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Managing your weight can help prevent or manage diabetes

If you’ve been diagnosed with pre-diabetes, losing just 5–10% of your current body weight can significantly reduce your risk of developing type 2 diabetes. For those already living with type 2 diabetes, carrying extra weight can make it more difficult to keep blood glucose levels in check.

Small steps, big impact

The most effective way to improve your health is by making small, sustainable changes to your eating habits and physical activity. Here are some practical tips:

• Choose meals that are lower in kilojoules and saturated fat
• Get moving with activities you enjoy – walking, dancing, cycling, or swimming
• Seek personalised advice from your doctor, dietitian, or diabetes educator
• Consider incorporating Glucerna, a diabetes specific nutritional formula, into your diabetes management plan as a meal or snack.

Glucerna is the only Diabetes Specific Nutritional Formula backed by over 30 years of scientific evidence and in people with type 2 diabetes, when compared with Standard of Care, Glucerna has been clinically shown to result in^¹:

• 2 x weight reduction at day 90
• 7 x belly fat loss at day 90
• 2 x lean mass (including skeletal muscle) increase at day 90

Tey 2024 Front. Nutr. 11:1400580
^The group receiving 1–2 servings of Glucerna daily as a (partial) meal replacement on top of standard of care (SOC) had a significantly greater reduction in body weight compared to SOC (2.27% vs 1.05%, p<0.001) and visceral adipose tissue compared to SOC (-6.52% vs. -0.95%, p<0.001) and significantly greater increase in lean mass (1.44% vs. 0.79%, p<0.05) at day 90 in a randomised controlled trial of 235 people with type 2 diabetes.  

Scientifically designed with a low glycaemic index^3-5, slow-release carbohydrate blend and myo-inositol, Glucerna helps to manage blood glucose levels⁶ and support weight management*¹. It’s also nutritionally complete and balanced with 28 vitamins and minerals⁵ to support nutritional needs and help protect and preserve muscle¹ as part of a diabetes management plan.

Glucerna is available in pharmacies. Request a sample here.

Diabetes Australia does not promote or encourage any single diet or eating plan and there is no one-size-fits-all approach to living well with diabetes. People with diabetes should make their own, informed choices about their diabetes management (including eating plans) in consultation with their diabetes healthcare team. Diabetes Australia does not promote any single product or brand. All Glucerna health claims can be found on the website.

Food for Special Medical Purposes. Use under medical supervision.

*When used as part of a diabetes management plan (including diet and exercise).  
^The group receiving 1–2 servings of Glucerna daily as a (partial) meal replacement on top of standard of care (SOC) had a significantly greater reduction in body weight compared to SOC (2.27% vs 1.05%, p<0.001) and visceral adipose tissue compared to SOC (-6.52% vs. -0.95%, p<0.001) and significantly greater increase in lean mass (1.44% vs. 0.79%, p<0.05) at day 90 in a randomised controlled trial of 235 people with type 2 diabetes.  

References: 1. Tey 2024 Front. Nutr. 11:1400580 2. Weight Management | NDSS (accessed 31 July 2025). 3. Glucerna Y495 GI test result. 4. Glucerna Y523 GI test result. 5. Glucerna Powder product label. 6. Devitt A et al. J Diabetes Res Clin Metab. 2012;1(1):20.  

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