TAKE CONTROL OF YOUR HEALTH
with our diabetes prevention program
What is prediabetes?
The YMCA's Diabetes Prevention Program helps those at high risk adopt and maintain healthy lifestyle and reduce their chances of developing type 2 diabetes.
YMCA Diabetes Prevention Program is based on the landmark Diabetes Prevention Program funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which showed that by eating healthier, increasing physical activity and losing a small amount of weight, a person with pre-diabetes can prevent or delay the onset of type 2 diabetes by 58%.
In a classroom setting, a training lifestyle coach will help you change your lifestyle by learning about healthy eating, physical activity and other behavior changes over the course of 16 one-hour sessions. Topics covered include nutrition, getting started with physical activity, overcoming stress, staying motivated, and more. After the initial 16 core sessions, you will meet monthly for up to a year for added support to help them maintain their progress.
Program Goals:
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-Reduce body weight by 7%
- -Gradually increase physical activity to at least 150 minutes per week
Can I participate?
To qualify for the program, individuals must be overweight and at high risk for developing diabetes or overweight and have been diagnosed by a physician as someone with prediabetes.
Am I at risk?
-Your doctor can tell you if you are at risk. This can be determined through a blood test with one of the following results:
- Fasting plasma glucose between 100-125 mg/dl
- HbA1c between 5.7% and 6.4%
-A combination of risk factors such as family history, overweight, gestational diabetes, elevated cholesterol, etc., may also out you at high risk.
The cost of the program is $75. for YMCA members and $150 for non-members. Financial assistance is available.
To register or to find out if you are eligible, contact Debby LaCruz at 801-7224 or email nodiabetes@ymcabham.org.
UnitedHealthcare members should check with their employer for program availability, or contact the Diabetes Prevention and Control Alliance to confirm eligibilty at 1-800-237-4942.
UPCOMING PROGRAMS BEGIN:
• The Vestavia branch beginning Friday, January 20 at 12:30 PM.
• The Trussville branch beginning Monday, January 30 at 10:00 AM.
• Cooper Green Mercy Hospital (1515 6th Avenue South) beginning Monday, January 30 at 10:45 AM & 12:00 noon.
• The Downtown branch beginning Tuesday, February 7 at 5:30 PM.
• The Hoover Family Branch beginning Monday, February 27 at 5:30 PM.