Relationship between low glycemic index diet and blood glucose, blood lipid control in diabetes mellitus

Abstract

The food glycemic index is a measure of the level of elevated blood glucose in food. In the face of the growing population of diabetic patients, how to play a significant therapeutic role through dietary intervention with different glycemic index has become a new research hotspot. In recent years, several studies have shown that different glycemic index diets have important effects on blood glucose, body weight and blood lipid levels in diabetic patients. Compared with high-glycemic index diet, low-glycemic index diet can reduce blood glucose level and maintain blood glucose stability in diabetic patients, and play an indispensable role in weight loss and decrease of blood lipid levels. And low-glycemic index diet can also reduce the risk of pregnancy complications in gestational diabetes, so it has gradually become the mainstream dietary intervention strategy for diabetic patients. Key words: Low-glycemic index; Type 2 diabetes mellitus; Gestational diabetes mellitus; Blood glucose; Blood lipid