A Research Proposal To Utilize Cinnamon To Lower Blood Sugar In Type 2 Diabetes

A Research Proposal To Utilize Cinnamon To Lower Blood Sugar In Type 2 Diabetes By Carmen Cortez Currently there is a high prevalence of type 2 diabetes and it affects 1 in 10 Americans. Dietary habits that currently consist of the western diet and lifestyle that lacks physical activity, and genetic susceptibility, has resulted in the escalation of incidence and prevalence of diabetes worldwide. Numerous studies of cinnamon supplementation on humans and animals for several years have exhibited improvement of blood glucose through its potent antioxidant capacity. The study of Cinnamon supplementation that could lower blood sugar in individuals who are diagnosed with pre-diabetes and type 2 diabetes therefore is proposed. This proposed research design would be conducted as a 3-month randomized, single blind clinical trial to test a pure form of cinnamon gummy as a supplement to verify its efficacy of lowering blood sugar serum levels (HbA1c) on 100 pre-diabetic and 100 well-controlled type 2 diabetic volunteers. Participants who are age-matched, gender-matched, and race-matched would be randomized to initiate with either the intervention group or the control group for 12 weeks. Blood glucose serum levels would be monitored at baseline, 1 month, 2 month, and 3 months. This proposed experimental design would anticipate perceiving a prominent effect of cinnamon on blood sugar serum levels. If effective, implementing a cinnamon supplement is an inexpensive way to halt the further progression of developing diabetes and completely diminishing type 2 diabetes