Effects on plasma glucose concentration of light-for-date infants and infants of diabetic mothers of feeds supplemented with a glucose polymer.
Serial plasma glucose estimations were performed in 44 light-for-date infants and 17 infants of diabetic mothers fed 2, 3 or 4-hourly with feeds containing 10% additional carbohydrate in the form of a glucose polymer (Caloreen). In the infants fed 2 and 3-hourly, plasma glucose was higher following the high carbohydrate feeds, particularly immediately before the next feed was due. Given 4-hourly, the high carbohydrate feed had little effect in most light-for-date infants, and in one light-for-date infant and two infants of diabetic mothers the plasma glucose was lower at the end of 4 hours than following normal formula. It is concluded that the addition of glucose polymer to feeds given 2 and 3 hourly has a potentially useful effect in neonates at risk of developing hypoglycaemia, but it cannot be used to increase the feed interval to 4 hours.
D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis*; D003912:Dextrins / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007003:Hypoglycemia / Q000517:prevention & control; D007225:Infant Food; D007230:Infant, Low Birth Weight; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011247:Pregnancy; D011254:Pregnancy in Diabetics / Q000150:complications; D012306:Risk; D013213:Starch / Q000008:administration & dosage*
D001786:Blood Glucose; D003912:Dextrins; C013862:caloreen; D013213:Starch