Individuals that have diabetes are most likely familiar with the Glucerna line of products, which include shakes, meal bars, and snack bars. Now, there is a new Glucerna line that not only contains slowly digested carbs to reduce blood sugar spikes, but also helps to manage hunger. Studies have shown that meal replacement products can help diabetics with their weight management goals.

The new line is called Glucerna Hunger Smart, and is designed to help people with diabetes also manage their weight. At first release, the product line consists of nutrition shakes and nutrition bars. Rich chocolate and homemade vanilla are the two flavors of the nutrition shakes, while chocolate chip crisp and chocolate peanut butter crisp are the two nutrition bars flavors. In addition to 25 vitamins and minerals, the Hunger Smart shakes have 180 calories, 6 and 15 grams of sugar and protein, respectively. The Hunger Smart snack bars have roughly 150 calories.

Abbott is the developer and marketer of Glucerna products, which can be found throughout the nation in grocery stores, drug stores, pharmacies, and mass retailers. Glucerna products should be used under the advice and care of a physician or as part of a supervised diabetes management plan. Responding to the increasingly growing epidemic of both obesity and diabetes in the United States, Abbott developed the Glucerna Hunger Smart line to help with both of these nationwide problems.

Accounting for over 90 percent of all diabetes cases, Type 2 diabetes has been linked to lack of physical activity and obesity. Studies have indicated that their are benefits of weight loss for diabetics or people who are at risk of developing diabetes.