Welcome back to another episode of the Diabetes Digital podcast. This is a minisode with Jess,

who is one half of Diabetes Digital Duo. If you are just tuning in for the first time, we are a

virtual one-on-one nutrition group practice for people with diabetes, pre-diabetes, PCOS, and so many things in between.

And every other week, we release a mini-sode, which is answering one of our most frequently

asked questions from our patients or even a question that we got on Instagram, email,

DMs. So today we're talking about cinnamon and this comes up all the time because

I feel like cinnamon is probably the most talked about supplement for people with diabetes.

And we want to dive into exactly what the research says. Welcome to the Diabetes Digital podcast. I'm Wendy and I'm

Jess and we're best friends, registered dieticians and diabetes educators. Through our telehealth platform,

diabetes digital.co, we offer accessible and personalized virtual nutrition counseling for people

with diabetes and prediabetes. Visit Diabetesdigital.co, that's CO, to book your first appointment.

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Now, let's get into today's episode.

So again, if you're tuning in for the first time, these minisodes are five to ten minutes

where we really just dive in on one topic and give you the

lowdown on all the research and key takeaways. So cinnamon, what does the research have to say?

So some studies suggest cinnamon may help lower fasting blood glucose. And fasting blood glucose is your

glucose level before you've had anything to eat. So

typically fasting levels are going to be taken in the morning when you haven't eating anything

since the day before. Now, the thing is, the effect is usually modest and it doesn't replace

balance eating, movement, or medication. So I think that's the most

important. Like, yes, it might have a little impact, but it's not going to be big enough to

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