The following are selected published articles related to oats and glycemic control.

Rates of gastric emptying or carbohydrate absorption may explain lower postprandial glycemic responses observed with oats
Johansen, H.N. and Knudsen, K.E.B. Effects of wheat-flour and oat mill fractions on jejunal flow, starch degredation and absorption of glucose over an isolated loop of jejunum in pigs. Br. J. Nutr. 72:299-313, 1994.

Oat gum lowers glucose and insulin after an oral glucose load
Braaten, J.T., Wood, P.J., Scott, F.W., Riedel, K.D., Poste, L.M., and Collins, M.W. Oat gum lowers glucose and insulin after oral glucose load. Am. J.Clin. Nutr. 53:1425-1430, 1991.

Viscous oat beta-glucans lower blood cholesterol and postprandial glucose and insulin concentrations
Wood, P.J. Oat beta-glucan- physicochemical properties and physiological effects. Trends Food Sci. Tech. December 311-314, 1991.

Insoluble oat fiber improves fasting serum glucose and LDL-cholesterol concentrations in type II diabetic men
Anderson, J.W., Hamilton, C.C., Horn, J.L., Spencer, D.B., Dillon, D.W., and Zeigler, J.A. Metabolic effects of insoluble oat fiber on lean men with type II diabetes. Cereal Chem. 68:291-294, 1991.

Oatmeal and other low-glycemic index foods improve long-term glycemic control in non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus
Brand, J.C., Colagiuri, S., Corssman, S., Allen, A., Roberts, D.C.K., and Truswell, A.S. Low-glycemic index foods improve long-term glycemic control in NIDDM. Diabetes Care 14:95-101; 1991.

Sugar added to oatmeal does not adversely affect glycemic response in diabetic children
Wang, S.R., Chase, H.P., Garg, S.K., Hoops, S.L., and Harris, M.A. The effect of sugar cereal with and without a mixed meal on glycemic response in children with diabetes. J. Pediatr. Gastroenterol. Nutr. 13:155-160, 1991.

Oat gum and oat bran reduce postprandial glucose levels
Wood, P.J., Braaten, J.T., Scott, F.W., Riedel, D., and Poste, L.M. Comparisons of viscous properties of oat and guar gum and the effects of these and oat bran and glycemic index. J. Agric. Food Chem. 38:753-757, 1990.