Blood Glucose Control Using African Traditional Fermented Foods

Exclusion Criteria

• •Currently on any of the following:
• •* glucose lowering medication (including insulin therapy)
• •* steroid therapy,
• •* immunosuppressive therapy,
• •* medication for gastric disease,
• •* warfarin or other coumarin derivates,
• •* Vitamin C or E, Iron or B12
• •* erythropoietin
• •* antiretrovirals
• •* ribavirin
• •* dapsone
• •Chronic use (defined as consumption of more than 3 months) of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs or aspirin
• •Individuals that have consumed antibiotics in the last month.
• •Individuals that regularly consume fermented foods or took nutritional supplements including probiotics during the 3 months prior to screening. Regular consumption shall be defined as consuming at least 250ml of fermented foods on six days in a week.
• •Individuals who at the time of enrolment are smokers, regularly consume alcohol (defined as having had at least 12 drinks in the past year but 3 drinks or fewer per week, on average over the past year) or are suffering from drug addiction including chronic opiate use.
• •Individuals with a history of gastrointestinal surgery (gastrectomy, bariatric surgery, or colostomy), splenectomy or gastrointestinal malignancy.
• •Individuals known to be:
• •* HIV+ve,
• •* suffering from blood disorders such as Reticulocytosis or any form of Anaemia (including Iron deficiency, B12 Deficiency) or Haemoglobinopathies.
• •* Pregnant or lactating,
• •* with serious organic or metabolic conditions \[such as malignant disease, pancreatitis, endocarditis, liver, or severe kidney disease (serum creatinine level above the normal range or macroalbuminuria including chronic renal failure), severe pulmonary or heart disease\], splenomegaly, rheumatoid arthritis, hypertriglyceridemia, in a terminal stage of illness, or experiencing acute or severe episodes of mental illness at the time of enrolment.
• •Individuals with allergies to dairy or cereal products such as millet.