Overview

Metabolic Effects of Alcohol

Status:
Completed

Trial end date:
2005-09-01

Target enrollment:
0

Participant gender:
All

Summary

The hypotheses to be tested are 1) the use of alcohol in the form of wine with the evening meal will lower plasma glucose during the night and result in lower fasting plasma glucose the next morning; 2) the chronic use of alcohol in moderation in the form of wine will have beneficial effects on plasma lipids in type 2 diabetic subjects.

Phase:

N/A

Accepts Healthy Volunteers?

Details

Lead Sponsor:

Bantle, John P., MD

Treatments:

Ethanol

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Type 2 diabetes HbA1c 6.0-8.0% age > 40 years

Exclusion Criteria:

History of alcoholism or alcohol abuse liver disease blood pressure > 150/90