Can a flavoured milk drink help predict your risk of type 2 diabetes or heart disease?
Join the REFINE study if you consider yourself healthy but at risk of heart disease or type 2 diabetes.
Who can participate?
You may be suitable for this study if you are:
- ✅ Aged between 35–75 years old.
- ✅ Have normal blood sugar levels.
- ✅ Not diagnosed with diabetes or heart disease (e.g. heart attack or stroke).
And have at least one of the following:
- ⤇ overweight or obese (i.e. having a BMI ≥25 kg/m2)
- ⤇ high blood pressure or on medication to control it
- ⤇ high cholesterol or on medication to control it
- ⤇ have a parent with type 2 diabetes or heart disease
- ⤇ prior history of gestational diabetes (for females).
What is required?
Participation in this study involves four visits to the Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne. The overall time commitment will be ~12 hours spread out over the four visits. The following tests will be conducted:
- Assessment of general health, diet and physical activity levels.
- X-ray scan to determine body composition (fat, muscle and bone).
- Blood pressure and sampling of blood from your arm.
- Ingestion of a flavoured milk drink, glucose drink, and infusion of insulin plus glucose into your vein to mimic a meal (on three separate days).
- Optional testing for assessing cardiovascular health.
Apply for this study
If you would like further information, please contact the Study Coordinator:
T: (03) 8532 1175
E: refine@baker.edu.au