I'm curious - I did a site search for the term: cinsulin and found no entries.
Has anyone tried this over-the-counter product to help control fasting insulin levels?
Also curious on any members experience with regular cinnamon or using chromium picolinate to help bring down insulin levels?
Any comments or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
I'm sure there are good products/suppliements to help with blood sugar control but it seems that most are better at lowering the thickness of your wallet than they are at lowering blood sugars. I haven't heard of this product so I'm not going to make a judgement. Who knows it might help. I tend not to pay much attention to the claims made by otc remedies because I'm not smart enough to tell the good from the bad.
The best advice I've ever gotten about controling sugar levels is to control your diet and practice some kind of exercise. I personally believe there is no magic pill out there.
Gary S
The thing about cinnamon is it's much cheaper in the grocery aisle. It tastes great added to baked goods, warm breakfast cereals, tomato sauces, etc. There's nothing magical about putting it in a capsule, just more expensive.
Personally I take a chromium/vanadium supplement. Some daily vitamins such as Spectrum include them as well. Is it effective or a waste of money? I'm not really concerned. The price is somewhere between a box of donuts and going to one movie with popcorn. I'd rather spend money on something that might or might not have a beneficial impact on my health than something guaranteed not to. A glass of water and a dose of a typical supplement cost about as much as a diet Coke or a cup of coffee. As far as I'm aware a diet Coke or a cup of coffee do nothing for anyone.
Are these measures working? Hard to say whether it's them, the low carb diet, the flax and primrose oil, the Alpha Lipoic Acid, or all of the above. When it comes to diabetes options I prefer to have 'all of the above' available to me.
Do I notice my bgs plunging after taking any of these? No, other than presumably medications, only exercise and alcohol do that for me.
If you're already using cinnamon in your cooking and taking a daily vitamin/mineral supplement you may already have your bases covered.
If there is anything without a prescription to control "D" would be on the news right away. These quick fix things are promoted all the time. I hear all the time that a cure is just 3-5 years away. Heard that one for over 30 years. I would ignore this.
I take NatureMade diabetic vitamin packs, which contain chromium and selenium, as well as some green tea extract. I also take cinnamon caplets. I find that these really help lower blood sugar. I have found that a strong cup of black tea can lower my blood sugar as much as 30 points in 30 minutes.
I've seen Cinsulin at Costco, but felt that the cost was prohibitive compared with the cost of buying cinnamon pills and chromium from an online drug store.
I LOVE cinnamon, and add generous amounts of that, plus a sweetener to cottage cheese when I eat it. Any difference in my BGs? Not that I can tell. So it seems to me that the best reason to eat cinnamon is because it tastes good (and what a waste to put it in a capsule, LOL!!), but not to expect any miracles as far as BGs.
Yeah, I tried adding it to food, but it gives me heartburn unless it is cooked into something. I think it might be the amount needed in order to make a difference.
I take approximately four tablespoons of cinnamon per day (five one-gram capsules, four times a day). It would be a waste if it wasn't so helpful for my BG and circulation, but since I see such good results, I don't mind not tasting all of it.