Mixed meal test to study diabetes from pancreas conditions
Part of Cancer, Digestive system, Hormones & metabolism clinical trials.
This study uses a special blood-sugar test (a mixed meal) to better diagnose and understand diabetes related to pancreatic cancer or chronic pancreatitis, and to compare it with other diabetes types. It may help researchers find clearer ways to tell these diabetes causes apart and understand how they work.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- Be between 30 and 84 years old
- Have one of these: diabetes that started within 3 years of pancreatic cancer, diabetes within 3 years of chronic pancreatitis, diabetes without pancreas disease (type 2) that started within 3 years, or longer-standing diabetes (3+ years) in these same groups—also includes people without diabetes for control groups
- You must be willing to sign consent and allow the study team to access your health records
- Your diabetes (if you have it) must be stable enough that you can safely pause diabetes medicines for the test if needed
- You should not take insulin at high doses (unless you’re in the pancreas-cancer group doing fasting-only blood draws)
- You must not have certain prior treatments or surgeries of the pancreas/stomach that affect digestion or could change results
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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