Volunteers Needed

Volunteers Needed

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR

STUDY

Research centers participating in the Diabetes

Prevention Program (DPP) are looking for volunteers, people who

have a family history of diabetes, are overweight, or have had

gestational diabetes (GDM) when pregnant. These individuals will

be screened for IGT, impaired glucose tolerance. There will be no

charge. As approximately 50% of individuals who exhibit IGT go on

to develop type II diabetes, research is underway to see if their

disease progression can be halted by appropriate measures, such

as diet, exercise, and medication.

Many people with IGT are unaware they have the

condition, but Asian, African, Hispanic or Native American

ethnicity confer risk, as do family history, obesity, or history

of GDM. The elderly are also at increased risk for IGT.

The Diabetes Prevention Program is currently

underway in 25 medical centers throughout the country. It should

ultimately involve 4000 volunteers -- the largest diabetes

prevention study ever undertaken in the United States.

Screening for the Diabetes Prevention Program

is free. Interested individuals should call, toll-free,

1-888-377-5646 for more information.