Effect of special types of bread with select herbal components on postprandial glucose levels in diabetic patients

BACKGROUND Nutrition recommendations in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus(T2DM)are to consume rye or integral bread instead of white bread.A positive effect on glucoregulation has been achieved by enriching food with various biologically active substances of herbal origin,so we formulated an herbal mixture that can be used as a supplement for a special type of bread(STB)to achieve better effects on postprandial glucose and insulin levels in patients with T2DM.AIM To compare organoleptic characteristics and effects of two types of bread on postprandial glucose and insulin levels in T2DM patients.METHODS This trial included 97 patients with T2DM.A parallel group of 16 healthy subjects was also investigated.All participants were given 50 g of rye bread and the same amount of a STB with an herbal mixture on 2 consecutive days.Postprandial blood glucose and insulin levels were compared at the 30^(th),60^(th),90^(th) and 120th min.A questionnaire was used for subjective estimation of the organoleptic and satiety features of the two types of bread.RESULTS Compared to patients who consumed rye bread,significantly lower postprandial blood glucose and insulin concentrations were found in T2DM patients who consumed STB.No relevant differences were found among the healthy subjects.Subjectively estimated organoleptic and satiety characteristics are better for STB than for rye bread.CONCLUSION STB have better effects than rye bread on postprandial glucoregulation in T2DM patients.Subjectively estimated organoleptic and satiety characteristics are better for STB than for rye bread.Therefore,STB can be recommended for nutrition in T2DM patients.

One-Time Injection of Parathyrin Increases Glucose Tolerance

One-time injection of domestic preparation of bull parathyrin—parathyreoidin (1 U/100g body weight, intramuscular) leads to a significant decrease of the blood glucose level and an increase of the serum calcium level in rats. There is a close negative correlation established between glucose and calcium level (r = ?0.813, P > 0.02). The calcium laktat load (9 mg) per os induces the same changes. There is a functional negative correlation established between glucose levels and total calcium content (r = ?0.997, P 0.01). It proves that the decrease of the blood glucose level under parathyrin injection is connected with hypercalcaemia. Parathyrin causes the reduction of the dynamics of hyperglycemia under the glucose load per os (30% solution, 1 ml/100g), i.e. parathyrin increases glucose tolerance. Glucose consumption by muscle (diaphragm) and adipose (epididymal) tissues in vivo and in vitro does not alter under parathyrin and it does not affect the stimulating effect of insulin on the process. The combinative effect of parathyrin and calcium channel blockers—isoptin (5 mg/kg, intraperitoneal) or nifedipin (1 mg/kg, intraperitoneal) reveals more intensive and lasting decrease of the blood glucose level in comparison with only parathyrin effect and more reduction of the dynamics of hyperglycemia under the glucose load. Thus, parathyrin decreases the blood glucose level, increases glucose tolerance and does not effect insulin resistance.