Clinical Research Directory

Inclusion Criteria: 1. Willing and able to give assent and to have a parent or legal guardian to provide informed consent 2. Less or equal than 60 days from T1D diagnosis based on American Diabetes Association criteria, and metabolically stable per study physician assessment 3. Boys and girls (Any Tanner stage), 6-17 years of age, at time of enrollment visit 4. Evidence of at least one positive T1D autoantibody (excluding insulin antibodies in those who have received ≥ 2 weeks of exogenous insulin therapy) either through clinically obtained labs at time of diagnosis or as obtained at the screening visit 5. Children with new diagnosis of T1D need to be established patients from Penn State Health- Pediatric diabetes clinic at the time of the enrollment visit 6. Capability to eat different types of food by mouth 7. Daily use of a 24-hour continuous glucose monitor by the time of the enrollment visit 8. Willing and being able to give assent and have a parent or legal guardian provide informed consent Exclusion Criteria: 1. Children with new diagnosis of T1D who are not metabolically stable (E.g. acute dehydration, severe hyperglycemia with moderate/large ketones at the time of the enrollment visit) 2. Concurrent or recent (within the past 30 days of screening) use of non-insulin therapies to control hyperglycemia including immunosuppressive therapies 3. Chronic inflammatory or autoimmune diseases with exception of stable autoimmune thyroid disease 4. Children requiring enteral feeds or parenteral nutrition support 5. Diagnosis of celiac disease or being actively evaluated for possible celiac disease, inflammatory bowel disease or any underlying illness cause acute or chronic intestinal malabsorption. 6. Use of glucocorticoids or other immunosuppressive agents within 30 days of T1D diagnosis 7. Use of medications known to influence glucose intolerance within 30 days of T1D diagnosis 8. Food allergies (nuts, soy, seafood, milk-protein, or as deemed by the principal investigator) that are a barrier for consumption of a balanced diet that meets nutrient requirements 9. Prior diagnosis or positive screening of food sensory disorders 10. Any condition that, in the investigator's opinion, may compromise study participation or may confound the interpretation to the study results