Do fiber and psyllium fiber improve diabetic metabolism?

Consultant Pharmacist

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 513-516

  Hall, Micki ^a   Flinkman, Tanis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

A1C; Blood glucose; Diabetes mellitus; Fiber; Hypoglycemia; Insulin resistance; Psyllium; Soluble fiber

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; INSULIN;

BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY FIBER; DIETARY INTAKE; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HIGH FIBER DIET; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; LOW FIBER DIET; MORTALITY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; PLANT FIBER; POSTPRANDIAL STATE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYLLIUM FIBER; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SHORT SURVEY;

AGED; BLOOD GLUCOSE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIETARY FIBER; HEMOGLOBIN A, GLYCOSYLATED; HUMANS; INSULIN; NUTRITION POLICY; PSYLLIUM; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84863958343     PISSN: 08885109     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4140/TCP.n.2012.513     Document Type: Short Survey

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