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Hypoglycemic effect of cinnamon extract in diabetic patients.
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A randomized, double-blind study in a total of 66 patients with type 2 diabetes, comparing patients receiving 120 and 360 mg of cinnamon extract daily plus gliclazide. for 3 months in patients receiving gliclazide plus placebo.
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Patients who received cinnamon extract had lower blood glucose and HbA1c (accumulated glucose) values, but in the placebo group there was no effect. Triglyceride levels in the extract-treated patients were decreased. Hepatic transaminase elevations in all groups. no change
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It was concluded that cinnamon was effective in lowering blood sugar in non-insulin-dependent diabetics.
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