Diabetes
Conditions
Brief summary
This study is designed to compare the responses to an oral glucose challenge between people of European and Chinese heritage (essential participants in the European arm must have tow European parents and likewise for the Chinese participants).
Detailed description
100 participants (50 European and 50 Chinese) will attend a lab after an overnight fast and have a capillary finger-prick blood test to assess fasted blood glucose levels and then consume a 50 gram glucose solution. Blood test will be repeated at 15, 30, 45, 60, 90 and 120 minutes post consumption of the glucose solution. This test will be repeated on a spate occasion at least a week later than the first test. Participants will only take part in the experiment after singing informed consent and agreeing to take part in the study and after a medical screening questionnaire assessing that they are non-diabetic or haemophiliac or have blood born infections.
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Sheffield Hallam University
Small Changes
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
CROSS_SECTIONAL
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
19 Years to 59 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* European ethnicity * Chinese ethnicity * age 19-59 years
Exclusion criteria
* diabetics * serious blood born infection * haemophilia
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Blood sugar response measured by 7 finger prick blood samples | 2 hours | 7 finger prick blood samples |
Countries
United Kingdom
Contacts
Primary ContactTrevor Simper, DProf
Backup ContactTrevor Simper, DProf
Outcome results
None listed