Since most adults with prediabetes and type 2 diabetes are people with overweight or obesity, access to the full continuum of care to treat obesity is another important tool to reduce new cases of type 2 diabetes and to help adults with diabetes sustain weight loss in the longer term.

Several DAA members provide information and education to members of Congress and the Administration about the obesity/diabetes connection and also support coverage of the full continuum of care to treat obesity, as described in the Treat and Reduce Obesity Act. The DAA expects this bill will be reintroduced in 2025 in the 119th Congress, which began on January 3, 2025.