Special Edition: Evidence-Based Strategies for Weight Loss and Long-Term Weight Maintenance in People with Diabetes

Weight maintenance is a challenging topic for both clinicians and patients. In this special episode, Neil Skolnik is joined by Jamie Almondoz, MD, who discusses the toxic narratives that have historically been part of the weight loss conversation, and the latest strategies for maintaining a healthy weight after the initial loss.

This special episode is sponsored with support from Lilly.

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Presented by:

Neil Skolnik, MD, Professor of Family and Community Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University; Associate Director, Family Medicine Residency Program, Abington Jefferson Health

Jamie Almondoz, MD, Professor of Internal Medicine and the Medical Director of the Weight Wellness Program at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and Vice-Chair of the American Board of Obesity Medicine (ABOM)

References:

Tirzepatide for maintenance of bodyweight reduction in people with obesity in the USA (SURMOUNT-MAINTAIN): a multicentre, double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled trial. Lancet. June 2026; 407:2305-2318

Effect of Continued Weekly Subcutaneous Semaglutide vs Placebo on Weight Loss Maintenance in Adults With Overweight or Obesity The STEP 4 Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA 2021;325;(14):1414-1425

Orforglipron for maintenance of body weight reduction: the double-blind, randomized phase 3b ATTAIN-MAINTAIN trial. Nat Med 32, 2679–2687 (2026)

Weight regain and cardiometabolic effects after withdrawal of semaglutide: The STEP 1 trial extension. Diabetes Obes Metab. 2022; 24(8): 1553-1564

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