Finding new ways to treat type 2 diabetes
Can blocking gut sweet sensing help control blood glucose for people with type 2 diabetes?
Can blocking gut sweet sensing help control blood glucose for people with type 2 diabetes?
We are conducting a series of research studies that aim to investigate whether blocking sweet-sensing in the gut can reduce sugar uptake as a new way to better control blood sugar in people with type 2 diabetes.
These studies involve clinical research at The University of Adelaide and laboratory experiments in SAHMRI to discover new ways to treat diabetes.
PLEASE NOTE: This study successfully completed recruitment in June 2025.
If you have any questions or would like more information, please email sweetener@adelaide.edu.au or contact the study team on 08 8128 4842.
Project Leader
PARTNERING INSTITUTIONS
The University of Adelaide
This project is funded by the National Health and Medical Research Council
SAHMRI is located on Kaurna Country. We pay respects to the Kaurna people of the Adelaide Plains and to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. We are committed to embracing knowledge and culture as we continue our working journey to incorporate Aboriginal health research across all of our themes and further reconciliation.
Read more"Tirki nguta tappa tangka marninithi"
(Learning and knowledge are the pathway to alter the mind)
- Uncle Lewis Yerloburka O’Brien, Kaurna Elder
