The clinical and cost-effectiveness of a diabetes education and behavioural weight management programme versus a diabetes education programme in adults with a recent diagnosis of type 2 diabetes: Study protocol for the Glucose Lowering through Weight Management (GLoW) randomised controlled trial.

This study is funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Programme Grants for Applied Research Programme (Reference Number RP-PG-0216-20010). The views expressed are those of the author(s) and not necessarily those of the NIHR or the Department of Health and Social Care. The tailored diabetes education and behavioural weight management programme (Live Well With Diabetes) is provided by WW (formerly Weight Watchers) free of charge for the purposes of this trial. ALA, SJS and SJG are supported by the Medical Research Council (grant MC_UU_12015/4). The University of Cambridge has received salary support in respect of SJG from the NHS in the East of England through the Clinical Academic Reserve. This is an investigator-led trial. None of the funders have any role in the study design, the analysis and interpretation of data, or the writing of the report and decision to submit the report for publication.