In-person and virtual multidisciplinary intensive lifestyle interventions are equally effective in patients with type 2 diabetes and obesity.

Background: Intensive lifestyle intervention (ILI) is essential for diabetes management. The Weight Achievement and Intensive Treatment (Why WAIT) program is a 12-week multidisciplinary weight management program that has been implemented in real-world clinical practice since 2005 and has shown long-term maintenance of weight reduction for 5 and 10 years. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the program went virtual using telemedicine and mobile health applications.

Interpreting the Joslin Diabetes Center and Joslin Clinic Clinical Nutrition Guideline for Overweight and Obese Adults With Type 2 Diabetes.

Interpreting the Joslin Diabetes Center and Joslin Clinic Clinical Nutrition Guideline for Overweight and Obese Adults with Type 2 Diabetes, Prediabetes, or at High Risk for Developing Type 2 Diabetes is a weight loss approach to assist health care providers in a clinical setting when counseling overweight individuals. It recommends an individualized weight reduction plan consisting of a lower carbohydrate, moderate protein, and fat diet, with specific activity and behavior modification guidelines.