Low-glycemic-index starchy foods in the diabetic diet.
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.
Jenkins
D J
DJ
Department of Nutritional Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Canada.
Wolever
T M
TM
Buckley
G
G
Lam
K Y
KY
Giudici
S
S
Kalmusky
J
J
Jenkins
A L
AL
Patten
R L
RL
Bird
J
J
Wong
G S
GS
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
D001786:Blood Glucose; D002096:C-Peptide; D002784:Cholesterol; D003404:Creatinine; D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates; D019270:Fructosamine; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin; D006595:Hexosamines