Status:

COMPLETED

A Study to Determine Iatrogenic Hyperinsulinemia's Contribution to Insulin Resistance and Endothelial Dysfunction in Type 1 Diabetes

Lead Sponsor:

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Conditions:

Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-60 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The investigators will test the hypothesis that reducing insulin doses using a low carbohydrate diet (LCD) will be associated with with improved insulin sensitivity (Aim 1) and blood vessel health (Ai...

Detailed Description

Insulin resistance (IR) is consistently found in patients with type 1 diabetes (T1DM) and pathophysiologically links T1DM with atherosclerotic disease. IR and nascent atherosclerosis, as characterized...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Age: 18-60
  • HbA1c: 5.6-9.0%
  • Insulin delivery: must be on an insulin pump
  • Glucose Monitor: must use a continuous glucose monitor (CGM)
  • BMI 18-33 kg/m\^2
  • Body Mass \>/= 50 kg ( 110 lbs)

Exclusion

  • severe hypoglycemia : \>/= 1 episode in the past 3 months
  • diabetes comorbidities (\>= 1 trip to emergency department for poor glucose control in the past 6 months,
  • New York Heart Association Class II-IV cardiac functional status
  • SBP \> 140 and DBP \> 100 mmHg,
  • eGFR by MDRD equation of \<60 mL/min/1.73m\^2
  • AST or ALT \> 2.5 times the upper limit of normal
  • HCT \<35%
  • medications
  • any antioxidant vitamin supplement (\<2 weeks before STUDY visit)
  • any systemic glucocorticoid
  • any antipsychotic
  • atenolol, metoprolol, propranolol
  • niacin
  • any thiazide diuretic
  • any OCP with \> 35 mcg ethinyl estradiol,
  • growth hormone
  • any immunosuppressant
  • any antihypertensive
  • any antihyperlipidemic
  • other:
  • pregnancy
  • Tanner stage \< 5
  • peri or postmenopausal woman
  • active smoker
  • gluten-free diet requirement
  • Additional exclusion criteria for T1DM subjects
  • any diabetes medication except insulin

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

November 24 2021

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

June 21 2024

Estimated Enrollment :

14 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04118374

Start Date

November 24 2021

End Date

June 21 2024

Last Update

October 28 2025

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Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Nashville, Tennessee, United States, 37232