title: Diabetic diets: high carbohydrate combined with high fiber.
abstract: The ideal level of carbohydrate intake for diabetics placed on high-fiber diets is unknown. Nineteen diabetics, therefore, took part in a total of twenty-four 5-day studies of fiber supplementation (guar) with carbohydrate intakes ranging from 22 to 61% of total calories. Where carbohydrate formed more than 40% of the calorie intake, there was a mean 64% reduction in glycosuria over the last 2 days on guar (P < 0.001, 14 studies, 11 patients). No significant reduction in glycosuria was seen in the 10 studies on lower carbohydrate intakes. This suggests that dietary fiber supplements in diabetes should be given against a background of higher rather than lower carbohydrate intake.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002482:Cellulose / Q000378:metabolism*; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000378:metabolism*; D003927:Diet, Diabetic; D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates / Q000378:metabolism*; D004043:Dietary Fiber / Q000378:metabolism*; D002149:Energy Intake; D005260:Female; D006029:Glycosuria; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013213:Starch / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates; D004043:Dietary Fiber; D002482:Cellulose; D013213:Starch