H H Nefoussi, F Bouabdelli and A Chibani
University Ibn Badiss, Algeria
Posters & Accepted Abstracts: J Diabetes Metab
The test of hemoglobin HbA1c is a considerable tool in the management of diabetic patients. It is thus considered that the HbA1c concentration is the history of the glycemia for 120 days prior blood test. This assay also demonstrates the risks of long-term complications. Kefir is a probiotic mixture that originated in the Caucasus Mountains of Russia and that has been proven beneficial in the treatment of many diseases including diabetes. Therefore, we studied the therapeutic effect of kefir on 30 diabetic cases (15 women and 15 men). Our study was focused on the consumption of this product by diabetics for one month and its effect on glycated hemoglobin was then assayed. The results obtained show that Kefir acts on the rate of hemoglobin HbA1c in diabetic during and after taking a drink of fermented milk (kefir). The value of the Glycated hemoglobin during the first two weeks has recorded a net decrease and then it stabilized up to 5%, which corresponds to 1g in standards, especially among female subjects . However, the decrease in men was less relevant. These values vary according to the conservation conditions, pH, and duration of consumption of kefir.
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