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Original Research

The effect of the glycaemic response of three commonly consumed meals on postprandial plasma glucose in type 2 diabetics at the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Enugu

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Pages 90-94 | Received 30 Jun 2015, Accepted 17 Oct 2015, Published online: 28 Jul 2016

Figures & data

Table I: Macronutrient composition of each test meal per 100 g edible portion

Table II: Macronutrient composition of each test meal and glucose used in a cohort of 100 type 2 diabetes mellitus patients and 100 non-diabetic subjects

Figure 1: Mean plasma glucose concentrations at 0, 15, 30, 45, 60, 90 and 120 minutes after the consumption of glucose or the test meals by the non-diabetic subjects (control group)*

Figure 1: Mean plasma glucose concentrations at 0, 15, 30, 45, 60, 90 and 120 minutes after the consumption of glucose or the test meals by the non-diabetic subjects (control group)*

Figure 2: Mean fasting and postprandial plasma glucose concentrations after the consumption of the test meals by the subjects with type 2 diabetes mellitus*

Figure 2: Mean fasting and postprandial plasma glucose concentrations after the consumption of the test meals by the subjects with type 2 diabetes mellitus*

Figure 3: Mean incremental area under the blood glucose response curve for plasma glucose after the consumption of the test meals by non-diabetic and type 2 diabetes mellitus subjects*

Figure 3: Mean incremental area under the blood glucose response curve for plasma glucose after the consumption of the test meals by non-diabetic and type 2 diabetes mellitus subjects*