title: [Use of guar gum as a supplement to the usual diet in type 2 diabetes. A long-term study].
abstract: The effects of diet supplementation with guar rubber in granules (15 g/day, divided in three doses with the major meals) were compared during 3 months with a control group in a randomized study. Thirty-five type II diabetic patients were randomized into two groups (guar and control) of 16 and 19 patients, respectively. The patients in the guar group showed an improvement in the carbohydrate and lipid metabolism as compared with the control group; however, in our opinion, this improvement was not important enough to recommend the routine use of guar rubber in the diet of the diabetic patient owing to its poor acceptance.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Calvo-Rubio Burgos
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Montero Pérez
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Campos Sánchez
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Barco Enríquez
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ruiz Aragón
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tapia Berbel
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000378:metabolism / Q000628:therapy*; D003927:Diet, Diabetic; D004043:Dietary Fiber / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005685:Galactans / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008351:Mannans / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D053149:Plant Gums
chemical_list: D004043:Dietary Fiber; D005685:Galactans; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents; D008351:Mannans; D053149:Plant Gums; C007894:guar gum
vernacular_title: Utilización de la goma guar como suplemento de la dieta habitual en diabéticos tipo II. Estudio a largo plazo.