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Effects of Sudanese Dromedary’s Camel Raw Milk on Insulin Doses and Carbohydrate Metabolism in Type 1 Diabetic Patients

*Kamal Omer Abdalla, Ahmed Abdalla Fadlalla

The efficacy of Sudanese Camel dromedary’s raw milk on insulin doses, fasting and postprandial blood sugars and glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) in 30 type 1 diabetic patients have been evaluated for 12 months. Baseline data for all the patients were similar in demographic characteristics and variables. After two-month monitoring period, the patients were randomly divided into two groups. Control group (N=15 patients), received usual medical care i.e. health advices, diet, exercise and insulin, and study group (also N=15 patients), received the same medical care as for group 1, in addition to 0.5 L/day of raw dromedary’s camel milk that was consumed by 250 ml twice/day in the morning and evening. Camel milk has caused significant reduction in insulin dosages necessary to obtain euglycemia by 46% (from 75.80 ± 25.5 units/day to 42.75 ± 22.5 units/day; P