Detailed Description
Participants who meet the eligibility criteria are randomized into any of the three arms including: the placebo arm, VIOME's condition-based supplements (VCS) arm or the VIOME Precision Nutrition Program (VPNP) arm.
Placebo, Viome-designed condition-based supplements and Viome's Precision Nutrition Program include supplements and/or dietary recommendations towards improving the symptoms associated with metabolic wellness. The trial will last approximately 4 months for each participant.
Eligibility Criteria
Age Range: 25 years to 75 years
Inclusion Criteria:
* Resident of the United States
* Females and males ages 25-75 (inclusive)
* Able to speak and read English
* No unexplained weight loss, fevers, anemia, or blood in stool
* Willing and able to follow the trial instructions, as described in the recruitment letter
* Signed and dated informed consent prior to any trial-specific procedures.
* Fasting insulin level \>=15 uIU/mL or fasting glucose \>= 100 mg/dL within the last 3 months, verified from medical records
Exclusion Criteria:
* Unwilling to change current diet
* Unwilling to go to Quest
* Prior use of Viome products or services
* Antibiotic use in the previous 4 weeks
* Women who are pregnant (current or planned in the next 4 months), or breastfeeding
* \< 90 days postpartum
* Active infection
* Unable or unwilling to use Viome's App on an iPhone or Android smartphone
* Significant diet or lifestyle changes in the previous 1 month
* IBD diagnosis
* Use of investigational drugs, products or devices within 1 month prior to and 4 months after the start of the trial
* Cancer therapy within the previous 1 year
* Major surgery in the last 6 months or planned in the next 4 months
* Current (or previous) use of medications that increase insulin (sulfonylureas, such as glimepiride, glipizide, glyburide, etc.)
* Current (or previous) use of exogenous insulin (such as Tresiba, Lantus, Toujeo, Levemir, Humalog, Novolog, Apidra, Fiasp, etc.)
* Prescribed any drug(s) that may interact with the supplement formulations
* Have any medical condition or allergy that may interact with, or prevents the healthy consumption of the supplements such as:
Pregnancy Breastfeeding Minors GERD Gastric Ulcers Ulcerative Colitis Crohn's Disease Kidney Impairment (kidney cysts, kidney disease) Liver Condition (gallstones, cholecystitis, cirrhosis, hepatitis, hepatitis a, hepatitis b, hepatitis c, NAFLD/NASH, etc) HIV SIBO CuminAllergy GymnemaAllergy BacopaAllergy CitrusAIlergy LamiaceaeAllergy SageAllergy YeastAllergy MulberryAllergy ChicoryAllergy
* Allergies to any study-specific supplement ingredients
* Currently on a specific diet:
FODMAP KETO PALEO
* Gastrointestinal disease including:
* GI surgery except:
* Appendectomy and benign polypectomy
* Esophagitis
* Celiac disease
* GI malignancy or obstruction
* Peptic Ulcer Disease
* Duodenal or gastric ulcer disease