Modified Atkins Diet and Type 2 Diabetic Patients

Hadassah Medical Organization52 enrolled

Overview

This randomized control trial compared the influence of an Atkins diet to that of the ADA recommended diet on Type 2 diabetic obese patients during a one-year follow-up period

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Obese Type 2 Diabetic Patients

Interventions

modified Atkins dietOTHER

subjects assigned to follow modified Atkins diet for 1 year

ADA recommended dietOTHER

subjects assigned to follow ADA recommended diet for period of 1 year

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 35 YearsMax age: 75 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Type 2 diabetic patients age 35-75 years * BMI 30-39.9kg/m * HbA1C\>7% * Not receiving insulin * Micro-albumin excretion\<60 mg/day Exclusion Criteria: * Serum creatinine level \> 1.4 mg per deciliter * Diastolic blood pressure \> 100 mmHg or systolic blood pressure \> 180mmHg * Liver disease * LDL cholesterol \> 160 mg per deciliter despite lipid-lowering treatment * Use of psychiatric medications * Osteoporosis * Cancer * Food allergies, and * Low carbohydrate diet in the past 6 months.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

weight loss and glucose control

Time frame: 1 year

Secondary Outcomes

lipid profile, kidney function

Time frame: 1 year

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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