A pilot study on the effect of D-allulose on postprandial glucose levels in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus during Ramadan fasting

• Main Authors: Japar, Salimah, Fukunaga, Kensaku, Kobayashi, Toshihiro, Imachi, Hitomi, Sato, Seisuke, Saheki, Takanobu, Ibata, Tomohiro, Yoshimura, Takafumi, Kim, Lam Soh, Swee, Leong Ong, Muhamed, Zamri, Murao, Koji
• Format: Article
• Published: BMC 2022
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/100311/; https://dmsjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13098-022-00856-3#citeas

Background: During Ramadan fasting, postprandial hyperglycemia is commonly observed after iftar (break of fast at sunset) meal. D-allulose is a rare sugar and is reported to have several health benefits, including the suppression of increase in postprandial glucose levels. This study investigates wh...