Cricket powder may tame blood sugar spikes in diabetes

NCT ID NCT06880614

First seen Jan 05, 2026 · Last updated May 12, 2026 · Updated 18 times

Summary

This study tested whether eating house cricket powder before a meal could lower blood sugar spikes in people with type 2 diabetes. Twenty adults on metformin took cricket powder, whey protein, or a placebo mixed into soup, then had their blood sugar and insulin measured for two hours. The goal was to see if cricket powder could help manage blood sugar better than a placebo and as well as whey protein.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Queen Elizabeth Hospital Kota Kinabalu

    Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, 88200, Malaysia

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