Insulin and Glycaemic Response to Common Carbohydrate Diets in Undernourished Diabetics

Nearly 30% of diabetics in India are undernourished (UND) and have to consume a higher calorie diet where the bulk comes from cereal-based carbohydrates (CHO). In Orissa, parboiled rice, flaked rice (chuda) and broken cream of wheat (suji) are most commonly used. Glycaemic and insulinogenic responses to these were assessed in six patients, each with malnutrition-related diabetes (MRDM), and six undernourished non insulin-dependent diabetics...