| ADA | American Diabetes Association |
| BMI | Body mass index |
| DI | Isomaltulose and resistant starch supplement |
| DM2 | Diabetes mellitus type 2 |
| ET | Standard nutritional supplement not specific for diabetics |
| GB | Glucose solution or reference food |
| GI | Glycaemic index |
| GIP | Glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide |
| GL | Glycaemic load |
| GLP-1 | Glucagon-like peptide 1 |
| GS | Resistant maltodextrin and sucromalt supplement |
| HbA1c | Glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) |
| IDF | International Diabetes Federation |
| ONS-D | Oral nutritional supplements specific for diabetics |
| SEM | Standard error of the mean |
| VAS | Visual analogue scale |
| LGL | Low glycaemic load |
| AUCG | Area under the curve glucose |