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The Effect of Cinnamon on A1C Among Adolescents With Type 1 Diabetes

¹ Department of Biological Sciences, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire
² Department of Pediatric Endocrinology, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, New Hampshire
³ Department of General Internal Medicine, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, New Hampshire
⁴ Department of Emergency Medicine, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, New Hampshire

Address correspondence and reprint requests to Kevin M. Curtis, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Section of Emergency Medicine, 1 Medical Center Dr., Lebanon, NH 03756. E-mail: kevin.m.curtis{at}hitchcock.org

OBJECTIVE—The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of cinnamon on glycemic control in adolescents with type 1 diabetes.

RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS—Using a prospective, double-blind, placebo-controlled design, 72 adolescent type 1 diabetic subjects were treated in an outpatient setting with cinnamon (1 g/day) or an equivalent-appearing placebo for 90 days. A1C, total daily insulin intake, and adverse events were recorded and compared between groups.

RESULTS—There were no significant differences in final A1C (8.8 vs. 8.7, P = 0.88), change in A1C (0.3 vs. 0.0, P = 0.13), total daily insulin intake, or number of hypoglycemic episodes between the cinnamon and placebo arms.

CONCLUSIONS—Cinnamon is not effective for improving glycemic control in adolescents with type 1 diabetes.

Abbreviations: DHMC, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center

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