>  Could this be the same reason people are reporting a drop in BG levels
>when they
>  ingest cinnamon?

Hi Gerard;

Not acording to this website, which cites diffrent metabolic processes:

http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=68

"Cinnamon may significantly help people with non-insulin dependent (Type 2)
diabetes improve their ability to respond to insulin, thus normalizing their
blood sugar levels. Both test tube and animal studies have shown that
compounds in cinnamon not only stimulate insulin receptors, but also inhibit
an enzyme that inactivates them, thus significantly increasing cells’
ability to use glucose. Studies to confirm cinnamon’s beneficial actions in
humans are currently underway with the most recent report coming from
researchers from the US Agricultural Research Service, who have shown that
less than half a teaspoon per day of cinnamon reduces blood sugar levels in
persons with NIDDM. Their study included 60 Pakistani volunteers with NIDDM
who were not taking insulin. Subjects were divided into six groups. For 40
days, groups 1, 2 and 3 were given 1, 3, or 6 grams per day of cinnamon
while groups 4, 5 and 6 received placebo capsules. Even the lowest amount of
cinnamon, 1 gram per day (approximately ¼ to ½ teaspoon), produced an
approximately 20% drop in blood sugar; cholesterol and triglycerides were
lowered as well. When daily cinnamon was stopped, blood sugar levels began
to increase. (December 30, 2003)"

Marilyn