Impact of whole wheat diet on glycemic control in non-insulin dependent diabetics

Diabetes mellitus is a complicated metabolic disorder that has gravely troubled the human health and quality of life. There are currently 371 million people living with diabetes and another 280 million are at high risk of developing the disease. The objective is to examine the impact of whole wheat diet on glycemic control of type 2 diabetics. A total number of 30 diabetics were selected by using purposive sampling method from Coimbatore medical college hospital. The experimental group (15) was directed to follow whole wheat diet and control group (15) was advised to follow their regular diabetic diet, for a period of three months. The fasting blood sample was drawn for estimation of blood glucose before and after the experimental study. The results shows that the decrease in the blood glucose levels of the experimental group at fasting, postprandial and HbA1c state were significant at five per cent level (p<0.05).