[Improvement of diet therapy in children with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus]

The authors emphasize that determination of the glycemic post-alimentary effects for various foodstuffs (white bread, mashed potatoes, vermicelli, milk gruels: semolina, buckwheat, rice, porridge, millet) represents a new approach to dietetic therapy of diabetes mellitus. Low glycemic indexes of rice gruel and vermicelli, compatible to those of buckwheat gruel, recommend these food stuffs for diabetics' rations. Determination of glycemic indexes will help classify the food by its glycemic effect and thus help optimize dietetic therapy of diabetes mellitus.