Metabolic Effects of Replacing Sucrose by Isomaltulose in Subjects With Type 2 Diabetes: A randomized double-blind trial

• Autores: Stefanie Brunner, Ines Holub, Stephan Theis, Andrea Gostner, Ralph Melcher, Petra Wolf, Ulrike Amann Gassner, Wolfgang Scheppach, Hans Hauner
• Localización: Diabetes care, ISSN-e 0149-5992, Vol. 35, Nº. 6, 2012, págs. 1249-1251
• Idioma: inglés
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  • To test the hypothesis that replacement of sucrose with isomaltulose in sweet foods and beverages improves metabolic control in patients with type 2 diabetes. One hundred ten patients with type 2 diabetes were randomized to receive sweet foods containing either 50 g/day isomaltulose or sucrose for 12 weeks as pan of their habitual diet under free-living conditions. HbA^sub 1c^ at 12 weeks was the primary outcome parameter. In the final analysis comprising 101 patients, isomaltulose did not significantly affect HbA^sub 1c^ at 12 weeks (sucrose: 7.39 ± 0.78%; isomaltulose: 7.24 ± 0.76%; regression coefficient [b]: 0.02 [95% CI: -0.21 to 0.25], P = 0.844). Triglycerides at 12 weeks were significantly lower in the isomaltulose versus the sucrose group (b: 34.01 [6.59-61.44], P = 0.016). Other secondary parameters did not significantly differ between groups. Isomaltulose did not influence glycemic control assessed as HbA^sub 1c^ in type 2 diabetes under free-living conditions but was associated with lower triglyceride levels.