Cinnamon Challenge Diabetic
I am a Type II diabetic living in Sandpoint, Idaho. In the Sunday edition of the Bonner Daily Bee, there was a Q and A medical column. This 81 year old guy who has had pneumonia, uses an inhaler, and bouts of asthma was trying to control his diabetes with diet and exercise. Yet, before each meal he would have spikes of 25o or more when he poked himself. He read that cinnamon was good for 
lowering sugar levels, so he mixed it with Splenda and ate it on toast several times a day. It seemed to work so he got his hands on 500 mg cinnamon capsules and took them twice a day, once after breakfast and once after dinner. After the cinnamon he has not had a “before meal” reading over 130! Read more »
