Metabolic Response to 3-day Fast Versus Carbohydrate-free Diet in Type 2 Diabetes

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Conditions studied: Type 2 Diabetes

In brief

The investigators hypothesis is that a carbohydrate-free diet, ingested for 3 days, results in a change in blood glucose that is similar to the change observed after 3 days of fasting.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01469104

Run by

Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Medical Center

People needed

7

Starts

2009-08-01

Expected to finish

2010-06-01

Last updated by the study team

2011-11-10

Who can join

Age: 45 and older, up to 75. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Type 2 diabetes
• C-peptide > 1.5 ng/ml

You may not qualify if…

• Body mass index > 40
• hematological abnormalities
• liver disease
• kidney disease
• congestive heart failure
• life threatening malignancies

Where it is running

• Minneapolis VA Health Care System — Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

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