The goal of the study is to evaluate the effectiveness of intermittently scanned continuous glucose monitoring compared to capillary blood glucose monitoring among people with type 2 diabetes initiating low calorie meal replacement plus diabetes self-management education in improving the proportion of patients achieving remission of type 2 diabetes. This is an open-label randomized controlled trial with 2 treatment arms randomized in a 1:1 manner.
The Investigators hypothesize that the use of intermittently scanned continuous glucose monitoring will improve the percentage of participants achieving remission of type 2 diabetes (remission to prediabetes or remission to normoglycemia), among adults with type 2 diabetes starting low calorie meal replacement and diabetes self-management education compared to a control group using capillary blood glucose monitoring at 18-30 weeks follow-up (end of Phase 2).
The primary outcome of the study is to compare the percentage of participants who achieve remission of type 2 diabetes (remission to prediabetes with HbA1c 6.0% to 6.4% or remission to normoglycemia with HbA1c \< 6.0% using no antihyperglycemic agents for ≥ 3 consecutive months) at 18-30 weeks follow-up between intermittently scanned continuous glucose monitoring vs. capillary blood glucose monitoring, when combined with low calorie meal replacement and diabetes self-management education.
Participants in both arms complete 3 phases of the study. Phase 1: total dietary replacement, Phase 2: food re-introduction and Phase 3: remission, while receiving diabetes self-management education sessions over a span of 18 months.
Age 18-75 years old
T2D treated with ≤ 3 non-insulin antihyperglycemic agents
A clinical diagnosis of T2D for > 6 months and ≤ 6 years ago
HbA1c 6.0-9.0% on 2 or 3 antihyperglycemic agents, HbA1c 6.5-9.0% on 1 antihyperglycemic agent, or HbA1c 7.0-9.0% on 0 antihyperglycemic agents
Current or prior use of insulin (except for prior management of gestational diabetes mellitus)
Are pregnant or breastfeeding, or planning to become pregnant in the next 2 years
Severe or progressive retinopathy
Have a history of cardiovascular disease: coronary artery disease (CAD): prior myocardial infarction, previous unstable angina, documented CAD on angiography with stenosis >50%, imaging evidence of myocardial ischemia, coronary revascularization), peripheral arterial disease (lower extremity stenosis exceeding 50%, previous limb angioplasty, stenting or bypass surgery; or previous limb or foot amputation due to circulatory insufficiency or ankle brachial index of < 0.9 in at least one limb.), cerebrovascular disease (history of ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke or > 50% carotid stenosis), or heart failure
LMC Diabetes & Endocrinology Ltd.
Lead sponsor
Abbott Diabetes Care
Collaborator