WeightWatchers Diabetes Program

The WeightWatchers® Diabetes Programme


Proven to help you lose weight so you can stress less and enjoy more.


Customised nutrition plan that can help you lose weight, which may lower your A1C*

Award-winning app

24/7 support from other WW members who understand the journey

*Based on a 6-month multicenter trial. Apolzan JW et al. A Scalable, Virtual Weight Management Programme Tailored for Adults with Type 2 Diabetes: Effects on Glycemic Control. Nutrition & Diabetes. 2023. Funded by WW International, Inc.

A plan designed with you in mind

After joining WeightWatchers, and letting us know that you live with type 1 or type 2 diabetes, our Diabetes Programme takes your needs into account.

Go beyond calorie counting

We take a food’s calories and complex nutritional info and turn it into a single number—the Points® value.


Stick to a Budget

Get your customised Points Budget to “spend” on any foods you want. Track your food in the app. Staying within your Budget is key to helping you lose weight.


Eat healthier, without guesswork

Nutrient-dense ZeroPoint® foods require no tracking or measuring, and your customised list will include foods that are less likely to spike your blood sugar. Eat them often—and anytime.


Be in good company

In our members-only Living with Diabetes Connect group, you’ll stay supported alongside others interested in the journey.

Go beyond calorie counting

We take a food’s calories and complex nutritional info and turn it into a single number—the Points® value.


Stick to a Budget

Get your customised Points Budget to “spend” on any foods you want. Track your food in the app. Staying within your Budget is key to helping you lose weight.


Eat healthier, without guesswork

Nutrient-dense ZeroPoint® foods require no tracking or measuring, and your customised list will include foods that are less likely to spike your blood sugar. Eat them often—and anytime.


Be in good company

In our members-only Living with Diabetes Connect group, you’ll stay supported alongside others interested in the journey.

Which membership will work for you?

Choose your membership and get on the right path, right from the start.
Core
Eat well, move more, and lose the weight you want with a personalised action plan, progress reports and easy-to-use tracking tools - all in our award-winning app. (workshops are not included.)
Workshops
Get in-person and virtual weight-loss support from your Coach and group—whenever you need it. We’re reopening with more locations and times, including unlimited virtual sessions. Plus Core.

Core
Eat well, move more, and lose the weight you want with a personalised action plan, progress reports and easy-to-use tracking tools - all in our award-winning app. (workshops are not included.)
Workshops
Get in-person and virtual weight-loss support from your Coach and group—whenever you need it. We’re reopening with more locations and times, including unlimited virtual sessions. Plus Core.

Stress less. Live more.

Living with diabetes can be physically, mentally, and emotionally challenging, so we built a plan to make it easier. Take it from members following 6 months on the Diabetes Programme:**

83%

said it allows them to live their life while losing weight

82%

said it’s a way to lose weight that’s customised for their diabetes

87%

said WW has a supportive community that understands the diabetes journey

83%

said it allows them to live their life while losing weight

82%

said it’s a way to lose weight that’s customised for their diabetes

87%

said WW has a supportive community that understands the diabetes journey

**Based on a 6-month multicenter trial demonstrating significant reductions in weight, blood sugar, and diabetes-related distress. Apolzan JW et al. A Scalable, Virtual Weight Management Programme Tailored for Adults with Type 2 Diabetes: Effects on Glycemic Control. Nutrition & Diabetes. 2023. Funded by WW International, Inc.

The stats speak for themselves

For 6 months, members living with diabetes followed the Diabetes Programme to lose weight. Their weight loss resulted in several positive health outcomes.

Here are the results:^^

5.7%

average weight loss

5.9cm

decrease in waist circumference

9.8%

drop in diabetes-related stress

5.7%

average weight loss

5.9cm

decrease in waist circumference

9.8%

drop in diabetes-related stress

^^Based on a 6-month multicenter study demonstrating significant changes in weight, blood sugar, blood pressure, waist circumference, diabetes-related distress, and quality of life. Apolzan JW et al. A Scalable, Virtual Weight Management Program Tailored for Adults with Type 2 Diabetes: Effects on Glycemic Control. Nutrition & Diabetes. 2023. Funded by WW International, Inc.

Three programmes for your one-of-a-kind lifestyle

A WW membership unlocks access to the solution that's right for you.



Points Programme

Focused on:
Staying within a Points Budget

Helps you:
Lose weight by changing your relationship with food



Diabetes Programme

Focused on:
Living well with diabetes based on guidelines from the International Diabetes Federation and the American Diabetes Association.

Helps you:

Lose weight and lower blood sugar*



GLP-1 Programme

Focused on:
Creating sustainable healthy habits

Helps you:
Hit nutrition targets that help minimise side effects on a GLP-1 medication



Points Programme

Focused on:
Staying within a Points Budget

Helps you:
Lose weight by changing your relationship with food



Diabetes Programme

Focused on:
Living well with diabetes based on guidelines from the International Diabetes Federation and the American Diabetes Association.

Helps you:

Lose weight and lower blood sugar*



GLP-1 Programme

Focused on:
Creating sustainable healthy habits

Helps you:
Hit nutrition targets that help minimise side effects on a GLP-1 medication


Easy tools that go where you go

On holiday, work, happy hour, or right at home, the top-rated WW app helps you make healthier choices anywhere. It’s all yours when you become a member.


657,000+ app reviews, rating 4.8 on app store and 4.6 on google play

✔️ Tracking: Log meals, activity, and water with a few taps. In, out, done!

✔️ Barcode scanner: Learn the Points in any packaged food with this member-favourite feature.

✔️ NEW! What to Eat: No need to search all 3,400 of our recipes. Find the one, or order from restaurant menus with confidence.

✔️ NEW! My Progress: See which habits are getting you the results you want—and what you might need to improve.

See how it’ll work for you

Take our new quiz to see your goal-getting timeline.

Ready to do this?

Take our new quiz to see your goal-getting timeline.

Ready to do this?

In case you’re wondering…

After you sign up and log into the WW app, you’ll see a pop-up message instructing you to answer a few simple questions. When prompted, indicate that you’re living with either type 1 or type 2 diabetes. You’ll then get a customised nutrition plan with a budget and ZeroPoint® food list, curated specifically for those living with diabetes. Your Points® Budget is like a financial budget, but with food—you spend, you add, you spend some more—and it’s designed to be flexible.


No, it’s simply tailored for members living with diabetes. You’ll still enjoy all aspects of the WeightWatchers programme—like coaching, community and recipes—plus a carefully tailored ZeroPoint® food list selected by our nutrition and diabetes experts.


If you have prediabetes, the regular WeightWatchers programme is suitable for you. The diabetes-tailored plan is for people who have been told by their doctor or another healthcare provider that they have either type 1 or type 2 diabetes. WeightWatchers isn’t designed for people who are pregnant—therefore, the diabetes-tailored plan is not recommended if you have gestational diabetes.


We can’t stress this enough: Our programme is not a replacement for a medical provider, and weight loss should never come before health. If your blood sugar is not where it needs to be, continue to monitor it according to your healthcare provider’s recommendations and follow your provider’s guidance on how to stabilise those numbers. We’ll be here to help you eat healthier, move more, and shift your mindset—while living your best life.


WeightWatchers is the #1 doctor-recommended weight-loss programme†. We help you lose weight and build healthy habits, one small step at a time. Fad weight-loss diets can be restrictive, and rarely work long term. We have more than 140 publications that show WeightWatchers’ efficacy to help members lose weight and keep it off. See how WeightWatchers stacks up against the competition.

†Based on a 2020 IQVIA survey of 14,000 doctors who recommend weight-loss programmes to patients.


Our updated, simplified weight-loss programme makes it easier for you to follow and find success. Every member gets a tailored Points Budget and streamlined list of over 350 ZeroPoint foods. Compared to programmes of the past, we now use advanced nutrition science to factor in more food label data, like added sugars, fibre, and unsaturated fats, to guide you toward the healthiest foods.


What you eat is up to you—and we’ll show you how to enjoy your favourite foods in a way that gets you to your goals. With WeightWatchers, there are no “good” or “bad” foods—just nutritious and less nutritious ones.


We make it as easy as possible. You’ll get a Points® Budget to “spend” however you want. You’ll track your meals, drinks, and snacks in the WW app and enjoy as many ZeroPoint™ foods as you'd like. Activity can also boost your weight loss (vs. only focusing on food)ᶿᶿ.

ᶿᶿ Johns DJ, Hartmann-Boyce J, Jebb SA, Aveyard P; Behavioural Weight Management Review Group. Diet or exercise interventions vs combined behavioural weight management programmes: a systematic review and meta-analysis of direct comparisons. J Acad Nutr Diet. 2014;114(10):1557–1568. doi:10.1016/j.jand.2014.07.005


Our team includes nutrition and behavioural scientists, registered dieticians, clinical researchers, and more. Together they help you overcome common weight-loss hurdles—like stress-eating or late-night snacking—while our exclusive Points system makes nutrition easier—so easy that healthier eating will feel like second nature. After you sign up, you’ll answer a few questions to get a plan customised for you, and build healthy habits with proven behaviour change techniques.


Always! For the most support you can get as a member, check out Workshops, which includes unlimited coach-led Workshops (in person or virtual).


Get all the face-to-face guidance, accountability, and community you need at Workshops, which are coach-led group sessions held in person at a Studio location or online. Fun fact: Workshop members lose two times more weight than those who try to lose weight on their own.​​ᶿ Learn more about the Workshop experience. included with Workshops.

​​ᶿDF Tate et al, 12-month randomised multi-country trial comparing weight loss between the WW programme to a Do-It-Yourself approach where resource guides were provided. JAMA Network Open. 2022;5(8):e2226561. Funded by WW International, Inc.