ScienceDaily -- Browse Topics: Health - Diabetes Vinegar with a Splash of Cherry Extract for Diabetes?

ScienceDaily -- Vinegar with a Splash of Cherry Extract for Diabetes?
Short version: a little vinegar before a meal may prevent a rise in blood sugar levels.

Interesting study, and EASY to replicate:
"The vinegar study, which was published in Diabetes Care, involved 10 people with type 2 diabetes, 11 people with prediabetes—who are at high risk for diabetes—and eight healthy people. Before eating a breakfast of orange juice and a bagel with butter, which contained 87 grams of carbohydrates, the participants were assigned to consume 2 tablespoons of apple cider vinegar in a glass of water sweetened with saccharine, or a placebo"

The researchers, led by Carol Johnston, PhD, RD, a professor of nutrition at Arizona State University, measured the participants' blood sugar before and after the breakfast. They found that vinegar consumption slowed the rise of blood sugar after the high-carbohydrate meal."

"Vinegar appears to have effects similar to some of the most popular medications for diabetes," the author says. "There are also studies suggesting that if people with prediabetes take these medications, they might reduce their chances of getting diabetes." "

From ScienceDaily