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Low Glycemic Index Diet to Improve Glycemic Control and Cardiovascular Disease in Type 2 Diabetes
Institutions involved: St. Michael’s Hospital, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Investigators involved: David Jenkins, Cyril Kendall, Robert Josse, Lawrence Leiter, Thomas Wolever, John Sievenpiper, Alan Moody
Funding source: Canadian Institute of Health Research
Inclusion criteria: Healthy individuals with type 2 diabetes
Brief abstract of project and relevance: Healthy individuals with type 2 diabetes will receive intensive counseling on food selection to improve glucose control using either high cereal fiber dietary or low glycemic index strategies. Treatments will last 3 years with bloods taken for HbA1c, glucose and blood lipids and arterial damage assessed by carotid ultrasound (CUS) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). If the study shows a benefit for either or both diets, then use of high fiber and/or low glycemic index foods in the diet may provide another potential way to improve glucose control and cholesterol levels and reduce arterial damage in type 2 diabetics.
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Rationale for posting: for recruitment
Ethical Approval: St. Michael’s Hospital, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Project start date: May 2010
Project end date: May 2014