Virtual Weight Management and Continuous Glucose Monitoring in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Peter T Katzmarzyk¹, Kimberly Drews¹, Jamy D Ard², Tracey L McLaughlin³, Melissa N Harris¹, Alexandra Lee⁴, Gary D Foster^4,5, Hyun Jung Lee⁶, Timothy C Dunn⁶, Corby K Martin¹, Frank L Greenway¹, Michelle I Cardel⁴

¹Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA.

²Department of Epidemiology and Prevention and Department of Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA.

³Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA.

⁴Weight Watchers International, New York, New York, USA.

⁵Weight and Eating Disorders Program, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

⁶Abbott Diabetes Care, Alameda, California, USA.

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Abstract

OBJECTIVE: This study examined the effectiveness of behavioral weight management integrated with continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) among adults with overweight or obesity and type 2 diabetes. METHODS: This was a two-arm, parallel, randomized clinical trial. Participants (n = 151) were randomly assigned to intervention (INT; n = 75) or usual care (UC; N = 76). INT participants received a behavio…

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Mentioned Companies

Abbott Diabetes Care
affiliation

Other Funding

WW International Inc.
Abbott
NIH HHS(P30DK072476)
United States
NIH HHS(U54GM10494)
United States
NIH HHS(P30DK072476)
United States
NIH HHS(U54GM10494)
United States

MeSH Terms

Adult0Aged0Female0Humans0Male0Middle Aged0Blood Glucose0Continuous Glucose Monitoring*Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2*Glycated Hemoglobin0Obesity*Overweight*Patient Satisfaction0Treatment Outcome0Waist Circumference0Weight Loss0Weight Reduction Programs*

Keywords

behavioraldigitalglucosehemoglobin A1cweight loss

Article Info

PMID: 42047631
PMCID: PMC13338866
DOI: 10.1002/oby.70204
Received: December 3, 2025
Accepted: March 27, 2026

How to Cite

Katzmarzyk PT et al. Virtual Weight Management and Continuous Glucose Monitoring in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Obesity (Silver Spring)2026;34(6):1254-1264. doi:10.1002/oby.70204

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