七十年代初期,根据流行性病学调查,有人把糖尿病列入饮食纤维摄取不足的疾病之一。作者为了弄清饮食纤维对碳水化合物代谢的影响,应用一些纤维制剂作了研究,初步记录表明,按照大约1.3克/100卡的剂量补充胶,不论在代谢研究室和门诊的随诊中都显示可降低血糖。八例成年发病型糖尿病随诊六个月,胰岛素用量平均减少26％,根据尿糖浓度每日查四次共查一周的平均数计算,减少约40％。作者认为这一作用不依 In the early 1970s, according to the epidemiological survey, some people listed diabetes as one of the diseases in which dietary fiber was under-taken. In order to clarify the effect of dietary fiber on carbohydrate metabolism, a number of fiber preparations were studied. Preliminary evidence indicates that the addition of gum at a dose of about 1.3 g / 100 calories, both in the metabolic laboratory and in the clinic Can lower blood sugar. Eight cases of adult onset type diabetes mellitus were followed up for six months. The average amount of insulin used was reduced by 26%. Calculated by the average of four times a week of urinary sugar concentration, the average reduction was about 40%. The author thinks this function does not depend on