The purpose of this research study is to examine whether specific genes (e.g. SLC16A11) affect how human beings respond to food and a medication that is commonly used to treat type 2 diabetes. The food the investigators will be studying is specially prepared to contain protein, carbohydrate, and fat. The drug the investigators are studying is metformin. The investigators hypothesize that physiological responses to the meal and to the medication will differ between carriers and non-carriers of genes associated with type 2 diabetes.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
1,017
The meal will provide a standard amount of total calories, protein, fat, and carbohydrate to each participant at both study visits. Pre-packaged and prepared food, weighed to the nearest gram, will be used.
Metformin will be administered during this study. This medication is safely prescribed at a maximum dose of 1000 mg twice daily for the treatment or prevention of type 2 diabetes, as well as for other metabolic conditions. To minimize potential side effects of metformin (e.g., GI upset), participants will take ½ the maximum dose of this medication (500 mg twice daily) and for only 5 days. Participants will be informed of the potential side effects of metformin. They will be asked to contact study staff and discontinue the medication if symptoms are very uncomfortable.
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Response to the Mixed Meal Tolerance Test
Primary endpoint point: 2 hr glucose after the MMTT Secondary endpoints: 2 hr insulin after the MMTT, change in glucose, insulin, and amino acid and lipid metabolites from baseline to 60 and 120 minutes after the MMTT; change in GLP-1 concentrations from baseline to 5,10, 15, 30, 60, and 120 minutes after the MMTT; and glucose, insulin, and GLP-1 AUC over 120 minutes
Time frame: 2 hours after the meal
Response to Metformin
Primary endpoint: change in fasting glucose from Visit 1 to Visit 2 Secondary endpoints: change in fasting insulin, amino acid and lipid metabolites, GLP-1, and HOMA-IR from Visit 1 to Visit 2
Time frame: Day 8 of the study
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