Timing your insulin could change how your body stores fat
NCT ID NCT07172672
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looks at whether the timing of insulin doses with meals affects where fat is stored in the body for people with type 1 diabetes. Ten participants will drink a high-fat liquid meal and receive insulin at different times (before, during, after, or skipping the dose). Researchers will use PET scans to track fat storage in organs like the liver and muscles. The goal is to understand if delaying insulin leads to more unhealthy fat storage.
What this could mean
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- Active substance
- meal insulin timing (timing of insulin bolus)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help people with type 1 diabetes better manage fat storage and metabolic health by optimizing when they take insulin with meals.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small (10 people), early-stage study that only looks at short-term fat storage after a single meal. Results may not apply to real-life eating patterns or long-term health.
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Conditions
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Department of Nuclear Medicine & PET-Centre, AUH Palle Juul-Jensens Blvd. 165, 8200 Aarhus N, Denmark and Medical Research Laboratories/Steno Diabetes Center Aarhus, AUH Palle Juul-Jensens Blvd. 11, 8200 Aarhus N, Denmark
Aarhus, 8200, Denmark
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