Dietary Patterns and Weight Loss in New-onset Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Sub-analysis of the St Carlos Study: A 3-year, Randomized, Clinic-based, Interventional Study

Objective: To assess lifestyle patterns associated with weight loss in newly-diagnosed type 2 diabetic patients (T2DM) in the St Carlos Study. Design: A 3-year, randomized, interventional study with three parallel groups. Setting: A single-center, outpatient clinic-based study. Participants: 195 newly-diagnosed T2DM were randomized to either the intervention group (self monitoring of blood glucose with-or-without an exercise program), or to the HbA1c control group. The same lifestyle-intervention protocol was applied in all patients.