Ketone drink may boost heart health in diabetes patients

Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

Inclusion Criteria: 1. Age ≥ 18 years old and ≤ 80 years old 2. Type II Diabetes Mellitus 3. Stable medical therapy for at least 1 months as determined by the treating physician (no plan to change between the two testing sessions) 4. Dose of oral diuretics changes allowed, but must be stable for 1 week prior to randomization 5. Body Mass Index (BMI) ≥ 25 6. Ability to participate in exercise treadmill testing (only if CPET is performed) 7. Ability to sign written consent Exclusion Criteria: 1. Women who are pregnant, current breast-feeding, or have intention to become pregnant while in the trial 2. Known allergy or sensitivity to Gadolinium based contrast agents 3. Implanted pacemaker, cardioverter defibrillator, cardiac resynchronization therapy, left ventricular assist device 4. Other metallic implants/aneurysm clips that are contraindicated in MRI 5. Claustrophobia 6. History of severe kidney disease with eGFR\<30 ml/kg/1.73m2 7. Type I diabetes 8. History of diabetic ketoacidosis 9. Prior diagnosis of oxygen dependent pulmonary disease 10. Body Mass Index (BMI) \< 25 11. Major surgery (major according to the investigator's assessment) performed within 90 days prior to screening, or major scheduled elective surgery (e.g. hip replacement) within 90 days after screening 12. Acute or chronic liver disease, defined by serum levels of transaminases or alkaline phosphatase more than three times the upper limit of normal at screening 13. Gastrointestinal surgery or gastrointestinal disorder that might interfere with supplement consumption. Prior bariatric surgery allowed if weight-stable for past 3 months. 14. Any documented active or suspected malignancy or history of malignancy within 2 years prior to screening, except appropriately treated basal cell carcinoma of the skin, in situ carcinoma of the uterine cervix, or low-risk prostate cancer (subjects with pre-treatment prostate-specific antigen levels of \<10 ng/mL, and biopsy Gleason scores of ≤6 and clinical stage T1c or T2a) 15. Presence of any disease other than diabetes that results in a life expectancy of \<1 year (in the opinion of the investigator) 16. Current enrolment in another investigational device or drug study or completion within \<30 days of a trial of another investigational device or drug study. 17. Chronic alcohol or drug abuse or any condition that, in the investigator's opinion, will make the subject unlikely to fulfil the trial requirements or complete the trial 18. Any other clinical condition that might jeopardize subject safety during participation in this trial or prevent the subject from adhering to the trial Protocol. 19. Unable or unwilling to follow guidelines of assigned supplement group. 20. Allergy to test article ingredients, or lactose intolerance 21. The subject cannot currently be on a low-carb diet plan. 30-day washout would be required. 22. Refusal to consent