Effect of EPA-DHA Supplement, Life Style Modification Standard Treatment on Clinical Outcome Lipid Membrane Composition in Type 2 Diabetes
Type 2 Diabetes
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Type 2 Diabetes
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Participants between 18-80 years of age.
- Have been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes more than nine months before study entry, and, despite having been given standard dietary advice by dietitian, doctor, or nurse and prescribed oral hypoglycaemic agents, insulin, or both.
- Have persistent unsatisfactory glycaemic control defined as HbA1c more than 7%.
Participants should have at least two of the following three characteristics:
- Overweight or obesity (body mass index ≥25),
- Hypertension (currently prescribed antihypertensive drugs or blood pressure >140/90 mm Hg despite optimized antihypertensive drug treatment),
- Dyslipidaemia (currently prescribed lipid modifying drugs) or one or more of:
- total cholesterol >5.2 mmol/l,
- low density lipoprotein cholesterol >3.5 mmol/l,
- triglycerides >2.0 mmol/l,
- high density lipoprotein cholesterol <1.0 mmol/l (despite optimised lipid modifying drug treatment).
Exclusion Criteria:
- Pregnancy
- Serious chronic illness.e.g cancer
- End stage renal failure
- Amputation
- Stroke
- Severe retinal microangiopathy
- Pancreas transplantation
- HbA1c <7%
- Requires diet only treatment
- They are too busy with work
Sites / Locations
- Rabin medical centerRecruiting
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm 3
Arm 4
No Intervention
Experimental
Experimental
Experimental
A
B
C
D
Group A will continue their actual therapy (control).
Group B will continue their standard therapy with additional stress management application only using a mobile phone (Eco Fusion Mentally) for 3 months of the study
Group C will continue their standard therapy with additional life style program using a mobile phone (Eco Mentally and NewMe) for 3 months of the study
Group D will continue their standard therapy plus additional life style program using a mobile phone with additional supplemental EPA and DHA capsules of 2 g/day to be taken daily for the 3 months of the study