| Name | Abbreviation |
| Diabetes Mellitus | DM |
| Complementary and Alternative Medicine | CAM |
| Type 1 Diabetes | DM1 |
| Type 2 Diabetes | DM2 |
| Hemoglobin A1C | HbA1C |
| Fasting Blood Glucose | FBG |
| National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health | NCCIH |
| National Health Interview Survey | NHIS |
| Streptozocin | STZ |
| CinnamomumZeylanicum | CZ |
| Cinnamon Cassia | CC |
| Insulin Receptor | IR |
| Fasting Plasma Glucose FPG | FPG |
| Epigallocatechin Gallate | ECGC |
| Glucose Transporter Type 4 | GLUT-4 |
| Sodium-Glucose Co-transporter 2 | SGLT-2 |
| Dipeptidyl peptidase | DPP-4 |
| Low Density Lipoprotein | LDL |
| High Density Lipoprotein | HDL |
| Canadian Diabetes Association | CAD |