Epigenetics and the Origin of Muscle Insulin Resistance in Humans
Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 in ObeseObesityThe investigators are trying to understand the role of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) methylation in insulin resistance in skeletal muscle and blood tissues. DNA methylation is a normal chemical process in the body that modifies DNA. By studying this, the investigators hope to better understand the causes of insulin resistance.
Effects of Obesity Treatments on Food Preferences and Metabolism
ObesityType 2 Diabetes MellitusObesity and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus are major health problems which are becoming a burden both for patients and health systems alike. The surgical and medical treatments available for these conditions have improved significantly in the last two decades. The investigators do not however know how these treatments compare to each other and how they act in the body to cause weight loss and diabetes improvements. The studies of this experiment are complementary to each other. They aim to answer related questions and will allow us to study how these treatments work and eventually develop safer and more effective therapies for obesity and diabetes.
Long-Term Effectiveness of Liraglutide for Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes in Daily Practice
DiabetesDiabetes Mellitus1 moreThis study is conducted in Europe. The aim of this study is to investigate Long-Term Effectiveness of Liraglutide for Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes in daily Practice.
Long-term Use of Sonias Combination Tablets in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Type 2 DiabetesThe purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of long-term use of Sonias Combination Tablets in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in the routine clinical setting.
Continuous Glucose Monitoring Self-Monitored Blood Glucose Type 2 Therapy Matrix Definition
Diabetes MellitusType 21 moreThe purpose of this study is to use data from the Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) device and your Self-Monitored Blood Glucose (SMBG) levels to determine the best times to test blood glucose levels using SMBG.
Diet, Insulin Sensitivity And the Brain
ObesityDiabetes Mellitus Type 2Obesity and insulin resistance may be in part explained by an altered reward system with changes in the serotonin/dopamine system. These changes might be caused by changes in dietary habits, especially by an increased intake of liquid sugar and an increase in meal frequency. The investigators hypothesize that increasing meal frequency compared to increasing meal size and when consuming a hypercaloric high-sugar diet (HS) compared to a hypercaloric high-fat-high-sugar diet (HFHS) will result in a reduction in cerebral serotonin and dopamine transporters and in a more prominent increase in insulin resistance. In addition, the investigators hypothesize that the changes in insulin sensitivity will be independent of changes in abdominal (visceral) and liver fat and that changes in insulin sensitivity due to the dietary manipulation will co-occur with changes in insulin signaling pathways in peripheral fat and muscle tissue.
Point of Care HbA1c as a Screening Test for Type 2 Diabetes in First Nations
Type 2 DiabetesPurpose to estimate the prevalence of undiagnosed diabetes mellitus and pre-diabetes in a BC First Nation community to determine the utility of community based screening by examining how many positively screened people follow up with the recommended subsequent testing and family physician visit to determine if point-of-care HbA1c test (Ames/Bayer DCA 2000) correlates with the confirmatory fasting and 2 hour post challenge blood glucose tests. Hypothesis The Point-of-Care test will correlate well with the gold standard diagnostic tests and prove to be a useful tool for community-based screening. This test obviates the need for fasting and repeat glucose tolerance testing.
Observational, Safety Study of NovoNorm® (Repaglinide) and Insulin Analogue Combination Therapy...
DiabetesDiabetes Mellitus1 moreThis trial is conducted in Asia. The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the clinical safety profile during 26 weeks of NovoNorm® (repaglinide) and insulin analogue combination therapy in type 2 diabetes under normal clinical practice conditions in Korea while the secondary objective is to evaluate the safety and efficacy after 13 and 26 weeks of NovoNorm® and insulin analogue combination therapy in type 2 diabetes under normal clinical practice conditions in Korea.
Observational Study on Effectiveness and Safety of Liraglutide in Subjects With Type 2 Diabetes...
DiabetesDiabetes Mellitus1 moreThe study is conducted in Europe. The aim of this observational study is to assess glycaemic control while using liraglutide under normal clinical practice conditions in Belgium.
The CRONOS-ADM Registry
Asymptomatic Patients With Type 2 Diabetes MellitusAtherosclerosis2 moreThe CRONOS-ADM (Coronary CT angiography evaluation for clinical outcomes in asymptomatic patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus) registry is a large, prospective observational registry of demographic, clinical and laboratory data with long-term clinical outcome of asymptomatic diabetic patients without history of CAD or angina or angina-equivalent symptoms at two affiliated hospitals of The Catholic University of Korea.