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Ken and my mom both have been diagnosed with late-onset diabetes — that form of diabetes that comes on later in life and is a result of too high carbohydrate diets, obesity and our sedentary lifestyles. I should have it, but so far have dodged the bullet.

At any rate, I try to keep abreast of any new findings to help alleviate the results of this disease.

I wasn’t aware that diabetes and dementia and/or Alzheimer’s disease are related, but according to the natural news, it is. It makes sense after reading and thinking on the articles though. Another thing I found out is that depression is also a by-product of diabetes. Knowing how both Mom and Ken go through bouts of depression from time to time certainly brings this fact home to bear.

A couple of natural supplements are touted as helping to reduce the effects of diabetes — chromium which is a trace mineral required for normal carbohydrate, fat and protein metabolism is one of them. It’s available in many multivitamin supplements as well as stand-alone supplements. Until recently only Chromium Picolinate was supported by scientific studies, but now Chromium histidinate has shown excellent results in controlling blood sugar. Unfortunately, Chromium isn’t easily found in foods, so getting enough to make a difference almost has to be done via a pill.

Another all-natural supplement is cinnamon — yes, you read that correctly  cinnamon — that lovely russet colored spice that you add to all those tasty baked confections or sprinkle with sugar on your morning toast. A study done in Pakistan showed that as little as 1 gram of cinnamon daily can have positive results in controlling diabetes. The really nice thing about cinnamon is that it need not be taken in the form of a pill or capsule. Drinking cinnamon tea, adding cinnamon to foods — even baked or cooked foods — gives the results!  The active ingredient in cinnamon isn’t affected by heat! That doesn’t mean you should go out and gorge on cinnamon buns, though!  Add ground cinnamon to your salads, orange juice, or sprinkle it on your burger instead.

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