title: Low-glycemic-index starchy foods in the diabetic diet.
abstract: Eight patients with noninsulin-dependent diabetes underwent two 2-wk study periods in random order during which they were provided with carbohydrate foods with either a high or low glycemic index (GI). Over both high-GI and low-GI periods there were significant reductions in body weight, serum fructosamine, and cholesterol. Reductions in fasting blood glucose, HbA1c, and urinary c-peptide-to-creatinine ratio were significant only over the low-GI period despite a smaller mean weight loss. Reductions in triglyceride were significant only over the high-GI diet. Inclusion of low-GI foods into diets of patients with diabetes may be an additional measure that favorably influences carbohydrate metabolism without increasing insulin demand.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nutritional Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Canada.
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Jenkins
authors.forename: T M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Wolever
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Buckley
authors.forename: K Y
authors.initials: KY
authors.lastname: Lam
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Giudici
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kalmusky
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Jenkins
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Patten
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bird
authors.forename: G S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Wong
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D001835:Body Weight; D002096:C-Peptide / Q000652:urine; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D003404:Creatinine / Q000652:urine; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000097:blood / Q000178:diet therapy*; D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D005260:Female; D019270:Fructosamine; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin / Q000032:analysis; D006595:Hexosamines / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D002096:C-Peptide; D002784:Cholesterol; D003404:Creatinine; D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates; D019270:Fructosamine; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin; D006595:Hexosamines