Plain oats with cinnamon, no sugar
A small pot of oats is cooked in water with a pinch of cinnamon and nothing sweet. It is a supportive bowl only. It does not replace diabetes medicine, and it is not a blood-sugar treatment.
Important: this remedy is only a supportive home measure. Keep taking any medicine your doctor has prescribed, monitor your readings, and consult your doctor before adding anything new.
Oats with cinnamon, left plain
Oats become a sweet bowl very quickly if honey, jaggery, or a flavoured packet mix goes in. This version stays savoury or simply plain: oats, water, a pinch of cinnamon, and salt only if you want it. Cinnamon is a smell, not a scoop of powder.
The bowl does not replace diabetes medicine, and doses must not be changed. It is not a blood-sugar treatment. It is one meal or a part of one meal. People who do not tolerate oats should skip them. Do not pour sugar on top because the bowl tastes dull.
Ingredients
- A small portion of plain oats
- A pinch of cinnamon
- Water to cook the oats
- A pinch of salt if you want them savoury
How to prepare
- Simmer the oats in water until soft, with no sugar, honey, or sweet packet mix.
- Stir in the pinch of cinnamon, and salt only if you want a savoury bowl.
How to use
- Eat one small bowl as part of a meal.
- Do not add sugar, honey, jaggery, or sweet fruit syrup.
- Keep the rest of the day and your medicine as already planned.
Helpful habits
- If the oats turn gluey, you used too little water or stirred too long. Loosen them with a splash of hot water.
- A few plain vegetable pieces on the side make it a meal without making it sweet.
Precautions
- Do not add sugar or honey, and this does not replace diabetes medicine and doses must not be changed.
- Cinnamon stays a pinch, not a spoon of powder, and this does not replace diabetes medicine and doses must not be changed.
- Skip oats if they do not suit you, and this does not replace diabetes medicine and doses must not be changed.
Frequently asked questions
Can plain oats replace diabetes medicine?
- No. This does not replace diabetes medicine and doses must not be changed.
Can I add honey to cinnamon oats?
- No. This bowl has no sugar and no honey. It is not a blood-sugar treatment.
Does cinnamon on oats treat blood sugar?
- No. A pinch is only flavour. It does not replace medicine, and doses must not be changed.
