Bile Acids in Patients with Uncontrolled Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus – The Effect of Two Days of Oatmeal Treatment

Background Beta-glucans are effective in binding bile acids (BA) thereby lowering cholesterol concentration. This might contribute to the beneficial effects of the consumption of β-glucan-rich foods like oatmeal on glucose homeostasis. Objective We measured BA serum concentrations in patients with uncontrolled type 2 diabetes (T2DM) to investigate the effect of two days of oatmeal treatment on BA concentration as compared to a conventional...