Comments on: The Truth About Cinnamon and Blood Sugar Control http://www.reactivehypoglycemia.info/articles/the-truth-about-cinnamon-and-blood-sugar-control/ Real Information for a Real Disorder Thu, 15 Jul 2010 09:05:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Reactive Hypoglycemia Info » Blog Archive » Blood Sugar Support Supplements Part One http://www.reactivehypoglycemia.info/articles/the-truth-about-cinnamon-and-blood-sugar-control/comment-page-1/#comment-66 Reactive Hypoglycemia Info » Blog Archive » Blood Sugar Support Supplements Part One Wed, 03 Jun 2009 17:27:13 +0000 http://www.reactivehypoglycemia.info/?p=436#comment-66 [...] already written an article on one of the more common supplements, cinnamon, but there are many [...] [...] already written an article on one of the more common supplements, cinnamon, but there are many [...]

]]> By: Steph Kenrose http://www.reactivehypoglycemia.info/articles/the-truth-about-cinnamon-and-blood-sugar-control/comment-page-1/#comment-65 Steph Kenrose Tue, 02 Jun 2009 11:40:34 +0000 http://www.reactivehypoglycemia.info/?p=436#comment-65 The way Dr. Brun explained it to me was that RH caused by excess insulin sensitivity. Here's an excerpt from his email: " It is true that hypoglycemia can be due to hyperinsulinism... In this case insulin sensitivity is usually low, insulin response delayed and increased, so that glycemia decreases too much. By contrast, hypoglycemia can be the result of high insulin sensitivity, a situation which is on the opposite (lowered risk of diabetes)." The first situation describes prediabetes (low insulin sensitivity), the second reactive hypoglycemia (high insulin sensitivity). The way Dr. Brun explained it to me was that RH caused by excess insulin sensitivity. Here’s an excerpt from his email:
” It is true that hypoglycemia can be due to hyperinsulinism… In this case insulin sensitivity is usually low, insulin response delayed and increased, so that glycemia decreases too much. By contrast, hypoglycemia can be the result of high insulin sensitivity, a situation which is on the opposite (lowered risk of diabetes).”
The first situation describes prediabetes (low insulin sensitivity), the second reactive hypoglycemia (high insulin sensitivity).

]]> By: Daniel http://www.reactivehypoglycemia.info/articles/the-truth-about-cinnamon-and-blood-sugar-control/comment-page-1/#comment-63 Daniel Tue, 02 Jun 2009 01:07:11 +0000 http://www.reactivehypoglycemia.info/?p=436#comment-63 There are two insulin phases. The first phase is almost immediately while eating, the second is one hour or more later. According to a renowed endocrinologist, reactive hypoglycemia might be caused by a "resistant" and "deficient" first phase, generating a powerful second phase. In diabetes the pancreas is too impaired to generate a powerful second insulin phase response, but this is exactly what the body of a diabetic would attempt to do aftern the failing of the first insulin phase. If this is true, it means that reactive hypoglycemia is still a matter of insulin resistance and glucose intolerance, rather than an exaggerated insulin sensitivity and glucose tolerance. There are two insulin phases. The first phase is almost immediately while eating, the second is one hour or more later.
According to a renowed endocrinologist, reactive hypoglycemia might be caused by a “resistant” and “deficient” first phase, generating a powerful second phase. In diabetes the pancreas is too impaired to generate a powerful second insulin phase response, but this is exactly what the body of a diabetic would attempt to do aftern the failing of the first insulin phase. If this is true, it means that reactive hypoglycemia is still a matter of insulin resistance and glucose intolerance, rather than an exaggerated insulin sensitivity and glucose tolerance.

]]> By: Reactive Hypoglycemia Info » Blog Archive » Guar Gum - a Natural Hypoglycemia Treatment? http://www.reactivehypoglycemia.info/articles/the-truth-about-cinnamon-and-blood-sugar-control/comment-page-1/#comment-61 Reactive Hypoglycemia Info » Blog Archive » Guar Gum - a Natural Hypoglycemia Treatment? Mon, 01 Jun 2009 16:52:10 +0000 http://www.reactivehypoglycemia.info/?p=436#comment-61 [...] 2009 | Author: Steph Kenrose | Filed under: Diet | I wrote a couple of days ago on the role of cinnamon and vinegar in a hypoglycemic diet. The results from my research on vinegar were encouraging, but [...] [...] 2009 | Author: Steph Kenrose | Filed under: Diet | I wrote a couple of days ago on the role of cinnamon and vinegar in a hypoglycemic diet. The results from my research on vinegar were encouraging, but [...]

]]> By: Jennifer http://www.reactivehypoglycemia.info/articles/the-truth-about-cinnamon-and-blood-sugar-control/comment-page-1/#comment-60 Jennifer Sat, 30 May 2009 20:08:15 +0000 http://www.reactivehypoglycemia.info/?p=436#comment-60 Super. I subscribe to your RSS feed so I'll be reading in the future :) Super. I subscribe to your RSS feed so I’ll be reading in the future :)

]]> By: Steph Kenrose http://www.reactivehypoglycemia.info/articles/the-truth-about-cinnamon-and-blood-sugar-control/comment-page-1/#comment-58 Steph Kenrose Fri, 29 May 2009 18:44:23 +0000 http://www.reactivehypoglycemia.info/?p=436#comment-58 Thanks for visiting! Yes, I must admit I was disappointed about the whole cinnamon thing. I'll keep an eye out on the research though to see if anything changes on the cinnamon front :) Thanks for visiting! Yes, I must admit I was disappointed about the whole cinnamon thing. I’ll keep an eye out on the research though to see if anything changes on the cinnamon front :)

]]> By: Jennifer http://www.reactivehypoglycemia.info/articles/the-truth-about-cinnamon-and-blood-sugar-control/comment-page-1/#comment-57 Jennifer Fri, 29 May 2009 18:35:27 +0000 http://www.reactivehypoglycemia.info/?p=436#comment-57 Greetings! I found your site today and I have insulin resistance and reactive hypoglycemia. Thanks for blogging on the topic. I actually just purchased some cinnamon based on some things I had read about it helping control blood sugar. It was quite timely that you posted on it. Greetings! I found your site today and I have insulin resistance and reactive hypoglycemia. Thanks for blogging on the topic.

I actually just purchased some cinnamon based on some things I had read about it helping control blood sugar. It was quite timely that you posted on it.

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