Glycaemic Response and Cognitive Performance in diabetics (1)
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Utilizing Glycaemic Index: An investigation of the glycaemic profiles and cognitive performance displayed by non-insulin dependent type 2 diabetics across the course of a day in low and high glycaemic conditions
IRAS ID
237190
Contact name
Daniel Lamport
Contact email
Clinicaltrials.gov Identifier
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 6 months, 31 days
Research summary
Previous research has found that those with poor glucose regulation often suffer from cogntive deficits, such as those with diabetes mellitus. Futhermore, the investigation of the glycaemic response to a single meal has been associated with cognitive performance. Specifically, a low glycaemic response (defined as a slower rise and fall in blood glucose concentration after a meal) has been associated with better performance on cognitive tasks. The current study looks to investigate this link between glycaemic response and cognitive performance in those with non-insulin dependent type 2 diabetes mellitus. The glycaemic index of two different diets will be manipulated (low vs high GI) to elicit two glycaemic profiles (a series of glycaemic responses) across a day. It is hypothesised that the two glycaemic profiles produced by the two diets will be associated with measureable differences in cognitive performance in our diabetic sample.
REC name
East of Scotland Research Ethics Service REC 1
REC reference
18/ES/0010
Date of REC Opinion
9 Mar 2018
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion