PMID- 26561625 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20160413 LR - 20230318 IS - 1938-3207 (Electronic) IS - 0002-9165 (Linking) VI - 102 IP - 6 DP - 2015 Dec TI - Psyllium fiber improves glycemic control proportional to loss of glycemic control: a meta-analysis of data in euglycemic subjects, patients at risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus, and patients being treated for type 2 diabetes mellitus. PG - 1604-14 LID - 10.3945/ajcn.115.106989 [doi] AB - BACKGROUND: A number of health benefits are associated with intake of soluble, viscous, gel-forming fibers, including reduced serum cholesterol and the attenuation of postprandial glucose excursions. OBJECTIVE: We assess the effects of psyllium, which is a soluble, gel-forming, nonfermented fiber supplement, on glycemic control in patients who were being treated for type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and in patients who were at risk of developing T2DM. DESIGN: A comprehensive search was performed of available published literature (Scopus scientific database) and clinical records stored by Procter & Gamble with the use of key search terms to identify clinical studies that assessed the glycemic effects of psyllium in nondiabetic, pre-T2DM, and T2DM patients. RESULTS: We identified 35 randomized, controlled, clinical studies that spanned 3 decades and 3 continents. These data were assessed in 8 meta-analyses. In patients with T2DM, multiweek studies (psyllium dosed before meals) showed significant improvement in both the fasting blood glucose (FBG) concentration (-37.0 mg/dL; P < 0.001) and glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) [-0.97% (-10.6 mmol/mol); P = 0.048]. Glycemic effects were proportional to baseline FBG; no significant glucose lowering was observed in euglycemic subjects, a modest improvement was observed in subjects with pre-T2DM, and the greatest improvement was observed in subjects who were being treated for T2DM. CONCLUSIONS: These data indicate that psyllium would be an effective addition to a lifestyle-intervention program. The degree of psyllium's glycemic benefit was commensurate with the loss of glycemic control. Because the greatest effect was seen in patients who were being treated for T2DM, additional studies are needed to determine how best to incorporate psyllium into existing prevention and treatment algorithms with concomitant hypoglycemic medications. CI - (c) 2015 American Society for Nutrition. FAU - Gibb, Roger D AU - Gibb RD AD - Procter & Gamble Co., Mason, OH; and gibb.rd@pg.com. FAU - McRorie, Johnson W Jr AU - McRorie JW Jr AD - Procter & Gamble Co., Mason, OH; and. FAU - Russell, Darrell A AU - Russell DA AD - Procter & Gamble Co., Mason, OH; and. FAU - Hasselblad, Vic AU - Hasselblad V AD - Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics and. FAU - D'Alessio, David A AU - D'Alessio DA AD - Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Nutrition, Duke Department of Medicine, Duke University, Durham, NC. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Meta-Analysis DEP - 20151111 PL - United States TA - Am J Clin Nutr JT - The American journal of clinical nutrition JID - 0376027 RN - 0 (Glycated Hemoglobin A) RN - 0 (Prebiotics) RN - 0 (hemoglobin A1c protein, human) RN - 8063-16-9 (Psyllium) SB - IM MH - Combined Modality Therapy/adverse effects MH - Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/blood/epidemiology/prevention & control/*therapy MH - *Evidence-Based Medicine MH - Glycated Hemoglobin/analysis MH - Humans MH - Hyperglycemia/*prevention & control MH - Hypoglycemia/*prevention & control MH - *Prebiotics/adverse effects MH - Prediabetic State/blood/*diet therapy/epidemiology/prevention & control MH - Psyllium/adverse effects/*therapeutic use MH - Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic MH - Risk OTO - NOTNLM OT - diabetes OT - fiber OT - glycemic OT - glycemic control OT - meta-analysis OT - metabolic syndrome OT - psyllium OT - type 2 diabetes EDAT- 2015/11/13 06:00 MHDA- 2016/04/14 06:00 CRDT- 2015/11/13 06:00 PHST- 2015/01/13 00:00 [received] PHST- 2015/09/22 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2015/11/13 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2015/11/13 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2016/04/14 06:00 [medline] AID - S0002-9165(23)27235-4 [pii] AID - 10.3945/ajcn.115.106989 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Am J Clin Nutr. 2015 Dec;102(6):1604-14. doi: 10.3945/ajcn.115.106989. Epub 2015 Nov 11.