Diabetes Care, Vol 7, Issue 2 143-146, Copyright © 1984 by American Diabetes Association
Dietary pectin and glycemic control in diabetes
DF Gardner, L Schwartz, M Krista and TJ Merimee
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.
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