Active clinical trials for "Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2"

The purpose of this study is to determine if the early initiation of a long acting insulin (i.e. glargine) with supplemental doses of short acting regular (SSR) insulin in hospitalized patients with diabetes who are fed using tube feedings reduces the frequency of high and low blood sugar levels when compared to use of SSR insulin alone.

The primary objective of this study is to compare the 2-hour PPBG excursion following a standard test meal in insulin-requiring diabetic patients treated twice daily with human insulin mix 50/50, versus the 2-hour PPBG excursion in patients treated twice daily with insulin lispro mix 50/50.

This study will evaluate the efficacy, safety, tolerability, and pharmacokinetics of oral GK Activator (2), compared to placebo, in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. The anticipated time on study treatment is less than 3 months, and the target sample size is 100-500 individuals.

The primary objective is to evaluate the effect of 9 weeks treatment with either telmisartan or ramipril on NO bioavailability in the renal vasculature, measured as renal plasma flow (RPF) in response to NG-monomethyl-L-arginine (LNMMA) infusion.

This is a study of whether valsartan affects levels of proteinuria in patients with type 2 diabetes and hypertension.

Dialysis patients suffer from many problems with blood vessels and this is even more so for patients with the added complication of diabetes. Diabetics have a number of reasons for vascular disease and one of the new areas of research is looking at the cells that line the blood vessels, called endothelial cells. It is thought that the number of red blood cells in the blood (haemoglobin concentration) affects the function of these cells. There is very little information available on what haemoglobin level is best for dialysis patients. As diabetics account for almost 40% of dialysis patients worldwide it is important to understand the effect different haemoglobin levels will have on the blood vessels. Hypothesis: Endothelial cell function and the related expansile capacity of blood vessels are affected by different haemoglobin concentrations [Hb] in dialysis patients.

The hypotheses to be tested are 1) the use of alcohol in the form of wine with the evening meal will lower plasma glucose during the night and result in lower fasting plasma glucose the next morning; 2) the chronic use of alcohol in moderation in the form of wine will have beneficial effects on plasma lipids in type 2 diabetic subjects.

The purpose of this project is to determine whether glucose metabolism can be improved by administering a substance (nitric oxide donor) normally released by muscles during exercise.

The purpose of the study is to determine the efficacy of lapaquistat acetate, once daily (QD), taken with established lipid-lowering therapy in subjects with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

To determine the effect on glycemic control and lipid parameters of the 2.5 and 5 mg. doses of BMS-298585 in drug naive subjects with Type 2 diabetes as an adjunct to diet and exercise.