Personalized Hypoglycemia Outpatient Treatment - a Feasibility Study
About this study
This study will offer two study interventions designed to bring on a mild low blood sugar (capillary blood glucose result 3.0 to 3.8 mmol/L), in order to study the effectiveness of each study participant's personal choice of treatment and first recheck time. The two study interventions that the participant can choose to complete (one or both interventions). Based on each participant's own experience with hypoglycemia treatment or their preferences, the participant can choose one of 4 simple carbohydrate treatment quantities, and choose one of 4 capillary blood glucose recheck times.
- Condition
- Type 2 Diabetes (T2DM), Hypoglycemia (Diabetic)
- Tested
- Recumbent Exercise Bike to induce mild hypoglycemia, Delaying food to induce mild hypoglycemia,
- Sponsor
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Who can join
- Age
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Inclusion 7
- Minimum age: 18 years
- Study condition: Type 2 Diabetes (T2DM), Hypoglycemia (Diabetic)
- In order to be eligible to participate in this study, an individual must meet all of the following criteria:
- Consent provided
- Age \>= 18 years.
- Diagnosed as type 2 diabetes mellitus.
- Type 2 diabetes medications include at least one of the following for at least one month prior to entering the study: sulfonylurea or insulin of any type.
Exclusion 4
- An individual who meets any of the following criteria will be excluded from participation in this study:
- Diagnosed as another form of diabetes mellitus.
- Has a history of hypoglycemia unawareness.
- Had a hypoglycemia event, defined as capillary blood glucose \< 3.9 mmol/L within 24 hours prior to the study visit booking time.
Where
1 site, 1 recruiting
The Ottawa Hospital
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Contact
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Cathy Sun, MD MSc
613-738-8333 csun@toh.ca
Potential match only. Final eligibility is determined by the study team.