Effect of Low GI/ Glycemic Load (GL) Diet in Diabetic Nephropathy Patients

Isfahan University of Medical Sciences

Status: Completed

Conditions: Diabetic Nephropathy; Medication Compliance

Treatments: Other: low GI; Other: conventional diet

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02384902

low GI nephropathy

Details and patient eligibility

About

low GI and low GL diet have more beneficial effect for diabetic nephropath patients compared with conventional diet.

low GL may have more favorable effect than low GI diet.

Full description

According to body weight status of participants, the investigators considered a slight calorie restriction ranged from 200 to 300 Kcal/d. Planed meals and exchange list prescribed for all volunteers. Dietary records forms were given to all subjects and they were educated how to record their dietary intakes. The investigators asked subjects not to change their physical activity level during the study and monitored them for their physical activity level by 3 days physical activity records monthly.

Enrollment: 90 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 30 to 75 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• diabetic nephropathy, medication stable

Exclusion criteria

• poor adherence of dietary recommendations, any changes in kind or dosage of medications

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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90 participants in 3 patient groups

low GI

Experimental group

Description:

low GI: participants were asked to consume low GI foods (GI\<55) in abundant, medium GI in moderate and high GI (GI\>70) rarely.

Treatment:

Other: low GI

Other: low GI

low GL

Experimental group

Description:

low GL: participants were asked to consume low GI foods and the amount of carbohydrate was controlled.

Treatment:

Other: low GI

Other: low GI

conventional diet

Experimental group

Description:

conventional diet: all carbohydrate were treated as the same.

Treatment:

Other: conventional diet