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Eating cinnamon after a large amount of sugar can help lower your insulin levels

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Not sure if this is true or not but I have heard a few people claim it to be true!
https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/cinnamon-and-diabetes#fasting-blood-sugar

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This is seemingly true! After doing some research I found that healthline.com states, "Cinnamon may help lower blood sugar

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 by imitating the effects of insulin, helping to move sugar from the bloodstream and into your cells. It can also increase your insulin sensitivity, making insulin more efficient at moving sugar into cells." 

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the answer was very easy to understand and simple and straight to the point helping me understand if the quote is true or not with good evidence aswell.
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There is data on cinnamon being a candidate for helping manage blood sugar levels based on a study by Medical News Today. This study was conducted to determine whether a daily supplement of cinnamon could help manage glucose levels by having participants categorized as either overweight or obese take a capsule worth 4 grams of cinnamon for 4 weeks. The study also divided this study with 2 groups of participants into a treatment group and a placebo group. The study utilizing continuous glucose monitoring, then showed that those who took cinnamon supplements had consistently lower glucose levels and that those levels peaked more than those on the placebo.

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/can-a-daily-dose-of-cinnamon-help-lower-blood-sugar#Cinnamon-shows-promise-in-blood-glucose-control
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Your answer was very informative and appreciated! Your explanation of the experiment was easy to understand; the results made it clear that the cinnamon supplements lowered the participant's glucose levels.

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