Diabetes Prevention Program
The lifestyle changes you make in the National Diabetes Prevention Program will help you prevent or delay type 2 diabetes.
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The Diabetes Prevention Program Reduces Your Risk of Type 2 Diabetes
If you have prediabetes or other risk factors for type 2 diabetes, now is the time to take charge of your health and make a change. The Diabetes Prevention Program lifestyle change program can help!
The National Diabetes Prevention Program led by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) features an approach that is proven to prevent or delay type 2 diabetes.
By improving food choices and increasing physical activity, you can lose 5 to 7 percent of your body weight — that is 10 to 14 pounds for a person weighing 200 pounds. If you have prediabetes, these lifestyle changes can cut your risk of developing type 2 diabetes in half.
Prediabetes Can Lead to Type 2 Diabetes
One out of three American adults has prediabetes, and most of them do not know it. Having prediabetes means your blood glucose (sugar) level is higher than normal, but not high enough to be diagnosed as diabetes. This raises your risk of type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and stroke.
Without weight loss or moderate physical activity, many people with prediabetes can develop type 2 diabetes within 5 years. Type 2 diabetes is a serious condition that can lead to health issues such as heart attack; stroke; blindness; kidney failure; or loss of toes, feet, or legs.
The lifestyle changes you make in the Diabetes Prevention Program will help you prevent or delay type 2 diabetes.
As part of a DPP group, you will work with a trained lifestyle coach and other participants to learn the skills you need to make lasting changes. You will learn to eat healthy, add physical activity to your life, manage stress, stay motivated, and solve problems that can get in the way of healthy changes.
Diabetes Prevention Program is a year-long program with 23 meetings for to help you maintain your healthy lifestyle changes. By meeting with others who have prediabetes you can celebrate each other’s successes and work together to overcome obstacles.
First Quarter National Diabetes Prevention Programs at Inspired Health Group
· May 4 at 9:00 am OR 6:00 pm, meets either Tuesday mornings or evenings throughout the year
The National Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) offered at Inspired Health Group is a CDC recognized program offered in-person and remotely via Zoom. The program meets as a group for about an hour a minimum of 23 times over the course of a year (less than 24 hours of time for the whole year!). Monthly follow up sessions are also available for continued support after the program ends. The DPP focuses on exercise and modest weight loss to prevent diabetes. The DPP is covered by Medicaid and Medicare, out of pocket cost is $200 for the year long program (payment plans are available).