Spice science: exploring cinnamon’s role in blood sugar control

Cinnamon is a spice that has been used around the world for thousands of years. In addition to its use as a culinary ingredient, cinnamon contains bioactive compounds that have attracted attention for their potential health effects. One of these effects is how it can influence blood sugar levels which could have relevance for people with diabetes. In this podcast episode, I’ll look at what the clinical trials have to say on how cinnamon may help people with diabetes to keep their blood sugar levels under better control. Links referred to in the podcast Review of cinnamon supplementation on metabolic markers in people with T2DM Episode transcript To access the full episode transcript, go to the following link and select the individual podcast episode and then click on the ‘Transcript’ tab Connect with me Instagram doctimcrowe Facebook Thinking Nutrition X CroweTim

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Spice science: exploring cinnamon’s role in blood sugar control is an episode from Thinking Nutrition by Dr Tim Crowe.

This episode is 8:26 long.

This episode was published on Aug 25, 2025.

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