Evaluating the Impact of Little Millets on Glycaemic Control and Metabolic Health in Individuals with Diabetes: An Analytical Study

Abstract

Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disease that carries serious health hazards. Diabetics can attain sufficient glycemic control with the aid of weight loss, exercise, oral glucose-lowering medications, and a healthy diet. The numerous antioxidant components found in millets, such as phenolic flavonoids, are crucial for regulating the body's glucose levels. Antioxidant elements found in millet include phenolic flavonoids, which are crucial in preventing and treating lifestyle diseases such as cancer, diabetes, heart disease, and gastrointestinal disorders. Using conventional analytical techniques, the chemical composition of the little millet grain was ascertained through observation and analysis. The analytical study reveals that the little millet is slightly yellow colour with a smooth texture and slightly bitter taste, the moisture content of Little millet is 11.24%, the mean time taken by the sample to dry up to the successive loss of <0.01 is 27.67min, the total ash value of Little Millet is 56.77%, the mean acid insoluble ash of Little millet is 27.89, the mean water-soluble ash of little millet is 41.22, Alcohol soluble extract of little millet is 0.45 %, Water soluble extract of little millet is found to be 9.938% and the pH of little millet is 6. FTIR study confirms the presence of compounds with functional groups such as Carboxylic acid, Alkenes, Aliphatic amine, Aromatics, and Alkyl halides.