Project Grant R01DK149584

The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases awarded The Research Foundation For The State University Of New York $798,814 on August 1, 2026, for a randomized controlled trial testing continuous glucose monitoring combined with health coaching and values clarification in older adults with poorly controlled type 2 diabetes.

The intervention targets 300 participants aged 65 and older with hemoglobin A1c of 9 percent or higher, randomized 1:1 to the intervention or standard care. The trial evaluates three outcome domains: patient-centered outcomes including activation, shared decision-making, and satisfaction; quality of life and physical, mental, and social functioning; and health care utilization and geriatric syndromes including frailty, functional decline, cognitive decline, and falls. The intervention pairs real-time glucose data from continuous glucose monitoring with weekly remote health coaching structured around values clarification to empower participants to interpret glucose patterns and engage clinicians in values-concordant decision-making.

The award is a Project Grant under the Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.847). Performance occurs in Buffalo, New York, with a period of performance from August 1, 2026, through June 30, 2031. RF SUNY receives the award as the fiscal and administrative agent for the State University of New York system.