'About 10% to 20% of patients who come to our clinics either have tried cinnamon or are currently using it,' says Brian Mowll, DC, CDE, a functional medicine practitioner at Sweet Life Diabetes Health Centers in the greater Philadelphia area.
Is this spice merely a folk remedy, or could it be a real help in diabetes management?ĭietitians probably won't find the American Diabetes Association (ADA) recommending cinnamon as part of its standard treatment guidelines for diabetes anytime soon, but cinnamon is viewed as an antidiabetes agent across much of the world.1 Many patients are interested in exploring cinnamon as a potential therapy. Herbs and Spices: Cinnamon's Link to Diabetes Control