Postprandial Glycaemic Response and Pain Sensitivity in Breast Cancer Survivors
Study Overview: This study examines how different drinks affect blood sugar levels in breast cancer survivors with chronic pain compared to healthy individuals.
Key Objectives:
- Main Goal: Compare blood sugar responses to drinks with low and medium glycaemic indexes.
- Secondary Goal: Explore the relationship between blood sugar responses and pain levels in breast cancer survivors.
Methods:
- Participants: 15 breast cancer survivors and 15 healthy controls.
- Procedure: After fasting for 12 hours, participants drank either a medium glycaemic drink (sucrose) or a low glycaemic drink (isomaltulose).
- Blood sugar levels were measured at various times after drinking.
- Pain sensitivity was assessed using multiple tests.
Results:
- Breast cancer survivors had higher blood sugar responses to sucrose compared to healthy controls.
- Breast cancer survivors showed a more significant difference in blood sugar levels when comparing the two drinks.
- There were connections between blood sugar responses and pain sensitivity in breast cancer survivors.
Conclusion:
The study indicates that breast cancer survivors experience higher blood sugar levels after consuming medium glycaemic drinks. This impaired response may be linked to their pain sensitivity. Understanding how diet affects blood sugar can help manage chronic pain in breast cancer survivors.
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