Exponential increase in postprandial blood-glucose exposure with increasing carbohydrate loads using a linear carbohydrate-to-insulin ratio

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 103, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 461-463

  Marran, K J ^a   Davey, B ^b   Lang, A ^b   Segal, D G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b University of the Witwatersrand   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; INSULIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING; CALIBRATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIETARY INTAKE; EXPOSURE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; INSULIN PUMP; MEAL; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AREA UNDER CURVE; BLOOD GLUCOSE; COHORT STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INSULIN; MALE; POSTPRANDIAL PERIOD; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84879469832     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7196/SAMJ.6382     Document Type: Article

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