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Hypoglycaemia

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Consider starting patients with type 1 diabetes on a high fibre diet a 

Why?

  • A high fibre diet leads to lower mean daily blood glucose levels (on average 2.7 mmol/l lower) and fewer hypoglycaemia episodes per month (on average 0.8 fewer) compared with a low fibre one. a 

Expiry date: April 2004
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Author   CM   Ball
Reviewer   D   Matthews
CAT Writers   M   Taylor , RS   Phillips , CM   Ball , R   Harden