Diabetes Prevention Program

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Get the Facts

If you have prediabetes, your blood glucose (sugar) levels are higher than normal but not high enough to be diagnosed as type 2 diabetes. Prediabetes increases your risk of developing type 2 diabetes, which can lead to heart attack, stroke, blindness, kidney failure or the loss of your toes, feet or legs.

Up to 90% of people with prediabetes don’t know they have it. You’re at risk for prediabetes — and type 2 diabetes — if you:

  • Are over age 65.
  • Are overweight.
  • Have a family history of type 2 diabetes.
  • Exercise fewer than three times a week.
  • Had diabetes while pregnant (gestational diabetes) or gave birth to a baby weighing 9 pounds or more.

Many people with prediabetes will develop type 2 diabetes within five years. You can make a change now to reduce your risk and improve your health.

One Year to a Healthier You

PreventT2 is a one-year lifestyle program that will help you lower the risk of getting type 2 diabetes. Free to eligible Medicare participants, the CDC-approved curriculum is taught by trained lifestyle coaches.

The goal of the program is to help you lose 5 to 7 percent of your body weight by eating healthier and being more physically active.

Meetings are weekly for the first six months then once or twice a month for the next six months.  Meetings are offered in person or virtual. 

With PreventT2, you’ll learn to:

  • Eat healthy foods.
  • Become more physically active.
  • Manage stress.
  • Successfully overcome obstacles.
  • Reduce your risk of developing type 2 diabetes.

You won’t make changes alone. The group classes are supportive environments.