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
Year: 2025
Type: article
Study design: Clinical Trial
Abstract: 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/m2, A1C by 1%, systolic blood pressure by 4.5 ± 16.1 mmHg, and diastolic blood pressure by 5.8 ± 16.9 mmHg (all P <0.01).
Source: Clinical Diabetes
DOI: 10.2337/cd25-0054
Authors: Michael Trenell, Maria Camprubi Robles, Louise Taylor, Nicky Northway, Kirk W. Kerr, Carl Lumsden, Leah Avery, David Faluyi, Ricardo Rueda, Suela Sulo
Institutions: Abbott (Spain), Abbott (United States), Teesside University
Language: English
Subfield: Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
Funders: Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Nutrition
OpenAlex ID: W4415258308