Diet and diabetes remission in overweight adults
Part of Hormones & metabolism clinical trials.
This study tests whether a special diet can help reverse type 2 diabetes or prediabetes in people who are overweight. It compares people with type 2 diabetes, prediabetes, and healthy controls to see how weight loss affects fat in the pancreas.
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Who can take part
- You are between 45 and 79 years old.
- Your body mass index (BMI) is between 30 and 45 (overweight or obese).
- You either have type 2 diabetes for less than 6 years or more than 10 years, have prediabetes (fasting blood sugar 5.6-6.9 mmol/L), or do not have diabetes (control group).
- If you are a woman, you must be post-menopausal.
- You are not using insulin therapy.
- You have not had a heart attack in the last 6 months or cancer in the last 5 years, and you have no metal implants or severe claustrophobia (for MRI scans).
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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