You have been diagnosed with Type 1 or Type 2 Diabetes
Your blood sugar is still uncontrolled
You may have health risks related to diabetes (such as kidney disease, heart disease)
You currently use insulin or other drugs to treat your Type 1 Diabetes
You currently use metformin or other drugs to treat your Type 2 Diabetes
23.1 million people in the U.S. have been diagnosed with diabetes.1
7.2 million people in the U.S. have diabetes but have not been diagnosed.2
9% of the U.S. population has diabetes. (That’s more than 30 million people.)3
9 out of 10 people with diabetes have Type 2 Diabetes.4
Clinical trials provide a controlled trial environment to evaluate if a drug (or procedure) is safe and effective. New standards of care, new drugs, and new medical procedures depend on clinical trials.
Patients who participate in clinical trials help advance treatment options for others with the same condition and help improve scientific knowledge for the medical community.
Each clinical trial objective is unique. Many diabetes clinical trials will measure changes in blood sugar levels from the beginning of participation in the trial to the end of participation. Other objectives may include measuring the effect of the investigational drug on body weight as well as other risk factors associated with diabetes, including heart function and kidney function.
All clinical trials have individual objectives and specific medical condition criteria for trial participation. To find out if your diabetes conditions match current clinical trial requirements, our online pre-screener provides a preliminary trial match. In less than 60 seconds, you can find out if a local trial requirement matches your conditions.
Or click here to learn more about available clinical trials.
1 Current Burden of Diabetes in the U.S. niddk.nih.gov. Accessed March 4, 2018.
2 Current Burden of Diabetes in the U.S. niddk.nih.gov. Accessed March 4, 2018.
3 National Diabetes Statistics Report, 2017. cdc.gov. 2017. Accessed March 4, 2018.
4 National Diabetes Statistics Report, 2017. cdc.gov. 2017. Accessed March 4, 2018.
During a clinical trial, some participants may receive investigational drugs while others may receive a placebo or a prescribed drug. Placebos are substances that do not have any medical effects (usually a sugar pill). Clinical trial administrators use drug(s) versus placebo measurement in their trial data collection.
If you choose to participate in a clinical trial you may receive investigational drugs and/or procedures.
