Cricket powder may tame blood sugar spikes in diabetes
NCT ID NCT06880614
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
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 part, consuming cricket powder, whey protein, or a placebo mixed into soup. Researchers measured blood glucose and insulin levels for two hours after eating to compare the effects.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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20 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2025
- Finished
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Dec 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- Sex
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Male participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Suffering from type 2 diabetes mellitus (HbA1c \> 6.5%) * Consume metformin for at least 6 months Exclusion Criteria: * Consume other type of anti-diabetic drugs * Presenting any food allergy * Recent surgery or infections that may affect oral glucose tolerance test * Consume other drugs that may affect oral glucose tolerance test * Not consuming any anti-diabetic drugs * Pre-diabetes (HbA1c 5.7 - 6.4%)
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Queen Elizabeth Hospital Kota Kinabalu
Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, 88200, Malaysia
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