A Rural OPTIFAST Intervention for Partial Remission of Type 2 Diabetes in Adults With Obesity
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Obesity
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Study participants will be patients of the MFHT, aged 18 to 65, BMI between 27 and 45 kg/m 2 , and newly diagnosed with DMII within the past 6 years.
Exclusion Criteria:
- The exclusion criteria will be anti-hyperglycemic medications, slow onset of type 1 diabetes (DMI) or maturity onset diabetes of the young (MODY), renal dysfunction (serum creatinine>150 μmol/l), history of myocardial infarction, untreated thyroid disease, consumption of 4 alcohol units/day by men and 3 units/day by women, chronic steroid consumption, unstable psychiatric conditions, and atypical antipsychotic medication.
Sites / Locations
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
No Intervention
OPTIFAST Arm
Control/Usual Care Arm
Participants in the intervention group will be given OPTIFAST® meal replacement shakes, 4 per day to achieve 900kcal/day, for the first 12 weeks of the study. The second phase will consist of partial meal replacement and food reintroduction over a 4 week period. When the intervention group begins to reintroduce foods, all study participants will be provided a workbook, created for the study, to explain optimal lifestyle changes for DMII management. The third phase will be a 8-month follow-up of participants on continued healthy lifestyle as described in the workbook.
Usual Care : A gift card will be offered to participants in the control group to stabilize the incentive of the intervention. Participants in the control group will receive usual diabetes care based on the current Canadian Diabetes Association guidelines by their family physician. Participants in the control group will receive the same workbook as the intervention group at 16 weeks into the study.