Ileal-Release Carbohydrate Composition for Stable Diabetic Energy
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Solution Overview
Problem
Subjects with metabolic disorders, particularly Type II diabetes, face dangerous spikes in blood sugar levels due to rapid absorption of high glycaemic index carbohydrates, necessitating the avoidance of such products, leading to insufficient energy intake.
Innovation Solution
A composition containing high glycaemic index carbohydrates encapsulated within a gastric-resistant, ileal-sensitive, non-porous carrier for controlled release in the distal ileum, providing sustained energy release and attenuated blood sugar spikes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Use of energy by moving object
If high GI carbohydrates are consumed, then energy content is high, but blood sugar levels spike rapidly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by pre-encapsulating high GI carbohydrates in gastric-resistant carriers before consumption. This preliminary encapsulation prevents direct contact between the carbohydrate and the digestive system, thereby preventing rapid absorption and blood sugar spikes while preserving the energy content of the carbohydrate.
Solution Approach 2:
The gastric-resistant carrier acts as an intermediary between the high GI carbohydrate and the digestive system. This intermediary protects the carbohydrate from premature digestion and ensures controlled release in the distal ileum, thereby mediating the interaction to avoid harmful blood sugar spikes while maintaining energy availability.
2Speed
If simple carbohydrates are absorbed quickly, then energy is released rapidly, but post-prandial blood sugar peaks occur
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by pre-encapsulating simple carbohydrates in gastric-resistant carriers before consumption. This preliminary encapsulation prevents direct contact between the carbohydrate and the digestive system, thereby preventing rapid absorption and blood sugar spikes while preserving the energy content of the carbohydrate.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies dynamics by creating a system where the absorption speed of carbohydrates is dynamically controlled through the gastric-resistant carrier. The carrier maintains integrity in the stomach and small intestine, then dynamically releases the carbohydrate in the distal ileum, transforming the static rapid absorption into a controlled dynamic release process.
3Object-affected harmful factors
If high energy sugar products are avoided by diabetics, then blood sugar spikes are reduced, but caloric intake becomes insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies segmentation by dividing the carbohydrate delivery process into distinct segments: encapsulation in gastric-resistant carriers, transit through the digestive system, and controlled release in the distal ileum. This segmentation allows diabetics to consume high energy carbohydrates while the segmented delivery system prevents harmful blood sugar spikes, thereby resolving the contradiction between blood sugar regulation and caloric intake.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies parameter changes by fundamentally altering the release parameters of carbohydrates. Instead of rapid release in the upper digestive tract, the carriers are designed to release carbohydrates in the distal ileum, changing the temporal and spatial parameters of carbohydrate delivery to achieve both blood sugar regulation and adequate caloric intake.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The composition effectively regulates post-prandial blood sugar levels, offering sustained energy release and insulin sensitivity, suitable for diabetic subjects, by slowing carbohydrate absorption to the ileum, thus preventing dangerous spikes.
Implementation Method 1
carbohydrate contained within a gastric-resistant, ileal-sensitive, non-porous carrier configured for release of the carbohydrate in the distal ileum
Implementation Method 2
carbohydrate contained within a gastric-resistant, ileal-sensitive, non-porous carrier configured for release of the carbohydrate in the distal ileum
Implementation Method 3
carbohydrate contained within a gastric-resistant, ileal-sensitive, non-porous carrier
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AI summary
A composition for use in a method of providing sustained energy release over time in a subject is described. The composition comprises or consists of microparticles comprising high glycaemic index (GI) carbohydrate contained within a gastric-resistant, ileal-sensitive, GLP-1 stimulative, non-porous carrier configured for release of the high GI carbohydrate in the ileum, wherein the composition is administered orally to the subject.