Increasing the protein quantity in a meal results in dose-dependent effects on postprandial glucose levels in individuals with Type 1 diabetes mellitus.

M A PatersonC E M SmartP E LopezP HowleyP McElduffJ AttiaC MorbeyB R King

Published in: Diabetic medicine : a journal of the British Diabetic Association (2017)

Increasing protein quantity in a low-fat meal containing consistent amounts of carbohydrate decreases glucose excursions in the early (0-60-min) postprandial period and then increases in the later postprandial period in a dose-dependent manner.

Keyphrases

blood glucose
protein protein
glycemic control
blood pressure
amino acid
binding protein
type diabetes
small molecule
metabolic syndrome
insulin resistance