Konjac-Mannan and American ginsing: emerging alternative therapies for type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Konjac-mannan (glucomannan) improves glycemia and other associated risk factors for coronary heart disease in type 2 diabetes. A randomized controlled metabolic trial. {pdf format}

Long-term effects of dietary fiber supplementation on serum glucose and lipoprotein levels in diabetic rats fed a high cholesterol diet.

Dietary fiber in the dietetic therapy of diabetes mellitus. Experimental data with purified glucomannans

Beneficial effects of viscous dietary fiber from Konjac-mannan in subjects with the insulin resistance syndrome: results of a controlled metabolic trial. {pdf format}

Effect of Konjac food on blood glucose level in patients with diabetes.

Effects of long-term high-fiber diet on macrovascular changes and lipid and glucose levels in STZ-induced diabetic SD rats.