Diagnostic composition for diabetes type-2 and impaired glucose tolerance, and methods of use
AssigneeCeapro Inc.
InventorsMark Redmond, Diana Shaw
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Abstract
A solid oral diagnostic test meal is provided that contains a polysaccharide, wherein the oral diagnostic test meal provides a medically controlled quantity of glycemic carbohydrate after being ingested by a vertebrate subject. In addition, methods and kits are provided for using the diagnostic test meal to monitor postprandial glucose to screen insulin levels and/or diagnose disorders of carbohydrate metabolism, to manage subjects being treated with antidiabetic agents, to self-diagnose diabetes and self-manage diet and antidiabetic drug dosage, and to calculate the glycemic index of a test food.
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An oral diagnostic test meal comprising a glycemic polysaccharide, wherein the oral diagnostic test meal provides a selected quantity of glycemic carbohydrate effective to increase blood glucose levels in a vertebrate subject, and wherein the diagnostic test meal comprises less than 0.5 percent by weight soluble fibre.
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