Dietary pectin and glycemic control in diabetes.
Seventeen diabetic subjects requiring insulin and who exhibited glycemic stability over a 9-12-mo control period received 5 g of pectin with each meal and at bedtime for 3 mo. Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) and glycosylated serum protein were measured in each patient on multiple occasions to assess glycemic control. No clear-cut change in these measurements occurred during the period of pectin ingestion. These data are not consistent with a beneficial effect of high-pectin diets in people with diabetes.
D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis*; D001798:Blood Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000178:diet therapy / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004032:Diet; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D007328:Insulin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010349:Patient Compliance; D010368:Pectins / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D013997:Time Factors
D001786:Blood Glucose; D001798:Blood Proteins; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin; D007328:Insulin; D010368:Pectins