Study of the Effects of Carbohydrate Counting

Hvidovre University Hospital64 enrolled

Overview

The investigators hypothesize that non-optimally treated carbohydrate counting-naïve patients with type 1 diabetes can achieve better metabolic control by counting carbohydrates and that the metabolic control can be further improved with concurrent use of an integrated glucose meter and bolus calculator. The investigators want to test the hypothesis in this study.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Type 1 Diabetes

Interventions

EducationOTHER

Participants are taught the principles of carb counting

EducationOTHER

Participants are taught the principles of carb counting and the use of the integrated glucose meter and bolus calculator.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 65 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Type 1 diabetes * Diabetes duration at least 12 months * MDI therapy * HbA1c 8-10,5% (both included) Exclusion Criteria: * Gastroparesis * Present or former practice of carbohydrate counting * Pregnancy or nursing

Locations (1)

Hvidovre University Hospital

Hvidovre, Denmark

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Change in HbA1c

Time frame: 4 months

Secondary Outcomes

Variation in blood glucose

Measured by CGM

Time frame: 4 months

Number of hypoglycemic events

BG \< or = 2.8 and/or unconsciousness

Time frame: 4 months

Treatment satisfaction

Questionnaires

Time frame: 4 months

Total daily insulin dose

Time frame: 4 months

Weight

Time frame: 4 months

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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