Postprandial glucose and insulin levels in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients after consumption of ready-to-eat mixed meals

Patients consuming each of the three mixed meals showed better postprandial glycemic responses compared to the oral glucose load (P < 0.001).

• All three mixed meals resulted in lower blood sugar levels after eating when compared to an oral glucose load.
• Meal 3, vegetable moussaka, provided a significantly better insulinemic response than both the oral glucose load and meal 1 after 60 and 120 minutes.
• The increase in insulin resistance, measured by HOMA-IR values, was significantly lower for meal 3 compared to the oral glucose load.
• These findings suggest that the examined mixed meals may be beneficial for glucose control in patients with Type 2 diabetes.

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