Pevalance of Diabetes Mellitus Among the Employees of Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation and Development of High Fibre Recipes for Diabetic Employees
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2013
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The erratic dietary pattern of transport employees coupled with the frenzied pace of work makes the transport
employees prone to getting diabetes mellitus along with many other chronic illnesses. A controlled dietary pattern along
with adequate awareness of the importance of healthy lifestyle would enable them to manage the illness in a better
manner. 9204 employees are engaged in different sectors of Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (TNSTC),
Coimbatore division were selected and subjected to random blood glucose examination. Those who had random blood
glucose level of more than 140mg/dl were selected and their lifestyle pattern was studied, and imparted diet counseling.
For development of high fibre recipes, four legumes namely Bengal gram {Cicer arietinum). Green gram {Phaseolus
aureus roxh.). Horse gram {Doliclios bijlonts) and Dry peas (Pisum sativum) were sprouted, dried and powdered.
These sprouted powders were incorporated at the level of 20,40, and 60 percent in the common South Indian breakfast
recipes namely dosai, adai, pittu and kozukattai and standardized. Glycemic index of these recipes were assessed by
feeding the developed recipes to 120 nondiabetics. The glycemic index of the sprout powder incorporated high fibre
recipes was lower than that of the standard recipes.