PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Altschuler, Justin A.
AU  - Casella, Samuel J.
AU  - MacKenzie, Todd A.
AU  - Curtis, Kevin M.
TI  - The Effect of Cinnamon on A1C Among Adolescents With Type 1 Diabetes
AID  - 10.2337/dc06-1871
DP  - 2007 Apr 01
TA  - Diabetes Care
PG  - 813--816
VI  - 30
IP  - 4
4099  - http://care.diabetesjournals.org/content/30/4/813.short
4100  - http://care.diabetesjournals.org/content/30/4/813.full
SO  - Diabetes Care2007 Apr 01; 30
AB  - 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.