The Effects of Micronutrients in Combination With Usual Care in Type 2 Diabetes

Exclusion Criteria

• •1. Patients with Type 1 diabetes or those with Type 2 diabetes of less than 3 months duration.
• •2. Inability to communicate in written and spoken English
• •3. Organ (kidney, pancreas, liver) transplant recipients
• •4. Individuals who are not likely to return for the follow-up because they or their sponsors are likely to have a permanent change of station or termination of service before completion of the protocol
• •5. Pregnancy (Women who are pre-menopausal will be informed that pregnancy must be ruled out by a serum HCG test if they would like to be considered for participation in the study. Women who have had a hysterectomy or have not had a menstrual period for at least one year prior to consent will be considered post-menopausal and will not require a serum pregnancy test).
• •6. Patients who are routinely taking more than 81 mg aspirin (ASA)/day or who are using ASA or ASA-containing products to manage a chronic condition.