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The influence of dietary carbohydrate content on glycaemia in patients with glucokinase maturity-onset diabetes of the young.
The Journal of international medical research - 1 Jan 2011
Klupa T, Solecka I, Nowak N, Szopa M, Kiec-Wilk B, Skupien J, Trybul I, Matejko B, Mlynarski W, Malecki M T
Abstract excerpt
Mutations in the glucokinase (GCK) gene result in maturity-onset diabetes of the young (MODY). Pharmacotherapy is not effective in GCK MODY. Thus, nutritional intervention seems to be the only therapeutic option. This study evaluated the effect of the quantity of dietary carbohydrate on glucose levels in 10 GCK mutation carriers: seven with MODY and three with prediabetes. All patients were exposed to...
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