Status:

COMPLETED

Blood Sugar Response to Commercial Nutritional Supplements in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes

Lead Sponsor:

Walter Reed Army Medical Center

Conditions:

Diabetes Mellitus Type 2

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-80 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The purpose of the study is to determine which of the commonly used meal supplements is the best product for patients with DM. This is important because meal supplements are becoming more popular as m...

Detailed Description

The purpose of the study is to determine which of the commonly used commercial nutritional supplements are preferential for patients with Diabetes Mellitus (DM). We will compare the post-prandial bloo...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Ages 18-75 years
  • Type-2 diabetes mellitus for over 3 months
  • A1c of 7.0 - 10.0% within the past 3 months
  • Controlled with diet /exercise and/or on oral anti-diabetic agents which are non-insulin secretatgogues, i.e. Metformin and/or Pioglitazone
  • Able to give informed consent
  • Expected to be in the DC metropolitan for the duration of the study
  • Fasting blood glucose between 70 and 250 mg/dl

Exclusion

  • Patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus treated with insulin secretagogues (sulfonylurea and non-sulfonylurea), pramlintide (Symlin), GLP-1 analogs (Byetta), insulin, or alpha-glycosidase inhibitors
  • A1c under 7.0% or over 10.0%
  • Fasting blood glucose \< 70 or \> 250 mg/d
  • Gastrointestinal disorders affecting digestion and absorption of nutrients such as lactose intolerance, chronic diarrhea, pancreatic insufficiency.
  • Clinical history of documented gastroperesis.
  • Patients on hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis
  • Pregnancy
  • Inability to read and/or speak English

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

May 1 2006

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

September 1 2007

Estimated Enrollment :

19 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00822367

Start Date

May 1 2006

End Date

September 1 2007

Last Update

January 14 2009

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