Guar gum is a vegetable gum derived from the Indian cluster bean. It is mostly used in food products. They have many food applications, including ice cream, frozen desserts, low-fat cheese products, bakery goods, sauce and dressings.
It is a low viscosity water soluble dietary fiber that has been used to treat diabetes because it slows the absorption of glucose from the gut. It also slows down gastric emptying.
It was known has the ability to reduce the levels of cholesterol, triglycerides and low density lipoproteins in the blood and binds with toxic substance and carries them out.
According to research in Finland guar gum can reduced after meal blood glucose, insulin requirements, and total blood cholesterol in type 1 diabetics.
Guar gum can be consumed for an extended period by type 2 diabetics without compromising mineral balance, according to researchers at the Beltsville Human Nutrition Research center and Sinai Hospital. Guar gum is an effective aid to glycemic control and its use might have a role in the treatment of type 2 diabetes.
People whose diet naturally contain high proportions of food with high glycemic scores are more likely to develop cardiovascular disease, to be obese, to be insulin resistant and to develop Type 2 diabetes.
Guar gum also have been reported to reduce fasting hyperglycemia and postprandial blood glucose response in type 1 diabetes, One of the mechanism accepted is that guar gum inhibit absorption of glucose from the small intestine by slowing the rate of gastric emptying and intestinal transit.
Guar gum for diabetes treatment
