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. 1977 Oct 15;2(8042):779-80.
doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(77)90721-8.

Treatment of diabetes with guar gum. Reduction of urinary glucose loss in diabetics

D J Jenkins, T M Wolever, T D Hockaday, A R Leeds, R Howarth, S Bacon, E C Apling, J Dilawari

Treatment of diabetes with guar gum. Reduction of urinary glucose loss in diabetics

D J Jenkins et al. Lancet. .

Abstract

When nine diabetic patients supplemented either their normal home diets (four patients) or metabolic ward diets (five patients) with 25 g guar gum daily for 5 or 7 days their mean urinary glucose excretion fell by 46% (P less than 0-05) and 54% (P less than 0-01), respectively. Gel-forming,, unabsorbable carbohydrate may therefore be a useful adjunct to anti-diabetic therapy, irrespective of the type of treatment or insulin dosage used.

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