WeightWatchers Diabetes Program
The WeightWatchers® Diabetes Program
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
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 Program takes your needs into account.
Go beyond calorie counting
We take a food’s calories (a.k.a. kilojoules) 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 (a.k.a. kilojoules) 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.
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 Program:**
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
The stats speak for themselves
For 6 months, members living with diabetes followed the Diabetes Program 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
Two programs for your one-of-a-kind lifestyle
A WeightWatchers membership unlocks access to the solution that's right for you.
Points Program
Focused on:
Staying within a Points Budget
Helps you:
Lose weight by changing your relationship with food
Diabetes Program
Focused on:
Living well with diabetes based on guidelines from the International Diabetes Federation.
Helps you:
Lose weight and lower blood sugar*
Points Program
Focused on:
Staying within a Points Budget
Helps you:
Lose weight by changing your relationship with food
Diabetes Program
Focused on:
Living well with diabetes based on guidelines from the International Diabetes Federation.
Helps you:
Lose weight and lower blood sugar*
Easy tools that go where you go
Holiday, work, happy hour, or right at home, the top-rated app helps you make healthier choices anywhere. It’s all yours when you become a member.
✔️ 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 6,000 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 quiz to see which plan suits you
Ready to do this?
Take our quiz to see which plan suits you
Ready to do this?
In case you’re wondering…
After you sign up and log into the WeightWatchers 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 Points Program—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 Points Program is suitable for you. The Diabetes Program 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 Program is not recommended if you have gestational diabetes.
We can’t stress this enough: Our program 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.
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 160 publications, which includes research that shows WeightWatchers’ efficacy to help members lose weight and keep it off^^.
†† U.S. News & World Report ranked WW the #1 Best Diet for Weight Loss for 13 years in a row (2011–2023).
^^ AL Ahern et al. Extended and standard duration weight-loss programme referrals for adults in primary care (WRAP): A randomised controlled trial. Lancet. 2017; 389: 2214-2225. 1267 participants with a mean BMI of 34.5. Participants recruited from October 2012 to February 2014 and followed for two years. Study funded in part by WW International, Inc.
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 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 programs: 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 dietitians, 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.
Members can chat with a real WeightWatchers coach right in the app. For the most support you can get as a member, check out Workshops, which includes unlimited coach-led Workshops (in person or virtual) in addition to coach chat.
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 Workshop location or online. Fun fact: Premium 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 Premium.
ᶿDF Tate et al, 12-month randomised multi-country trial comparing weight loss between the WW program to a Do-It-Yourself approach where resource guides were provided. JAMA Network Open. 2022;5(8):e2226561. Funded by WW International, Inc.