Volunteers who were willing to participate were asked to complete the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ) and had a capillary blood glucose test to check that their blood glucose and HbA1c were in the normal range (fasting blood glucose < 6.0 mmol/L, HbA1c < 40 mmol/mol). This was also ...
The exclusion criteria were as follows: (1) previous diagnosis of T2DM or Hb1A1c ≥ 6.5%, fasting glucose > 125 mg/dL on screening, or 2 h glucose ≥ 200 mg/dL under an oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT); (2) the use of any oral/ injectable medications used to treat diabetes; (...