Endocrine Abstracts

BackgroundMedical nutrition therapy is often the initial step in the management of Prediabetes and diabetes mellitus. Postprandial glycaemia contributes significantly to the glycaemic control of patients with diabetes mellitus. The beneficial effects of soluble dietary fibre in reducing postprandial glycaemia have been established. The 2017 global burden of disease (GBD) report shows that 97.000 deaths result from low fibre intake. Despite the this, the ...