Effect Of Zinc Food Supplement (Cicer Arietinum) On Blood Glucose, Lipid Profile And Serum Zinc Among Type II Diabetes Mellitus At Puducherry, India.

P.Rajalakshmy; K.Renuka; R.Jayanthi

Volume : VIII, Issue : VII, July - 2018

Effect Of Zinc Food Supplement (Cicer Arietinum) On Blood Glucose, Lipid Profile And Serum Zinc Among Type II Diabetes Mellitus At Puducherry, India.

P. Rajalakshmy, K. Renuka, R. Jayanthi

Abstract :

Background:Diabetes is one of the emerging health and development challenges ,zinc play a vital role in type 2 DM,in the synthesis, secretion and storage of insulin.

Materials and Method: 60 Participants were allocated randomly into two groups A& Bcontrol and experimental respectively, zinc food supplement was given to the group B for the period of 1 month. Blood samples were taken for both the group A & B to assess the FBS, Lipid Profile and Serum Zinc.

Results and Discussion:FBS, cholesterol, LDL were decreasedsignificantly in the Group B after interventionFBS, Cholesterol, LDL, HDL, the level triglycerides and VLDL were also decreased but not significant, and the serum zinc was increased significantly. In Group A the level of FBS, cholesterol, LDL, VLDL, triglycerides was significantly increased FBS, Cholesterol, LDL, VLDL, triglycerides and level of HDL and serum zinc was decreased significantly.