A Chinese study published in the recent edition of Nutrition Research found that cinnamon supplementation was associated with improvements in blood sugar levels and reduction in triglyceride levels. 66 type-2 diabetics were randomly assigned to either a high dose (360 mg/day) cinnamon, a low dose (120 mg/day) cinnamon, or placebo. All were taking gliclazide (a sulfonylurea drug not marketed in the US) during the study. After 3 months both cinnamon groups showed lowered blood glucose levels (1.01 mml/L in the low dose, 1.62 mmol/L in the high-dose group), with no changes seen in the placebo group. Interestingly, triglycerides were lowered only in the low dose group, and not in the high dose or the placebo group.
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