Effects of cinna
Effects of cinnamon on
glucose control in glucose intolerant patients
Moraveji M., MS.c¹, Sahebalzamani M., PhD² (Corresponding author), Safaee M., MS. c³
1. Dept of nursing, Zanjan Branch, Islamic Azad
University, Zanjan, Iran.
2. Assistant Professor of Islamic Azad University
Medical branch, Department of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran, Iran.
3. Islamic Azad University Tehran Medical branch,
Department of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran, Iran.
Abstract: Background
and purpose: According to previous studies, cinnamon may have a positive effect
on the glycaemic control and the lipid profile in patients with diabetes
mellitus type 2. The aim of this study was to determine whether cinnamon
improves fasting plasma glucose and blood sugar. Methods
and Materials: We chose 50 volunteer glucose intolerance patients (28
female & 22male) as the study samples with cross sectional sampling
method .The study samples were in 54.74 +_7.10 years age group(Mean+_ Standard
deviation) ,underwent a three phase Oral Glucose Tolerance Test(OGTT)
supplemented with either a 5g placebo (control OGTT),5g cinnamon (Cinnamon
OGTT)in second phase ,and 5g cinnamon 12 hours before OGTT (OGTT 12 hours
before)in third phase. .Findings :Cinnamon ingestion along with oral
glucose solution and also 12 hours before the test ,caused reduction in blood
glucose level of the samples (p<0.001) ,but it had not any effect on their
fasting blood sugar (p<0.831). Conclusion: This study revealed that
cinnamon spices supplementation causes blood glucose control, and not only are
its effects immediate, they also appear to be sustained for 12 h.
[Moraveji M., Sahebalzamani M., Safaee
M. Effects of cinnamon on glucose control
in glucose intolerant patients. Life Sci J 2013;
10(1):438-440] (ISSN: 1097-8135). http://www.lifesciencesite.com. 69
Keywords: Cinnamon, Blood sugar, Glucose
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