How cinnamon & potassium help diabetics, why dried apricots better than fresh on!
Question: My friend is Type 2 Diabetic
I have seen mostly on the diabetes section advising to use cinnamon for blood glucose control.I want to know
1)How much cinnamon in a day diabetic should consume
2)In which form , can one chew the cinnamon bark aor make powder
3) How cinnamon helps diabetics
4)Why dried apricots are better than fresh, Dried apricot with seed is better or one with the seed removed.
5)How does potassium help diabetics
6)Good Resources from where I can get more info on cinnamon , Dried apricots, potassium and detailed info on fruit for diabetes.
Replies from the experienced and senior members will be appreciated.
Answers: My friend is Type 2 Diabetic
I have seen mostly on the diabetes section advising to use cinnamon for blood glucose control.I want to know
1)How much cinnamon in a day diabetic should consume
2)In which form , can one chew the cinnamon bark aor make powder
3) How cinnamon helps diabetics
4)Why dried apricots are better than fresh, Dried apricot with seed is better or one with the seed removed.
5)How does potassium help diabetics
6)Good Resources from where I can get more info on cinnamon , Dried apricots, potassium and detailed info on fruit for diabetes.
Replies from the experienced and senior members will be appreciated.
Contrary to the above,
1) A half teaspoon a day has been shown to not only reduce cholesterol and triglycerides, it has been shown to help with the insulin/glucose absorption problem in insulin resistant diabetics:
http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/np/fnrb/fnrb0...
2) The purer, the better.
3) See #1
4) Makes no difference. Potassium from fresh fruits and vegetables is no different than dried ones.
5) Read this: http://krispin.com/potassm.html
6) My webpage: http://www.geocities.com/seabulls69/Type...
I haven't taken any medication for my type two diabetes since December 13th. You can believe those who are still on the drugs, or you can believe me. It's up to you.
Despite what some of the sadly misinformed here are telling you, is that not all carb Calories react the same in a diabetic. In fact, the fructose in fruits does not require nearly as much insulin to function in the human body. Hence, it's glycemic index of a mere 19 compared to other carbs. Fructose, despite its categorization as a sugar, has a much lower adverse affect on us diabetics than rice or potatoes. I eat nearly 600 Calories a day of fruits, and my blood sugar is fine.... WITH NO MEDICATION WHATSOEVER. Here's more on the glycemic index: http://www.mendosa.com/gi.htm
Cinnamon MAY help some diabetics, but for most of us, it just spices up our bland diets a bit.
Any dried fruits at all usually have more sugar content than fresh, but all have a good amount of fiber in them.
Mostly it all depends on the person as to whether they can eat a certain food or not. We are all very unique individuals and this disease treats us very uniquely. The meds and food plans are unique to each of us!!
Get lots of exercise and foods are less of a problem.
Potassium?? Some need more of it than others, I cannot have as much of the K rich foods as I want due to high K levels in my blood.
K rich foods include dark green leafy veggies!!!
I've had diabetes for 14 years and tried the cinnamon. There is no actual proof that is does anything for a diabetics blood sugar. It did nothing for mine. Dried apricots have a lot of sugar in them and carbs and should not be eaten by type 2 diabetics except in small amounts
whoa thats alot of questions