| Abstract: | The type 2 diabetic patients with abnormalities in the metabolism of carbohydrates and lipids are predisposed to
hyperglycemia and higher risk of cardiovascular diseases. Many previous studies have demonstrated the
beneficial effects of dietary fiber and chromium in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. The dietary fiber serves
the function of delaying glycemic rise and improving blood lipid profile while the chromium acts significantly in
the action of insulin. The purpose of the study was to investigate the effects of chromium and dietary fiber
nutritional supplement in type 2 diabetic patients. A total of 76 subjects were included in the study and then
divided into 2 groups receiving 2 different chromium and dietary fiber supplements daily throughout a 3-month
intervention study. The anthropometric measurements, blood, and dietary analyses were performed at the baseline,
the end, the follow-up period and during the study. At the end of study, the serum concentration of LDL-C
lowered significantly and serum albumin was found to be significantly higher in the group using chromium, low
fat, and high fiber supplement. While the group using chromium yeast and dietary fiber nutritional supplement
showed no significant difference on serum glucose and glycated hemoglobin compared to the baseline data (p＜
0.05).The use of chromium and dietary fiber nutritional supplement in type 2 diabetic patients had no negative
effect on liver and renal status and no significant improvement on serum glucose and glycated hemoglobin was
observed.
Keywords: type 2 diabetes mellitus, chromium yeast, glycemic index, dietary fiber |
