What to know
The lifestyle change program that is part of the CDC-led National Diabetes Prevention Program is proven to help prevent or delay type 2 diabetes.
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Prevent Type 2 Diabetes
Talking to your patients about lifestyle change.
Threat of Prediabetes
About 98 million American adults—more than 1 in 3—have prediabetes.
More than 8 in 10 adults with prediabetes don't know they have it.
Prediabetes increases the risk of:
- Type 2 Diabetes
- Heart Disease
- Stroke
If your patients have prediabetes, losing weight by eating healthy and being more active can cut their risk of getting type 2 diabetes in half.
Lifestyle Change Program
The lifestyle change program that is part of the CDC-led National Diabetes Prevention Program is proven to help prevent or delay type 2 diabetes. It is based on research that showed:
- 58% lower incidence of type 2 diabetes after weight loss of 5 to 7% of body weight achieved by reducing calories and increasing physical activity to at least 150 minutes per week.
- 71% reduced incidence of type 2 diabetes for people 60 and older.
- 27% lower incidence of type 2 diabetes in lifestyle change program participants after 15 years.
The lifestyle change program provides:
- A trained lifestyle coach
- CDC-approved curriculum
- Group support over the course of a year
- A full year of in-person or online meetings
Your patients will learn to make achievable and realistic life changes
- Eat healthy
- Manage stress
- Incorporate physical activity into their daily routine
- Solve problems that get in the way of healthy changes
Patient Eligibility
- 18 years or older, and
- Overweight, and
- Diagnosed with prediabetes or previously diagnosed with gestational diabetes
How you can help your patients
- Test your at-risk patients for prediabetes.
- Refer your patients with prediabetes to a CDC-approved lifestyle change program.
Learn more from CDC and find an approved lifestyle change program at: www.cdc.gov/diabetes-prevention