This study evaluated a structured and integrated intervention program on diabetes management in individuals with type 2 diabetes in Shanghai, China. Men and women with type 2 diabetes and body mass index ＞ 23 kg/m2 were randomized into a 24-week, prospective, randomized clinical trial. The Reference Group (n=50) received diabetes education including diet and physical activity instruction only; the Intervention Group (n=100) received more intensive intervention, including diabetes education with frequent blood glucose monitoring, nutritional counseling, meal plans with diabetes-specific nutritional meal replacement, and weekly progress updates with study staff. Major study assessments were obtained at baseline, and after 12 and/or 24 weeks of intervention. The Intervention Group improved fasting blood glucose, insulin, systolic and diastolic blood pressures compared to Reference Group (p＜0.05). Importantly, HbA1c was lower (p＜0.001) in the Intervention Group at 12 weeks (- 0.6 ± 0.1%) and 24 weeks (-0.8 ± 0.1%). Weight loss was modest, but significant differences were observed between groups (p＜0.05). Weight change from baseline after 12 and 24 weeks was -2.8 ± 0.2% and -3.7 ± 0.3%, respectively, in the Intervention Group vs -1.8 ± 0.4% and -2.5 ± 0.4% in the Reference Group. Additionally, waist and hip circumferences and waist:hip ratio decreased in the Intervention compared to the Reference Group (p＜0.05). In conclusion, this study demonstrates that Chinese men and women with type 2 diabetes following an integrated intervention program including diabetes education, frequent blood glucose monitoring and daily use of a diabetes-specific meal replacement, can achieve significant improvements in glycemic control and markers of cardiovascular health.