Note • Over the years, ginger has been shown to help reduce blood sugar levels and help regulate insulin response in people with diabetes. • In one 2014 animal studyTrusted Source, obese rats with diabetes were given a mix of cinnamon and ginger. These rats experienced a wealth of benefits, including: • reduced body weight • reduced body fat mass • decreased blood sugar levels • increased insulin levels • According to researchers in a 2015 studyTrusted Source, ginger powder supplements may help improve fasting blood sugar. Participants in this study were given 2 grams of ginger every day for 12 weeks. At the end of the study, researchers found that people in this group also experienced lower levels of: • hemoglobin A1c • apolipoprotein B • apolipoprotein A-1 • malondialdehyde