Cinnamon is available powdered from most food stores or as capsules from health food stores. Keep cinnamon in a tightly sealed container in the dark. It may be added liberally to food at meals or consumed as a supplement. Cinnamon is generally considered safe, although a recommended dose has not been established. Use cinnamon with caution if you take blood thinners or medication to lower blood glucose, as it may interact with these medicines.
While a small banana would contain about 12 grams of sugar, a medium one would contain around 14 grams, a large one would contain about 17 grams, and an extra large banana would contain about 19 grams of sugar. But this does not mean that diabetics cannot eat bananas.
Most of the carbohydrates found in berries are fiber and very little is sugar. For example, a serving of 1/2 cup of raspberries has only 2.7 grams of sugar and the same portion of strawberries has 3.5 grams of sugar. Blueberries have slightly more sugar, with about 7.4 grams per 1/2 cup, but this is still less than half of what is found in a typical serving of fruit. As a comparison, a medium banana has 14.4 grams of sugar, a medium apple has 18.9 grams of sugar and half a mango has 23.0 grams of sugar.