Replied By Abbie (Arcadia, Ca) on 01/12/2013
Cinnamon, 1/4 tsp 30 min. before a meal is very effective for type II diabetes, it also lowers your BP.Replied By Andy (Florida) on 03/16/2014
Cinnamon is good but most all cinnamon you buy off the shelf is a cheap cinnamon referred to as cassia cinnamon. Some will specify this and some will not, just lists cinnamon as the ingredient and you can be sure if it is fairly cheap, it is cassia. The problem with the cassia type cinnamon is that when taken for medicinal purposes such as daily for diabetes, can have detrimental effects on your liver. Coumarin is the ingredient in cassia that is not good for you. An alternative and considered TRUE cinnamon is Ceylon cinnamon and does not have dangerous levels of coumarin. It is more expensive but taste so much better, again true cinnamon. There is also a Saigon and korintje which also have the higher levels of couman.