Abstract
To clarify the acute effects of α-GI and exercise on postprandial blood glucose levels after lunch in NIDDM patients, we examined eight NIDDM patients who took α-GI with diet and exercise therapies. Blood glucose levels after lunch had been higher than 200 mg/dl before commencement of diet therapy in these patients. They were treated with combination therapies according to the following protocols: 1) only diet, 2) diet with α-GI, 3) diet with α-GI and exercise.Each patient performed exercise for 30 min using a bicycle ergometer to test anaerobic threshold levels. In the present study, taking α-GI with diet and exercise therapies showed the greatest decrease in blood glucose levels after lunch in NIDDM patients, as compared with the other therapies. The results suggest that α-GI is more effective in controlling blood glucose in NIDDM patients when supplemented with diet and exercise therapies.
