listen to Dr. Uppal talk about this: (the segment is 60 seconds)
Transcript of the Audio Above:
Bannister Wolfe: Hi Bannister here, let's continue to Think Healthy. Today, we're talking about cinnamon & diabetes.
This is all you need to know: STOP USING Cinnamon as a substitute for proper medicines when you're trying to control for diabetes.
There's a lot of research out there showing that Cinnamon does not cause dramatic reductions in your A1C.
Doctor Puja: "I want you to understand that Cinnamon does not reduce blood sugars. The research that was used to say Cinnamon is good: that's all wrong. In fact, the amount of risk that you're putting to your liver far outweighs any good that may come from cinnamon.
Bannister Wolfe: So what works?
Doctor Puja: Exercise works. A good diet works. Taking your medicine on time works. But wait, there's good news. "You don't have to lose a lot of weight just losing around 10 pounds does wonderful things to your body and blood sugars."
Bannister Wolfe: There you have it: lose 10 pounds & leave that cinnamon for your bun!
Watch:
Warmly, I’m Doctor Puja Uppal.
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