Project description
Precision nutrition in type 2 diabetes
Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is a complex and heterogeneous metabolic disorder characterised by high blood sugar levels due to insulin resistance and impaired insulin secretion. T2D comprises several subtypes with distinct pathophysiological features and risk factors, reflecting the diverse nature of the disease. Understanding these subtypes is crucial for personalised treatment and management. The EIC-funded GLUCOTYPES project aims to identify early glycemic patterns, termed glucotypes, using continuous glucose monitoring. The consortium will utilise wearable technology, molecular biology and machine learning to explore how diet and gut microbiome influence these glucotypes. Project findings will pave the way for precision nutrition to improve T2D management and prevention.
Objective
Type 2 diabetes (T2D) has emerged as a global epidemic, impacting 1 in 10 people worldwide and causing over 114,000 deaths annually in Europe. Despite extensive research, understanding the pathogenic mechanisms driving distinct disease subtypes and how diet influences glucose homeostasis has remained elusive. This knowledge gap leaves individuals with or at high risk of T2D without effective prevention or control strategies, urging a paradigm shift in our approach. The GLUCOTYPES project brings together leading experts in nutrition, metabolic diseases, glycobiology, gut microbiome, epidemiology, and machine learning from five European countries to tackle this challenge. Our strategy capitalises on advancements in wearable technologies, molecular biology, and bioinformatics. We propose to leverage high-temporal continuous glucose monitor data to identify patterns of early glycaemic alterations, a concept we refer to as glucotypes and forms the core hypothesis of our research program. Circulating and adipose tissue glycoproteomics profiling will be used to gain molecular insights into glucotypes. Machine learning algorithms will be applied to investigate the intersection between diet and glucotypes on clinical outcomes and gain mechanistic insights into how diet and gut microbiome influence glucose homeostasis in specific glucotypes. The knowledge derived from these activities will inform a proof-of-concept precision nutrition clinical study to test the efficacy of a precision-based diet on cardiometabolic outcomes and identify markers of beneficial responses to diet. In doing so, GLUCOTYPES will come closer to understanding the divergent mechanisms that influence early glycaemic alterations and how specific diets could ameliorate these alterations. Our work will establish a foundational yet comprehensive scientific groundwork to inform future precision diabetes nutrition strategies to prevent and improve the lives of all people affected by the disease.
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- medical and health sciences health sciences public health epidemiology
- medical and health sciences clinical medicine endocrinology diabetes
- medical and health sciences health sciences nutrition
- natural sciences biological sciences microbiology
- medical and health sciences basic medicine physiology homeostasis
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HORIZON.3.1 - The European Innovation Council (EIC)
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(opens in new window) HORIZON-EIC-2023-PATHFINDERCHALLENGES-01
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1165 KOBENHAVN
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