Jenkins D J, Wolever T M, Hockaday T D, Leeds A R, Howarth R, Bacon S, Apling E C, Dilawari J
Lancet. 1977 Oct 15;2(8042):779-80. doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(77)90721-8.
When nine diabetic patients supplemented either their normal home diets (four patients) or metabolic ward diets (five patients) with 25 g guar gum daily for 5 or 7 days their mean urinary glucose excretion fell by 46% (P less than 0-05) and 54% (P less than 0-01), respectively. Gel-forming,, unabsorbable carbohydrate may therefore be a useful adjunct to anti-diabetic therapy, irrespective of the type of treatment or insulin dosage used.
9名糖尿病患者在5天或7天内，每天在其正常家庭饮食（4名患者）或代谢病房饮食（5名患者）基础上补充25克瓜尔豆胶，结果他们的平均尿糖排泄量分别下降了46%（P<0.05）和54%（P<0.01）。因此，形成凝胶的、不可吸收的碳水化合物可能是抗糖尿病治疗的一种有用辅助手段，无论所采用的治疗类型或胰岛素剂量如何。
