@Article{, title={Effect of Carbohydrate Intake on Glycemic Control Among Adult Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Attending Diabetes and Endocrine Diseases Center in Babel, 2022}, author={Ali Mousa Essa Albadri and Jawad K. Al-Diwan}, journal={Medical Journal of Babylon مجلة بابل الطبية}, volume={20}, number={1}, pages={41-47}, year={2023}, abstract={Background: Diabetes mellitus is a well-known chronic, metabolic disease characterized by elevated levels of blood glucose (BG) dueto obsolete or relative insulin deficiency among other pathophysiological defects. Carbohydrates have the greatest effect on BG andrestriction of carbohydrate, resulting in greater reductions in BG. Poor glycemic control was related to excessive eating of refinedgrains. Objective: The aim of this article is to assess sociodemographic characteristics and some anthropometric measures among thestudy group and to estimate the effect of carbohydrates intake on glycemic control. Materials and Methods: One hundred patientswith type 2 diabetes mellites (T2DM) were included in a cross-sectional study. The level of HbA1c was taken as an index to study theglycemic control of patients. Glycemic control was examined, among patients, on the basis of their glycemic index (GI) of foods eaten.A 24-h dietary recall technique was used to analyze the diet of the patients. Results: The study revealed 87% poorly controlled vs. 13%with good control. It was found that starch and refined grains intake was highly associated with glycemic control (P = 0.000). Glycemiccontrol was highly significant in association with the intake of high GI (P = 0.000) foods. In contrast, there was no associationwith vegetables, fruits, and milk. Added sugar and other sweetened beverages were statistically associated with HbA1c (P = 0.002).Conclusion: There was a statistically significant association between foods of high GI and poor glycemic control. Starch, refinedgrains, and added sugar showed a significant association with poor glycemic control.

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