Content
- Steps
- Method 1 of 4: Adding Cinnamon to Your Treatment
- Method 2 of 4: Substitute Cinnamon for Sugar in Your Meals
- Method 3 of 4: Use Cinnamon in Baking and Preserving
- Method 4 of 4: Eat cinnamon for breakfast, lunch, and dinner
- Warnings
Cinnamon is not only a condiment that contains beneficial antioxidants. Diabetics can use it to control their blood glucose levels. Follow the guidelines below to use cinnamon medicinally for diabetes.
Steps
Method 1 of 4: Adding Cinnamon to Your Treatment
Although research on this issue has not yet agreed that cinnamon supplementation has a positive effect on blood glucose control in type 2 diabetics, it is generally safe and often effective in controlling hemoglobin A1c levels, blood pressure, cholesterol, and other indicators of cardiovascular health.
1 Discuss cinnamon supplements with your doctor. It is unlikely that a small dose of cinnamon will harm you, but your doctor is probably aware of the potential side effects that can occur if you regularly consume cinnamon and medications. 
2 Consume 1 to 2 grams of cinnamon per day. Tests in control groups have shown that the effect of such a dose is the same as that of large doses. Many supplement and natural food stores sell cinnamon supplements at affordable prices.
Method 2 of 4: Substitute Cinnamon for Sugar in Your Meals
Due to its aroma, cinnamon can replace small amounts of sugar in baked goods, sauces, meats and vegetable dishes. Replacing the sweetener with cinnamon will help reduce the amount of sugar you consume and normalize your blood glucose levels.
1 Add cinnamon to meat sauces. Remove white or brown sugar from your homemade barbecue sauce recipe and add cinnamon. Do the same with pork marinade, berry compote, and even marinara sauce. 
2 Substitute sugar in vegetable dishes. Instead of sugar or brown sugar, use cinnamon for seasoning vegetable dishes such as sweet potatoes, mini carrots, or sweets that are fried in oil. Cinnamon gives a complex sweet aroma and does not contain glucose.
Method 3 of 4: Use Cinnamon in Baking and Preserving
Baking is probably the best way to add cinnamon to your diet. Whether you like homemade breads, muffins, breakfast cereals, cookies or tarts, cinnamon can be easily added to any recipe you like. Likewise with the preservation of fruits and vegetables. You can add cinnamon to snacks you've previously eaten without this seasoning.
1 Add cinnamon to baked goods. Cinnamon is best mixed with dry flour. You need to mix everything very thoroughly so that there are no lumps. If the recipe already requires cinnamon, try doubling the amount of cinnamon or using less nutmeg. Or completely replace it with cinnamon. 
2 Use cinnamon for a dusting of baked goods. If the recipe has already added cinnamon, try lightly brushing the top of muffins, pie or bread with a baking brush with a baking brush while it is still hot after the oven. 
3 Add cinnamon to sweet and savory preserves. Used correctly, cinnamon can be a great addition to sweet or savory preserves. - Add more cinnamon to applesauce, pumpkin jam, canned apples, and applesauce.
- Add 1/4 teaspoon of cinnamon to each large glass jar of fruit. For example, canned peaches or strawberries.
- If you are canning or fermenting something, add cinnamon to cucumbers, green peas, onions, beets, and even bell peppers.
Method 4 of 4: Eat cinnamon for breakfast, lunch, and dinner
Cinnamon. It is a very versatile spice. If you decide to try cinnamon supplements, there are many flavorful and healthy recipes to help you add cinnamon to your diet for maximum health benefits. Try cinnamon at least once a day - more if you like its flavor. Try using cinnamon in a wide variety of recipes so you don't get bored with this healthy spice.
1 Add cinnamon to your breakfast. In the morning, add cinnamon, some agave juice to the oatmeal and add berries and nuts to make breakfast even more nutritious. - Sprinkle whole grain toast with cinnamon and top with candied sweetener. For example, stevia or low-calorie sugar. Cinnamon can also be spread on toast with peanut butter or sugar-free jam.
2 Add cinnamon to dinner meals. Combine cinnamon with low-fat cream cheese and spread over sandwiches instead of mayonnaise. Alternatively, add cinnamon to salad dressings such as vinegar dressing or honey mustard. 
3 Eat cinnamon snacks. If you have time to bake your own cinnamon bars for breakfast, they can be eaten as a nutritious snack and thus maintain normal blood sugar levels by having a healthy serving of cinnamon in the afternoon.Try dipping celery sprigs into sweetened cream cheese, then sprinkle with cinnamon, or mix cinnamon with chickpea puree and eat with bell peppers, carrots, cucumbers, and a slice of pita bread. 
4 Add cinnamon to your dinner. Cinnamon goes well with poultry, pork and beef, as well as Asian dishes, marinades and salad dressings. 
5 Add cinnamon to drinks. Try adding a little cinnamon to your coffee for a coffee and cinnamon aroma in the morning. To get your daily cinnamon intake, add it to fruit shakes, diet shakes, or milkshakes.
Warnings
- Do not use cinnamon as a substitute for diabetes medication unless you are under the supervision of a doctor. Cinnamon supplements are most effective when following a healthy diet and lifestyle, using medication, and adhering to a treatment program.
