Guar gum: of help to diabetics?

1987 ◽  
Vol 25 (17) ◽  
pp. 65-67
Keyword(s):  
Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Blood Glucose ◽  
Glucose Control ◽  
Guar Gum ◽  
Blood Glucose Control ◽  
Vegetable Fibre

Guar gum is a natural vegetable fibre. Several formulations are now promoted for regular use in diabetes mellitus and claimed to improve blood glucose control. Lejguar (Britannia) is advertised as ‘a breakthrough’ and, like Guarem (Rybar), is claimed to decrease hunger and help overweight patients lose weight. What is the evidence?

scholarly journals Sleep Duration and Blood Glucose Control in Women With Gestational Diabetes Mellitus

2015 ◽  
Vol 126 (2) ◽  
pp. 326-331 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roxanna Twedt ◽  
Megan Bradley ◽  
Danielle Deiseroth ◽  
Andrew Althouse ◽  
Francesca Facco
Keyword(s):  
Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Blood Glucose ◽  
Gestational Diabetes ◽  
Gestational Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Sleep Duration ◽  
Glucose Control ◽  
Blood Glucose Control
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