Dietary Intervention in Type-2 Diabetes and Pre-Diabetes
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Pre-diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
Body weight/Diabetes:
- Diagnosis of type-2 diabetes with BMI > 25 (without end-organ failure)
- Fasting glucose >126 mg/dL or HbA1c >6.5
Body weight/ Pre-diabetes:
• Diagnosis of metabolic syndrome with BMI >30 and HbA1c > 5.6 (note: this does not apply to usual care control subjects)
Ethnicity: all ethnic groups
Exclusion Criteria:
- BMI <30 without diagnosis of Type-2 diabetes, metabolic syndrome
- Type 1 diabetes
- History of keto-acidosis
- History of MI, stroke, angina, coronary insufficiency within the last 6 months
- Diabetic retinopathy requiring treatment
- Creatinine > 2.0
- Urinary albumin > 1 g/d
- Impaired hepatic function (Bilirubin >2, Albumin < 3.5)
- Cholelithiasis or biliary dysfunction
- Cancer requiring treatment in the past 5 years, with the exception of non-melanoma skin cancer
- Chronic infectious disease requiring ongoing treatment
- Other chronic diseases or condition likely to limit lifespan to <6 years
- Non-English speaking
- Unable or unwilling to participate in group sessions (e.g., plans to relocate within the next year) or conform to a carbohydrate restricted diet lifestyle (e.g., food intolerances, religious or personal restrictions)
- Weight loss of >10% in past 6 months
- Currently pregnant or nursing, or planning to become pregnant during the study
- Major psychiatric disorder (e.g., schizophrenia, bipolar disorder) currently uncontrolled
- Excessive alcohol intake (acute or chronic) defined as average consumption of 3 or more alcohol-containing beverages daily or consumption of more than 14 alcoholic beverages per week
Sites / Locations
- IU Health Arnett Medical Weight Loss
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm 3
Experimental
Experimental
No Intervention
onsite
web-based
Control (usual care)
Education (the virta program) for the onsite group will be delivered in person, with 26 classes over 12 months including group and individual sessions. Sessions will be scheduled weekly for the first 3 months, biweekly during months 4-6, and monthly thereafter. Each session will last approximately 90 minutes.
Education (the virta program) for the web-based educational group will be the same content as the onsite group, but delivered via the web and completed at the participant's own pace.
The study will make no intervention to this group. Participants in this group will be recent referrals to a local diabetes education program and care for their condition will continue to be managed by their own medical providers.