About this trial
The aim of the present study is to assess the impact of short-term forearm immobilization on forearm muscle glucose uptake and amino acid net balance and kinetics in individuals with T2D compared with a control group with normoglycaemia.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Males and females with or without diagnosed type 2 diabetes
Use lifestyle changes, metformin, gliclazide, or a combination thereof as oral glucose-lowering treatments for T2D
Aged 18-80 years at the time of signing informed consent
18.5 ≥ BMI ≤ 35 kg·m2
Disqualifiers
Type 1 or a genetic form of diabetes
Any diagnosed cardiovascular (heart) disease or high blood pressure (≥160 mmHg systolic and/or ≥100 mmHg diastolic)
Chronic use of any prescribed or over-the-counter pharmaceuticals (excluding oral contraceptives and contraceptive devices) that interact with muscle substrate metabolism (e.g. selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors)
Consumption of a low-carbohydrate diet
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Forearm immobilization