ABSTRACT
To compare the efficacies of wheat and gram bran diets while seeing their effects on serum glucose and some of the lipids in alloxan-induced diabetic rats. Design: Comparative study. Period: May 1997 to June 1997 [A total of 5 weeks]. Material and A total of 8 mixed-sex albino rats were made diabetic by injecting 5% alloxan, intra-peritonially. Rats were divided into 2 groups of 4 rats each and fed separately on 5% wheat and gram bran diets for one month. Serum glucose decreased by 66.3%, triglycerides 38.17%, serum cholesterol 24.17% and faecal cholesterol 75.47% in rats fed on gram bran supplemented diet, while rats fed on wheat bran supplemented diet showed serum glucose decreased by 54.5%, triglycerides 29.2%, serum cholesterol 16.26% and faecal cholesterol 69.09%. Results revealed that gram bran showed more serum glucose and lipids lowering action as compared to wheat bran