Dose Adjustment with Food Insulin Index: the DAFII study, comparing carbohydrate counting versus DAFII algorithm for estimating insulin dosage on measures of glycemic control in adults with type 1 diabetes consuming two different breakfast meals
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Type 1 diabetesMetabolic and Endocrine - Diabetes
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12609001034224
- Lead Sponsor
- The University of Sydney
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot yet recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 35
Inclusion Criteria
Adult patients with type I diabetes diagnosed for more than 1 year, age 18 - 70 years; use of insulin pump therapy, for more than 3 months; recent glycated haemoglobin (HbA1C) less than 9.0 % and reliably performing self-monitoring of blood glucose at least four times daily.
Exclusion Criteria
Eating disorders; individuals using medication that may influence blood glucose profiles.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Postprandial blood glucose profile measured by a continuous glucose monitoring system (CGMS)[Measured after an overnight fast (10 to 12 hours) and over 3 hours after starting eating the breakfast meal];Postprandial blood glucose profile measured by testing finger-prick blood with a blood glucose monitor[Measured after an overnight fast (10 to 12 hours) and at regular intervals over 3 hours postprandially ( 30, 60, 90, 120, 150, 180 minutes)]
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Hypoglycemia occurrence measured by a continuous glucose monitoring system (CGMS)[Measured after an overnight fast (10 to 12 hours) and over 3 hours postprandially]