Type 2 Diabetes

Reports summarize type 2 diabetes research from B.N.M. Yusof and co-authors

Published in Blood Weekly, June 11th, 2009

According to recent research from Selangor, Malaysia, "The aim of this study is to compare the efficacy of low glycaemic index (GI) vs. conventional carbohydrate exchange (CCE) dietary advice on glycaemic control and metabolic parameters in patients with type 2 diabetes. A total of 104 patients with type 2 diabetes were randomly assigned to either a low GI (GI) or CCE dietary advice over a 12-week period."

"The primary end-point was glycaemic control as assessed by glycated haemoglobin A(1c) (HbA(1c)), fructosamine level and plasma glucose. The secondary end-points were anthropometric measurements and metabolic parameters that include blood pressure, lipid profile and...

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Source: Blood Weekly (2009-06-11)

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