Oral Nutritional Supplement in Type 2 Diabetes Subjects With or at Risk of Malnutrition

This multicenter, prospective study will evaluate the use of a nutritional support program including an oral diabetes-specific nutritional supplement consumed twice a day on the nutritional status of patients with T2D with or at risk of malnutrition.


Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:

* Type 2 diabetes on treatment with one or more oral antidiabetics/insulin and constant dose for at least 2 months
* Has HbA1c \< 9.0% based on recent (30 days prior to Baseline visit) laboratory value or analysis of blood sample obtained at Baseline Visit
* Adult population with age ≥30 years
* Willing to follow the protocol as described
* Voluntarily signed and dated an informed consent form (ICF), approved by an Independent Ethics Committee (IEC)/Institutional Review Board (IRB), prior to any participation in the study to allow their data to be collected
* Subject is under the care of a health care professional for malnutrition, or is at risk for malnutrition (MUST≥1), and has recently (within the last 7 days prior to participating in this study) been prescribed study oral nutritional supplement (2 servings/day) by their health care professional

Exclusion Criteria:

* History of T2D longer than 30 years
* History of diabetic ketoacidosis and or hyperosmolar hyperglycemic state (HHS)
* If on thyroid medication or hormone replacement therapy, has not been on a constant dosage for at least 2 months prior to Baseline Visit
* History of metabolic/endocrine (other than diabetes), hepatic (AST/ALT 3 times the upper normal limit), or significant renal disease (GFR \< 60 ml/min/1.73m2)
* History of heart failure (\> class II)
* Follows a non-typical eating pattern, such as very low carbohydrate diet (e.g., Atkins diet, ketogenic diet, high protein diet), strict vegetarianism (e.g., no meat, dairy, eggs).
* Is pregnant as confirmed via urine pregnancy test, attempting to conceive or not willing and able to practice birth control during the study duration
* Has current infection (requiring medication or which might be expected to require hospitalization); has had inpatient surgery, or corticosteroid treatment (excluding topical creams) in the last 3 months or antibiotics in the last 3 weeks prior to Baseline Visit.
* Has an active malignancy
* Known to be allergic or intolerant to any ingredient found in the study products
* Taking any medications, herbals, or dietary supplements, other than allowed medications, during the past 4 weeks that could profoundly affect (in the opinion of the PI or study physician) blood glucose or appetite modifying medications (examples include orlistat, contrive, incretins, cannabis).
* Has known dementia, eating disorders, history of significant neurological or psychiatric disorder, or any other psychological condition that may interfere with study product consumption AND does not have a caregiver who can assist them with adherence to the study protocol
* Participant in a concomitant AN trial or trial of a nonregistered drug (or is within the 30 days follow-up period for such a trial) or that otherwise conflicts with this study unless otherwise approved by Abbott Nutrition.
* Patient is receiving any other oral supplement with HMB for nutritional management in the last 7 days