Blood Glucose Variability in Obese Youth Participating in a Lifestyle Modification Program

Inclusion Criteria: * Obese (BMI \>95 percentile for age based on CDC growth charts) * Willing to wear a CGM initially before and after the Bright Bodies program * Willing to check fingersticks 3 times a day while wearing the CGM * Willing to keep a food record before and after the Bright Bodies program * Be in good general health without other acute or chronic illness that in the judgment of the investigator could interfere with the study or jeopardize subject safety * Able to give consent (permission from parents and subject assent will be required) * Female subjects of reproductive potential must be abstinent or consistently using appropriate family planning methods Exclusion Criteria: * Presence of any medical or psychiatric disorder that may interfere with subject safety or study conduct * Prior participation in the Bright Bodies program. * Diagnosis of diabetes * Participation in a concurrent lifestyle modification (exercise/nutrition) program * Use of any medications known to effect blood glucose levels, including oral or other systemic glucocorticoid therapy * Subjects using herbal supplements will be excluded, due to the unknown effects of these supplements on glucose control * Female subjects who are pregnant, lactating, or unwilling to be tested for pregnancy * Subjects and/or parents who are not proficient in speaking/understanding the English language * Subjects who discontinue participation in the Bright Bodies program during the study period will be excluded…