NCT02432391

Lifestyle Modification for Type 2 Diabetes Involving Reduction of After-meal Blood Glucose Elevations

Self-Monitoring of Blood Glucose (SMBG) as an Educational Tool and a Negative Feedback Loop to Reinforce Blood Glucose Lowering and Discourage Blood Glucose Elevating Self-Management Behaviors in Adults With T2DM

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 47 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Virginia · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 24 Years – 80 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if a lifestyle modification program (GEM) that focuses on reducing after-meal blood glucose elevations can improve blood glucose control in people with type 2 diabetes. Half of the participants will continue their routine medical care, and half will receive five sessions of GEM in addition to their routine care. The two groups will be assessed using diabetes-relevant medical, behavioral and psychological measures.

Conditions

• Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	GEM	GEM is an integrated lifestyle modification program that focuses on reducing postprandial blood glucose through replacing high with low glycemic load foods and increasing routine physical activity guided by systematic blood glucose monitoring.

Timeline

• Start date: 2013-05-01
• Primary completion: 2015-01-01
• Completion: 2015-01-01
• First posted: 2015-05-04
• Last updated: 2015-05-04

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States