A Pathway to Type 2 Diabetes Remission: Weight Reduction and A1C Improvements Are Facilitated by a Low-Calorie Diet Including Diabetes-Specific Nutritional Formula and the Use of Digitally Enabled Reinforcement
This article reports on the feasibility and effectiveness of a 12-week program, including a low-calorie diet using a diabetes-specific nutritional formula meal replacement, a digitally enabled self-management app, and coaching, on measurable outcomes of weight, BMI, A1C levels, and blood pressure in adults with type 2 diabetes and excess body weight. Participation in the program reduced body weight by a mean 11 ± 6.5 kg, BMI by 3.7 ± 2.2 kg/m<sup>2</sup>, A1C by 1%, systolic blood pressure by 4.5 ± 16.1 mmHg, and diastolic blood pressure by 5.8 ± 16.9 mmHg (all <i>P</i> <0.01).
Authors
- Suela Sulo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7567-147X)
- Kirk W. Kerr (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8777-4775)
- David Faluyi
- Maria Camprubi Robles
- Ricardo Rueda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2127-3190)
- Leah Avery (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3578-1209)
- Michael I. Trenell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8253-5620)
- Louise Taylor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8141-2346)
- Charles J. Lumsden
- Nicky Northway
Institutions
- Department of Health and Social Care (GB)
- Universidad de Granada (ES)
- Abbott (United Kingdom) (GB)
- Health Education England (GB)
- Abbott (Spain) (ES)
- Abbott Fund (US)
- Teesside University (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical Diabetes
- Published
- 2025-10-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2337/cd25-0054
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Diet and metabolism studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.16
Funders
- Abbott Laboratories