A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Rising-dose, Multicenter Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of 90 Days of 300 or 600 mg Daily Subcutaneous Injections of INGAP Peptide in Insulin-using Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients

Insulin is a chemical that the body needs in order to use or store sugar. It is made by a type of cell called a beta cell which resides in an organ known as the pancreas. Type 2 diabetes is a disease where the beta cells are unable to meet a person's insulin needs. Sugar levels rise in the blood as a result. INGAP-Peptide is being tested to attempt to create new beta cells in the pancreas, and to improve the ability to produce insulin in type 2 diabetic patients.