Effects of Whole Fruit on Blood Sugar in People With Type 2 Diabetes

Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorHarvard School of Public Health (HSPH)

About this trial

This study will determine the effects of consuming whole fruit on blood sugar control, liver fat, and cardiovascular health in adults with type 2 diabetes who are not treated with insulin.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Aged ≥18 years

Diagnosed with type 2 diabetes

HbA1c between 6.5-12.0%

Fasting C-peptide level ≥0.5 ng/ml, indicating the patient does not have beta-cell failure, as measured at screening

Disqualifiers

On insulin

Evidence of latent autoimmune diabetes (LADA) or maturity-onset diabetes of the young (MODY)

Estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) <45 ml/min per 1.73 m²

Heart attack in the past 6 months or severe/unstable heart failure

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Whole Fruit

Treatment groups

25 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment group