Alfredo Francisco J. Bretana, French Neco S. Tupas (February 2004)
Philippine Science High School Western Visayas Campus – Department of Science and Technology (DOST-PSHS WVC), Brgy. Bito-on, Jaro, Iloilo City 5000, Philippines
ABSTRACT
This One Group Pretest-Posttest study in a Non-randomized Design determined the effect of one-week consumption of bitter gourd in the glucose level of diabetic persons. The treatment process included initial glucose test of the subjects and the final glucose test after one-week consumption of bitter gourd. The effectiveness of the treatment was determined by posttesting the said parameter. In analyzing the data gathered from this study, the mean and standard deviation, as well as the paired sample t-test, set at 0.05 alpha level of significance, was employed.
The results of this study showed significant decrease on the glucose level values of the diabetic subjects. The process proved to be effective in reducing glucose level of the subjects.