Effect to the Glycolit which the absorption to the solution of sacarose marked with a 14C

Previous studies conducted in vitro and in experimental animals have served as the basis for a working hypothesis about the antihyperglycemic effect of a product derived from a natural zeolite (Fz), called glicolit. The objective of this paper was to demonstrate by the use of a radioisotopic method the effect of the joint administration of this product and a source of glucose (sacarose) on the blood levels of this monosaccharide. The study group was composed of 10 rats; 5 were administered glicolit and the other 5 were used as controls. Measurements of glucose in plasma were made at different times by a radioisotopic method after the oral administration of a solution of sacarose marked with a 14C. The results showed a decrease of the levels of blood glucose in those rats that received glicolit. A graphic of absorption kinetics was made (specific activities against time) and it was obtained an area under the curve that was 16,2% lower in the group of animals that received glicolit. The radioisotopic method proved to be useful for studying the absorption kinetics of glucose when it is administered in the form of sacarose together with glicolit, which showed that it is effective in the reduction of the postprandial glycemic peaks in the studied rats. It seems that glicolit catches the glucose released by the intestinal alpha glucosidases enzymes. The radioisotopic method was also used to verify the hypothesis on the usefulness of glicolit to reduce the levels of glycemic after the ingestion of carbohydrates