Active clinical trials for "Diabetes Mellitus"

This research is being done to find the genes and other factors that are responsible for differences among persons with cystic fibrosis. We are particularly interested in the factors that relate to the development of Cystic Fibrosis Related Diabetes (CFRD).

A study to compare MK0893 to metformin or placebo for patients with Type 2 diabetes (Diabetes Mellitus).

Prospective, randomized, controlled, multicenter, open-label study to compare everolimus-eluting bioresorbable vascular scaffolds to everolimus-eluting stents in patients with diabetes mellitus.

The main purpose of this study is to compare the benefits and risks associated with the use of 2 treatment strategies to lower blood sugar in participants aged 65 and older with T2DM. One strategy is based on the use of oral and injectable medications that only reduce blood sugar (glucose) when it is high. The other strategy is based on non-glucose dependent agents. The trial will last up to 72 weeks for each participant.

The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship of hemoglobin A1c in diabetic wound healing. Additionally, a comparison of two wound dressings, AmeriGel® (Amerx Health Care Corp., Clearwater, FL) and Bacitracin, with and without vitamin C supplementation, will be done to evaluate impact on time to wound closure.

SPECIFIC AIMS: To reverse hyperglycemia and insulin dependency in patients with Type 1 diabetes mellitus by islet cell transplantation. To induce a state of donor specific tolerance and eliminate the need for continuous immunosuppressive therapy by simultaneous transplantation of donor bone marrow cells with islets and utilization of the monoclonal antibody Campath-1H for induction of Immunosuppression. To assess long-term function of successful islet cell transplants in patients with Type 1 diabetes mellitus. To determine whether the natural history of the microvascular, macrovascular and neuropathic complications are altered following successful transplantation of islet

This study is an open-label, multicenter, extension study for subjects who completed NeurogesX Study C111 and received treatment with NGX-4010 (Capsaicin Patch) within 12 weeks (up to +7days) before entry into Study C114

This project will test the effectiveness of an Internet based glucose monitoring system on the A1C levels of patients with type 2 diabetes. All of the patients are given a meter and test strips to test their blood glucose levels, however, half of them will be required to also upload their meter onto the Internet which can then be viewed by their endocrinologist. The doctor can then send a message back to the patient and comment on the readings. The effect of the ongoing communication will be measured by the changes in the glucose levels (HbA1C) over 3 and 6 months.

This is a prospective, randomized trial to evaluate the effectiveness of using educational modules accessed through a bedside tablet in patients newly diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes as an adjunct to *standard Children's Hospital- Molly Center diabetes education in comparison to *standard Children's Hospital- Molly Center diabetes education. (standard diabetes education consists of paper based reading material and nursing education).

Muscle insulin resistance is a hallmark of upper body obesity (UBO) and Type 2 diabetes (T2DM). It is unknown whether muscle free fatty acid (FFA) availability or intramyocellular fatty acid trafficking is responsible for the abnormal response to insulin. Likewise, the investigators do not understand to what extent the incorporation of FFA into ceramides or diacylglycerols (DG) affect insulin signaling and muscle glucose uptake. The investigators will measure muscle FFA storage into intramyocellular triglyceride, intramyocellular fatty acid trafficking, activation of the insulin signaling pathway and glucose disposal rates under both saline control (high overnight FFA) and after an overnight infusion of intravenous niacin (lower/normal FFA) to provide the first integrated examination of the interaction between FFA and muscle insulin action from the whole body to the cellular/molecular level. By identifying which steps in the insulin signaling pathway are most affected, the investigators will determine the site-specific effect of ceramides and/or DG on different degrees of insulin resistance. Hypothesis 1: Greater trafficking of plasma FFA into intramyocellular DG will impair proximal insulin signaling and reduce muscle glucose uptake. Hypothesis 2: Lowering FFA in UBO and T2DM by using an intravenous infusion of niacin will alter trafficking of plasma FFA into intramyocellular ceramides in a way that will improve insulin signaling and increase muscle glucose uptake. Hypothesis 3: Lowering FFA in UBO and T2DM by using an intravenous infusion of niacin will alter trafficking of plasma FFA into intramyocellular DG in a way that will improve insulin signaling and increase muscle glucose uptake.